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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Greeley County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2017, at 52.6%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.6%. The median was 50% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Greeley County
Lowest42.6Norton County
Median50105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2017

Allen County: 51.1 %Anderson County: 49.8 %Atchison County: 51.2 %Barber County: 48.7 %Barton County: 50.6 %Bourbon County: 50 %Brown County: 51 %Butler County: 49.5 %Chase County: 47.5 %Chautauqua County: 47.6 %Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Clark County: 50.8 %Clay County: 50.1 %Cloud County: 49.7 %Coffey County: 50.5 %Comanche County: 51.8 %Cowley County: 49.8 %Crawford County: 50 %Decatur County: 48.8 %Dickinson County: 50.1 %Doniphan County: 49.3 %Douglas County: 50.4 %Edwards County: 49.1 %Elk County: 50.6 %Ellis County: 50.2 %Ellsworth County: 44 %Finney County: 49.3 %Ford County: 48.8 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Geary County: 48.7 %Gove County: 49.1 %Graham County: 51.1 %Grant County: 49.8 %Gray County: 49.8 %Greeley County: 52.6 %Greenwood County: 50 %Hamilton County: 48.1 %Harper County: 49.4 %Harvey County: 51 %Haskell County: 50.1 %Hodgeman County: 51 %Jackson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 49.2 %Jewell County: 48.1 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.3 %Kingman County: 49.3 %Kiowa County: 50 %Labette County: 50.5 %Lane County: 49.9 %Leavenworth County: 47 %Lincoln County: 49.4 %Linn County: 49.5 %Logan County: 49.6 %Lyon County: 51 %McPherson County: 50.3 %Marion County: 50.5 %Marshall County: 49.4 %Meade County: 49.6 %Miami County: 50.4 %Mitchell County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Morris County: 50.4 %Morton County: 51.3 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 50.1 %Ness County: 49.8 %Norton County: 42.6 %Osage County: 50 %Osborne County: 49.9 %Ottawa County: 48.6 %Pawnee County: 45.2 %Phillips County: 49.4 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 50.3 %Rawlins County: 49.6 %Reno County: 49.7 %Republic County: 50.7 %Rice County: 49.8 %Riley County: 46.6 %Rooks County: 50.7 %Rush County: 50.3 %Russell County: 50.5 %Saline County: 50.4 %Scott County: 50.4 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 49 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.3 %Sherman County: 49.5 %Smith County: 50 %Stafford County: 48.9 %Stanton County: 48.7 %Stevens County: 50.1 %Sumner County: 50 %Thomas County: 51.2 %Trego County: 49.9 %Wabaunsee County: 48.9 %Wallace County: 51.3 %Washington County: 48.3 %Wichita County: 48.6 %Wilson County: 51.1 %Woodson County: 48.8 %Wyandotte County: 50.3 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Greeley County: 52.6 %Greeley County52.6Comanche County: 51.8 %Comanche County51.8Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Morton County: 51.3 %Morton County51.3Wallace County: 51.3 %Wallace County51.3Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Allen County: 51.1 %Allen County51.1Graham County: 51.1 %Graham County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Lyon County: 51 %Lyon County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Hodgeman County: 51 %Hodgeman County51Clark County: 50.8 %Clark County50.8Republic County: 50.7 %Republic County50.7Rooks County: 50.7 %Rooks County50.7Elk County: 50.6 %Elk County50.6Barton County: 50.6 %Barton County50.6Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Marion County: 50.5 %Marion County50.5Labette County: 50.5 %Labette County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Mitchell County: 50.4 %Mitchell County50.4Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Jackson County: 50.3 %Jackson County50.3Wyandotte County: 50.3 %Wyandotte County50.3Franklin County: 50.3 %Franklin County50.3Pratt County: 50.3 %Pratt County50.3McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Rush County: 50.3 %Rush County50.3Greeley County: 52.6 %Greeley County52.6Comanche County: 51.8 %Comanche County51.8Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Morton County: 51.3 %Morton County51.3Wallace County: 51.3 %Wallace County51.3Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Allen County: 51.1 %Allen County51.1Graham County: 51.1 %Graham County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Lyon County: 51 %Lyon County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Hodgeman