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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Clark County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2020, at 52%. 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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Highest52Clark County
Lowest42.2Norton County
Median49.9105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Allen County: 50.6 %Anderson County: 50 %Atchison County: 51.2 %Barber County: 49.3 %Barton County: 50.5 %Bourbon County: 50.3 %Brown County: 50.6 %Butler County: 49.2 %Chase County: 46.6 %Chautauqua County: 47.9 %Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cheyenne County: 49.6 %Clark County: 52 %Clay County: 50.4 %Cloud County: 49.3 %Coffey County: 50.7 %Comanche County: 51.2 %Cowley County: 49.7 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 48.9 %Dickinson County: 50.4 %Doniphan County: 49.2 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Edwards County: 49.8 %Elk County: 50 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 43.1 %Finney County: 49.6 %Ford County: 49.1 %Franklin County: 50 %Geary County: 49.1 %Gove County: 49.5 %Graham County: 51 %Grant County: 49.8 %Gray County: 49.4 %Greeley County: 49.6 %Greenwood County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 47.2 %Harper County: 49.5 %Harvey County: 51 %Haskell County: 50.2 %Hodgeman County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 49.4 %Jewell County: 48 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.4 %Kingman County: 49.1 %Kiowa County: 49.2 %Labette County: 50.1 %Lane County: 50.1 %Leavenworth County: 47.5 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Linn County: 49.1 %Logan County: 49.7 %Lyon County: 51.1 %McPherson County: 50.2 %Marion County: 49.9 %Marshall County: 49.6 %Meade County: 49.4 %Miami County: 50.2 %Mitchell County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Morris County: 50.4 %Morton County: 50.8 %Nemaha County: 49.1 %Neosho County: 50 %Ness County: 50 %Norton County: 42.2 %Osage County: 50.1 %Osborne County: 50.1 %Ottawa County: 48.7 %Pawnee County: 44.8 %Phillips County: 49.2 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 50.2 %Rawlins County: 49.5 %Reno County: 49.4 %Republic County: 49.9 %Rice County: 49.7 %Riley County: 47.1 %Rooks County: 49.9 %Rush County: 49 %Russell County: 50.5 %Saline County: 50.5 %Scott County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 49.5 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 48.7 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Smith County: 49.6 %Stafford County: 49.4 %Stanton County: 49.2 %Stevens County: 50.1 %Sumner County: 49.9 %Thomas County: 51 %Trego County: 49.6 %Wabaunsee County: 48.9 %Wallace County: 50.8 %Washington County: 48.8 %Wichita County: 47.5 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Clark County: 52 %Clark County52Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Comanche County: 51.2 %Comanche County51.2Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Thomas County: 51 %Thomas County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Graham County: 51 %Graham County51Morton County: 50.8 %Morton County50.8Wallace County: 50.8 %Wallace County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Coffey County: 50.7 %Coffey County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Allen County: 50.6 %Allen County50.6Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cherokee County50.6Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Scott County: 50.5 %Scott County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Mitchell County: 50.4 %Mitchell County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Bourbon County: 50.3 %Bourbon County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Jackson County: 50.3 %Jackson County50.3McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2Pratt County: 50.2 %Pratt County50.2Haskell County: 50.2 %Haskell County50.2Crawford County: 50.1 %Crawford County50.1Lane County: 50.1 %Lane County50.1Osage County: 50.1 %Osage County50.1Osborne County: 50.1 %Osborne County50.1Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1Clark County: 52 %Clark County52Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Atchison County: 51.2 %Atchison County51.2Comanche County: 51.2 %Comanche County51.2Lyon County: 51.1 %Lyon County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Thomas County: 51 %Thomas