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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Greeley County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2018, at 52%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.4%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Greeley County
Lowest42.4Norton County
Median49.9105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 50.7 %Anderson County: 49.9 %Atchison County: 51.2 %Barber County: 48.8 %Barton County: 50.5 %Bourbon County: 50.1 %Brown County: 51 %Butler County: 49.4 %Chase County: 47.7 %Chautauqua County: 47.8 %Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Clark County: 50.7 %Clay County: 49.9 %Cloud County: 49.6 %Coffey County: 50.5 %Comanche County: 51.9 %Cowley County: 49.6 %Crawford County: 49.9 %Decatur County: 48.8 %Dickinson County: 50 %Doniphan County: 49.4 %Douglas County: 50.5 %Edwards County: 49.3 %Elk County: 49.5 %Ellis County: 50.3 %Ellsworth County: 44 %Finney County: 49.4 %Ford County: 48.9 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Geary County: 48.9 %Gove County: 49.5 %Graham County: 50.4 %Grant County: 50.1 %Gray County: 49.7 %Greeley County: 52 %Greenwood County: 50 %Hamilton County: 47.6 %Harper County: 49.5 %Harvey County: 50.9 %Haskell County: 51 %Hodgeman County: 51.1 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.2 %Jewell County: 48.5 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.6 %Kingman County: 49.4 %Kiowa County: 49.4 %Labette County: 50.2 %Lane County: 49.2 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Linn County: 49.3 %Logan County: 49.4 %Lyon County: 51.2 %McPherson County: 50.3 %Marion County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 49.4 %Meade County: 48.9 %Miami County: 50.4 %Mitchell County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Morris County: 50.4 %Morton County: 51.6 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 50.3 %Ness County: 49.9 %Norton County: 42.4 %Osage County: 50.1 %Osborne County: 50 %Ottawa County: 48.5 %Pawnee County: 45 %Phillips County: 49.8 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 50.2 %Rawlins County: 50 %Reno County: 49.6 %Republic County: 50.5 %Rice County: 49.9 %Riley County: 46.3 %Rooks County: 50.4 %Rush County: 49.3 %Russell County: 50.6 %Saline County: 50.5 %Scott County: 50.4 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 49.3 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.6 %Sherman County: 49.4 %Smith County: 49.6 %Stafford County: 49.2 %Stanton County: 49.2 %Stevens County: 50 %Sumner County: 49.9 %Thomas County: 51.1 %Trego County: 50.6 %Wabaunsee County: 48.7 %Wallace County: 51.5 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wichita County: 49 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49.4 %Wyandotte County: 50.2 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Greeley County: 52 %Greeley County52Comanche County: 51.9 %Comanche County51.9Morton County: 51.6 %Morton County51.6Wallace County: 51.5 %Wallace County51.5Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Lyon County: 51.2 %Lyon County51.2Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Thomas County: 51.1 %Thomas County51.1Hodgeman County: 51.1 %Hodgeman County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Haskell County: 51 %Haskell County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Allen County: 50.7 %Allen County50.7Clark County: 50.7 %Clark County50.7Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cherokee County50.7Mitchell County: 50.6 %Mitchell County50.6Russell County: 50.6 %Russell County50.6Trego County: 50.6 %Trego County50.6Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Douglas County: 50.5 %Douglas County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Republic County: 50.5 %Republic County50.5Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Rooks County: 50.4 %Rooks County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Graham County: 50.4 %Graham County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Ellis County: 50.3 %Ellis County50.3Neosho County: 50.3 %Neosho County50.3Marion County: 50.3 %Marion County50.3McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Labette County: 50.2 %Labette County50.2Wyandotte County: 50.2 %Wyandotte County50.2Pratt County: 50.2 %Pratt County50.2Greeley County: 52 %Greeley County52Comanche County: 51.9 %Comanche County51.9Morton County: 51.6 %Morton County51.6Wallace County: 51.5 %Wallace