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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Shawnee County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2019, at 51.5%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.5Shawnee County
Lowest42.2Norton County
Median49.9105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 50.7 %Anderson County: 49.9 %Atchison County: 51.1 %Barber County: 49.3 %Barton County: 50.5 %Bourbon County: 50.3 %Brown County: 51 %Butler County: 49.3 %Chase County: 46.9 %Chautauqua County: 47.8 %Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.5 %Cloud County: 49.7 %Coffey County: 50.6 %Comanche County: 51.2 %Cowley County: 49.6 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 49 %Dickinson County: 50.2 %Doniphan County: 49.3 %Douglas County: 50.6 %Edwards County: 49.4 %Elk County: 50.1 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 43.8 %Finney County: 49.4 %Ford County: 49.1 %Franklin County: 50.1 %Geary County: 49.4 %Gove County: 49.5 %Graham County: 49.9 %Grant County: 49.9 %Gray County: 49.3 %Greeley County: 50.7 %Greenwood County: 50 %Hamilton County: 47.4 %Harper County: 49.6 %Harvey County: 51 %Haskell County: 51.1 %Hodgeman County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jewell County: 48.5 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.5 %Kingman County: 49.5 %Kiowa County: 49.2 %Labette County: 50.2 %Lane County: 49.3 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 49.5 %Linn County: 49.1 %Logan County: 49.3 %Lyon County: 51.1 %McPherson County: 50 %Marion County: 50.4 %Marshall County: 49.6 %Meade County: 49 %Miami County: 50.4 %Mitchell County: 50.8 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Morris County: 50.5 %Morton County: 51.4 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 50.3 %Ness County: 50.1 %Norton County: 42.2 %Osage County: 50.2 %Osborne County: 50.3 %Ottawa County: 48.2 %Pawnee County: 45.1 %Phillips County: 49.5 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 49.9 %Rawlins County: 49.5 %Reno County: 49.6 %Republic County: 50 %Rice County: 49.9 %Riley County: 47.1 %Rooks County: 49.8 %Rush County: 49.4 %Russell County: 50.6 %Saline County: 50.4 %Scott County: 50.7 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 49.5 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.2 %Sherman County: 49.6 %Smith County: 49 %Stafford County: 49.1 %Stanton County: 48.9 %Stevens County: 50 %Sumner County: 49.9 %Thomas County: 51.2 %Trego County: 50.1 %Wabaunsee County: 48.7 %Wallace County: 51.3 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wichita County: 48.1 %Wilson County: 50.7 %Woodson County: 49.1 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Morton County: 51.4 %Morton County51.4Wallace County: 51.3 %Wallace County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Comanche County: 51.2 %Comanche County51.2Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Haskell County: 51.1 %Haskell County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Mitchell County: 50.8 %Mitchell County50.8Wilson County: 50.7 %Wilson County50.7Allen County: 50.7 %Allen County50.7Hodgeman County: 50.7 %Hodgeman County50.7Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Greeley County: 50.7 %Greeley County50.7Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Russell County: 50.6 %Russell County50.6Douglas County: 50.6 %Douglas County50.6Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Morris County: 50.5 %Morris County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Bourbon County: 50.3 %Bourbon County50.3Neosho County: 50.3 %Neosho County50.3Osborne County: 50.3 %Osborne County50.3Osage County: 50.2 %Osage County50.2Dickinson County: 50.2 %Dickinson County50.2Labette County: 50.2 %Labette County50.2Ness County: 50.1 %Ness County50.1Franklin County: 50.1 %Franklin County50.1Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Morton County: 51.4 %Morton County51.4Wallace County: 51.3 %Wallace County51.3Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Comanche County: 51.2 %Comanche County51.2Thomas County: 51.2 %Thomas County51.2Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Haskell