County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Graham County: 51 %Graham County51Morton County: 50.8 %Morton County50.8Wallace County: 50.8 %Wallace County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Coffey County: 50.7 %Coffey County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Allen County: 50.6 %Allen County50.6Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cherokee County50.6Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6Barton County: 50.5 %Barton County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Scott County: 50.5 %Scott County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Russell County: 50.5 %Russell County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Mitchell County: 50.4 %Mitchell County50.4Morris County: 50.4 %Morris County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Bourbon County: 50.3 %Bourbon County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Jackson County: 50.3 %Jackson County50.3McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2Pratt County: 50.2 %Pratt County50.2Haskell County: 50.2 %Haskell County50.2Crawford County: 50.1 %Crawford County50.1Lane County: 50.1 %Lane County50.1Osage County: 50.1 %Osage County50.1Osborne County: 50.1 %Osborne County50.1Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clark County52+0.7 pts
2Shawnee County51.5-0 pts
3Atchison County51.2+0.1 pts
4Comanche County51.2-0.1 pts
5Lyon County51.10 pts
6Johnson County510 pts
7Thomas County51-0.1 pts
8Harvey County51-0 pts
9Graham County51+1 pts
10Morton County50.8-0.6 pts
11Wallace County50.8-0.5 pts
12Wilson County50.80 pts
13Coffey County50.7+0.1 pts
14Douglas County50.7+0.1 pts
15Allen County50.6-0.1 pts
16Cherokee County50.6+0.1 pts
17Brown County50.6-0.4 pts
18Barton County50.5+0.1 pts
19Montgomery County50.50 pts
20Scott County50.5-0.2 pts
21Sedgwick County50.5-0 pts
22Russell County50.5-0.1 pts
23Saline County50.50 pts
24Mitchell County50.4-0.3 pts
25Morris County50.4-0.1 pts
26Ellis County50.4-0 pts
27Clay County50.4-0.1 pts
28Dickinson County50.4+0.2 pts
29Bourbon County50.30 pts
30Pottawatomie County50.30 pts
31Jackson County50.3+0.2 pts
32McPherson County50.2+0.2 pts
33Miami County50.2-0.2 pts
34Pratt County50.2+0.3 pts
35Haskell County50.2-0.9 pts
36Crawford County50.1+0.1 pts
37Lane County50.1+0.8 pts
38Osage County50.1-0.1 pts
39Osborne County50.1-0.2 pts
40Stevens County50.1+0.1 pts
41Wyandotte County50.1-0 pts
42Labette County50.1-0.1 pts
43Elk County50-0 pts
44Ness County50-0.1 pts
45Franklin County50-0.1 pts
46Neosho County50-0.3 pts
47Anderson County50+0.1 pts
48Republic County49.9-0.1 pts
49Lincoln County49.9+0.4 pts
50Marion County49.9-0.5 pts
51Greenwood County49.9-0.1 pts
52Rooks County49.9+0.1 pts
53Sumner County49.9-0.1 pts
54Grant County49.8-0 pts
55Edwards County49.8+0.4 pts
56Rice County49.7-0.2 pts
57Sherman County49.7+0.1 pts
58Cowley County49.7+0.1 pts
59Logan County49.7+0.3 pts
60Finney County49.6+0.2 pts
61Trego County49.6-0.5 pts
62Greeley County49.6-1.1 pts
63Smith County49.6+0.6 pts
64Cheyenne County49.6-0.3 pts
65Marshall County49.60 pts
66Seward County49.5+0.1 pts
67Gove County49.5-0 pts
68Hodgeman County49.5-1.2 pts
69Harper County49.5-0.2 pts
70Rawlins County49.5-0.1 pts
71Jefferson County49.4+0.1 pts
72Meade County49.4+0.4 pts
73Stafford County49.4+0.3 pts
74Gray County49.40 pts
75Kearny County49.4-0.1 pts
76Reno County49.4-0.2 pts
77Barber County49.30 pts
77Cloud County49.3-0.4 pts
79Doniphan County49.2-0 pts
80Phillips County49.2-0.3 pts
81Butler County49.2-0.1 pts
82Kiowa County49.20 pts
83Stanton County49.2+0.3 pts
84Nemaha County49.1-0.1 pts
85Kingman County49.1-0.4 pts
86Linn County49.10 pts
87Geary County49.1-0.4 pts
88Ford County49.1-0.1 pts
89Woodson County49-0.1 pts
90Rush County49-0.4 pts
91Wabaunsee County48.9+0.2 pts
92Decatur County48.9-0.1 pts
93Washington County48.8+0.4 pts
94Sheridan County48.7-0.5 pts
95Ottawa County48.7+0.5 pts
96Jewell County48-0.6 pts
97Chautauqua County47.9+0.1 pts
98Wichita County47.5-0.6 pts
99Leavenworth County47.5+0.2 pts
100Hamilton County47.2-0.2 pts
101Riley County47.10 pts
102Chase County46.6-0.2 pts
103Pawnee County44.8-0.3 pts
104Ellsworth County43.1-0.7 pts
105Norton County42.20 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clark County, with 52% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.2% in 2020.

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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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