County51.5Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Lyon County: 51.2 %Lyon County51.2Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Thomas County: 51.1 %Thomas County51.1Hodgeman County: 51.1 %Hodgeman County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Haskell County: 51 %Haskell County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Allen County: 50.7 %Allen County50.7Clark County: 50.7 %Clark County50.7Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cherokee County50.7Mitchell County: 50.6 %Mitchell County50.6Russell County: 50.6 %Russell County50.6Trego County: 50.6 %Trego County50.6Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Douglas County: 50.5 %Douglas County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Republic County: 50.5 %Republic County50.5Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Rooks County: 50.4 %Rooks County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Graham County: 50.4 %Graham County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Ellis County: 50.3 %Ellis County50.3Neosho County: 50.3 %Neosho County50.3Marion County: 50.3 %Marion County50.3McPherson County: 50.3 %McPherson County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Labette County: 50.2 %Labette County50.2Wyandotte County: 50.2 %Wyandotte County50.2Pratt County: 50.2 %Pratt County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Greeley County52-0.6 pts
2Comanche County51.9+0.1 pts
3Morton County51.6+0.2 pts
4Wallace County51.5+0.2 pts
5Shawnee County51.50 pts
6Lyon County51.2+0.1 pts
7Atchison County51.20 pts
8Thomas County51.1-0.1 pts
9Hodgeman County51.1+0.1 pts
10Johnson County510 pts
11Brown County510 pts
12Haskell County51+0.9 pts
13Harvey County50.9-0.1 pts
14Wilson County50.8-0.3 pts
15Allen County50.7-0.3 pts
16Clark County50.7-0.1 pts
17Cherokee County50.7+0.3 pts
18Mitchell County50.6+0.3 pts
19Russell County50.6+0.1 pts
20Trego County50.6+0.7 pts
21Coffey County50.5-0 pts
22Montgomery County50.5-0 pts
23Sedgwick County50.50 pts
24Saline County50.50 pts
25Douglas County50.5+0.1 pts
26Barton County50.5-0.1 pts
27Republic County50.5-0.2 pts
28Miami County50.40 pts
29Rooks County50.4-0.3 pts
30Scott County50.40 pts
31Graham County50.4-0.7 pts
32Morris County50.4-0 pts
33Ellis County50.3+0.2 pts
34Neosho County50.3+0.2 pts
35Marion County50.3-0.2 pts
35McPherson County50.30 pts
37Pottawatomie County50.3-0.1 pts
38Labette County50.2-0.3 pts
39Wyandotte County50.2-0.1 pts
40Pratt County50.2-0.1 pts
41Franklin County50.2-0.1 pts
42Bourbon County50.1+0.1 pts
43Jackson County50.1-0.2 pts
44Grant County50.1+0.3 pts
45Osage County50.1+0.1 pts
46Osborne County50+0.1 pts
47Dickinson County50-0.2 pts
48Stevens County50-0.1 pts
49Rawlins County50+0.3 pts
50Greenwood County500 pts
51Crawford County49.9-0.1 pts
52Rice County49.9+0.2 pts
53Clay County49.9-0.2 pts
54Lincoln County49.9+0.5 pts
55Sumner County49.9-0 pts
56Anderson County49.9+0.1 pts
57Cheyenne County49.9+0.1 pts
58Ness County49.90 pts
59Phillips County49.8+0.4 pts
60Gray County49.7-0.1 pts
61Smith County49.6-0.4 pts
62Sheridan County49.6+0.4 pts
63Cloud County49.6-0 pts
64Reno County49.6-0 pts
65Cowley County49.6-0.2 pts
66Kearny County49.6+0.2 pts
67Gove County49.5+0.4 pts
68Harper County49.5+0.1 pts
69Elk County49.5-1.1 pts
70Kingman County49.4+0.1 pts
71Logan County49.4-0.1 pts
72Marshall County49.40 pts
73Doniphan County49.4+0.1 pts
74Sherman County49.4-0.2 pts
75Finney County49.40 pts
76Butler County49.4-0.1 pts
77Kiowa County49.4-0.7 pts
78Woodson County49.4+0.6 pts
79Seward County49.3+0.3 pts
80Edwards County49.3+0.2 pts
81Rush County49.3-1 pts
82Linn County49.3-0.2 pts
83Lane County49.2-0.7 pts
84Jefferson County49.2-0 pts
85Nemaha County49.2-0 pts
86Stafford County49.2+0.3 pts
87Stanton County49.2+0.5 pts
88Wichita County49+0.4 pts
89Ford County48.9+0.1 pts
90Geary County48.9+0.2 pts
91Meade County48.9-0.7 pts
92Decatur County48.8+0.1 pts
93Barber County48.80 pts
94Wabaunsee County48.7-0.2 pts
95Jewell County48.5+0.4 pts
96Ottawa County48.5-0.2 pts
97Washington County48.4+0.1 pts
98Chautauqua County47.8+0.2 pts
99Chase County47.7+0.2 pts
100Hamilton County47.6-0.5 pts
101Leavenworth County47.3+0.2 pts
102Riley County46.3-0.3 pts
103Pawnee County45-0.1 pts
104Ellsworth County44-0 pts
105Norton County42.4-0.2 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Greeley County, with 52% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.4% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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