County: 51 %Hodgeman County51Clark County: 50.8 %Clark County50.8Republic County: 50.7 %Republic County50.7Rooks County: 50.7 %Rooks County50.7Elk County: 50.6 %Elk County50.6Barton County: 50.6 %Barton County50.6Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Marion County: 50.5 %Marion County50.5Labette County: 50.5 %Labette County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Douglas County: 50.4 %Douglas County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Mitchell County: 50.4 %Mitchell County50.4Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Jackson County: 50.3 %Jackson County50.3Wyandotte County: 50.3 %Wyandotte County50.3Franklin County: 50.3 %Franklin County50.3Pratt County: 50.3 %Pratt County50.3McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Rush County: 50.3 %Rush County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Greeley County52.6+0.4 pts
2Comanche County51.8-0.2 pts
3Shawnee County51.50 pts
4Morton County51.30 pts
5Wallace County51.3-0.6 pts
6Thomas County51.2-0 pts
7Atchison County51.2+0.1 pts
8Wilson County51.1+0.1 pts
9Allen County51.1+0.1 pts
10Graham County51.1+0.4 pts
11Johnson County51-0 pts
11Lyon County510 pts
13Brown County51-0.2 pts
14Harvey County51+0.1 pts
15Hodgeman County51-0.4 pts
16Clark County50.8+0.4 pts
17Republic County50.7-0.1 pts
18Rooks County50.7-0 pts
19Elk County50.6+0.4 pts
20Barton County50.6+0.1 pts
21Montgomery County50.50 pts
22Coffey County50.5-0.1 pts
23Russell County50.5-0 pts
24Marion County50.5+0.3 pts
25Labette County50.5-0.1 pts
26Sedgwick County50.5-0 pts
27Cherokee County50.5+0.3 pts
28Saline County50.4-0.1 pts
29Douglas County50.4+0.1 pts
30Morris County50.4+0.1 pts
31Miami County50.4-0.1 pts
32Scott County50.40 pts
33Mitchell County50.4+0.5 pts
34Pottawatomie County50.30 pts
35Jackson County50.3-0.2 pts
36Wyandotte County50.3-0.1 pts
37Franklin County50.3+0.1 pts
38Pratt County50.3-0.2 pts
39McPherson County50.3-0.1 pts
40Rush County50.3+0.2 pts
41Ellis County50.2+0.1 pts
42Dickinson County50.1-0 pts
43Clay County50.1-0.2 pts
44Neosho County50.1-0.1 pts
45Haskell County50.1-0.7 pts
46Stevens County50.1+0.2 pts
47Bourbon County50+0.1 pts
48Kiowa County50+0.5 pts
49Smith County500 pts
50Crawford County50+0.1 pts
51Osage County500 pts
52Greenwood County50+0.2 pts
53Sumner County50-0.2 pts
54Osborne County49.9-0.2 pts
55Lane County49.9-0 pts
56Trego County49.9-0.1 pts
57Grant County49.8+0.2 pts
58Anderson County49.8-0.1 pts
59Ness County49.8-0.4 pts
60Rice County49.8+0.1 pts
61Cowley County49.80 pts
62Gray County49.80 pts
63Cheyenne County49.7-0.4 pts
64Cloud County49.7-0.2 pts
65Reno County49.70 pts
66Meade County49.60 pts
67Rawlins County49.6+0.2 pts
68Logan County49.6-0 pts
69Sherman County49.5-0.2 pts
70Linn County49.5-0.4 pts
71Butler County49.5+0.1 pts
72Harper County49.4-0.3 pts
73Lincoln County49.4-0.4 pts
74Phillips County49.40 pts
75Marshall County49.4-0.4 pts
76Kingman County49.3-0.3 pts
77Kearny County49.3-0.3 pts
78Finney County49.3-0.2 pts
79Doniphan County49.3-0.5 pts
80Sheridan County49.3-0.3 pts
81Jefferson County49.2-0.1 pts
82Nemaha County49.2+0.1 pts
83Edwards County49.1+0.3 pts
84Gove County49.1+0.1 pts
85Seward County49+0.3 pts
86Wabaunsee County48.9-0 pts
87Stafford County48.9+0.3 pts
88Ford County48.8-0 pts
89Woodson County48.8-0.4 pts
90Decatur County48.8-0.5 pts
91Barber County48.7+0.2 pts
92Stanton County48.7-0.5 pts
93Geary County48.7+0.6 pts
94Ottawa County48.6-0.3 pts
95Wichita County48.6+0.4 pts
96Washington County48.3-0.1 pts
97Jewell County48.1-0.4 pts
98Hamilton County48.1-0 pts
99Chautauqua County47.6-0.5 pts
100Chase County47.5-0.6 pts
101Leavenworth County470 pts
102Riley County46.6+0.4 pts
103Pawnee County45.2-0 pts
104Ellsworth County44+0.3 pts
105Norton County42.60 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Kansas by female population share, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Kansas by female population share, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/kansas-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Kansas by female population share, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/kansas-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Kansas by female population share, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/kansas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Greeley County, with 52.6% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.6% in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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