County: 51.1 %Haskell County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Mitchell County: 50.8 %Mitchell County50.8Wilson County: 50.7 %Wilson County50.7Allen County: 50.7 %Allen County50.7Hodgeman County: 50.7 %Hodgeman County50.7Scott County: 50.7 %Scott County50.7Greeley County: 50.7 %Greeley County50.7Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Russell County: 50.6 %Russell County50.6Douglas County: 50.6 %Douglas County50.6Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Morris County: 50.5 %Morris County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Miami County: 50.4 %Miami County50.4Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Bourbon County: 50.3 %Bourbon County50.3Neosho County: 50.3 %Neosho County50.3Osborne County: 50.3 %Osborne County50.3Osage County: 50.2 %Osage County50.2Dickinson County: 50.2 %Dickinson County50.2Labette County: 50.2 %Labette County50.2Ness County: 50.1 %Ness County50.1Franklin County: 50.1 %Franklin County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Shawnee County51.50 pts
2Morton County51.4-0.1 pts
3Wallace County51.3-0.2 pts
4Clark County51.3+0.6 pts
5Comanche County51.2-0.7 pts
6Thomas County51.2+0.1 pts
7Atchison County51.1-0.1 pts
8Lyon County51.1-0.1 pts
9Haskell County51.1+0.1 pts
10Johnson County510 pts
11Brown County51-0 pts
12Harvey County51+0.1 pts
13Mitchell County50.8+0.1 pts
14Wilson County50.7-0.1 pts
15Allen County50.7-0 pts
16Hodgeman County50.7-0.4 pts
17Scott County50.7+0.3 pts
18Greeley County50.7-1.3 pts
19Coffey County50.6+0.1 pts
20Russell County50.6-0 pts
21Douglas County50.6+0.1 pts
22Cherokee County50.5-0.2 pts
23Sedgwick County50.50 pts
24Montgomery County50.5-0 pts
25Barton County50.50 pts
25Morris County50.5+0.1 pts
27Clay County50.5+0.5 pts
28Saline County50.4-0.1 pts
29Ellis County50.4+0.1 pts
30Miami County50.4-0 pts
31Marion County50.4+0.1 pts
32Pottawatomie County50.3+0.1 pts
33Bourbon County50.3+0.2 pts
34Neosho County50.3-0 pts
35Osborne County50.3+0.3 pts
36Osage County50.2+0.1 pts
37Dickinson County50.2+0.2 pts
38Labette County50.2-0.1 pts
39Ness County50.1+0.3 pts
40Franklin County50.1-0 pts
41Trego County50.1-0.4 pts
42Wyandotte County50.1-0.1 pts
43Jackson County50.1-0 pts
44Elk County50.1+0.6 pts
45Crawford County50.1+0.1 pts
46McPherson County50-0.3 pts
47Republic County50-0.4 pts
48Greenwood County500 pts
49Stevens County500 pts
50Sumner County49.90 pts
51Graham County49.9-0.4 pts
52Rice County49.9-0 pts
53Cheyenne County49.90 pts
54Anderson County49.9-0 pts
55Pratt County49.9-0.3 pts
56Grant County49.9-0.2 pts
57Rooks County49.8-0.6 pts
58Cloud County49.7+0.1 pts
59Harper County49.6+0.1 pts
60Cowley County49.60 pts
61Reno County49.6-0 pts
62Sherman County49.6+0.2 pts
63Marshall County49.6+0.1 pts
64Gove County49.50 pts
65Lincoln County49.5-0.4 pts
66Rawlins County49.5-0.4 pts
67Phillips County49.5-0.2 pts
68Kingman County49.5+0.1 pts
69Kearny County49.5-0.1 pts
70Seward County49.5+0.1 pts
71Geary County49.4+0.5 pts
72Finney County49.40 pts
73Edwards County49.4+0.1 pts
74Rush County49.4+0.1 pts
75Butler County49.3-0 pts
76Jefferson County49.3+0.1 pts
77Logan County49.3-0.1 pts
78Gray County49.3-0.3 pts
79Lane County49.3+0.1 pts
80Barber County49.3+0.5 pts
81Doniphan County49.3-0.1 pts
82Nemaha County49.20 pts
83Sheridan County49.2-0.5 pts
84Kiowa County49.2-0.2 pts
85Stafford County49.1-0.1 pts
86Ford County49.1+0.2 pts
87Woodson County49.1-0.2 pts
88Linn County49.1-0.2 pts
89Smith County49-0.6 pts
90Meade County49+0.1 pts
91Decatur County49+0.1 pts
92Stanton County48.9-0.3 pts
93Wabaunsee County48.7-0 pts
94Jewell County48.50 pts
95Washington County48.4+0.1 pts
96Ottawa County48.2-0.2 pts
97Wichita County48.1-0.9 pts
98Chautauqua County47.80 pts
99Hamilton County47.4-0.2 pts
100Leavenworth County47.30 pts
101Riley County47.1+0.8 pts
102Chase County46.9-0.9 pts
103Pawnee County45.1+0.1 pts
104Ellsworth County43.8-0.2 pts
105Norton County42.2-0.2 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Shawnee County, with 51.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.2% in 2019.

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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