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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Clark County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2021, at 51.9%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.2%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Clark County
Lowest42.2Norton County
Median49.8105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 50.3 %Anderson County: 49.6 %Atchison County: 51.3 %Barber County: 49.6 %Barton County: 50.4 %Bourbon County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.2 %Butler County: 49.2 %Chase County: 46.6 %Chautauqua County: 47.8 %Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Clark County: 51.9 %Clay County: 50.2 %Cloud County: 49.3 %Coffey County: 50.5 %Comanche County: 51.1 %Cowley County: 49.8 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Decatur County: 49.6 %Dickinson County: 50.4 %Doniphan County: 48.9 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Edwards County: 49.4 %Elk County: 49.6 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 42.4 %Finney County: 49.7 %Ford County: 49 %Franklin County: 50 %Geary County: 48.7 %Gove County: 50 %Graham County: 50.3 %Grant County: 49.7 %Gray County: 49.5 %Greeley County: 49.2 %Greenwood County: 49.7 %Hamilton County: 47 %Harper County: 49.7 %Harvey County: 51 %Haskell County: 50 %Hodgeman County: 49.9 %Jackson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County: 49.5 %Jewell County: 48 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.3 %Kingman County: 49.1 %Kiowa County: 49.9 %Labette County: 50 %Lane County: 50.4 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 50.1 %Linn County: 49.8 %Logan County: 49.2 %Lyon County: 51.2 %McPherson County: 50.2 %Marion County: 49.8 %Marshall County: 49.5 %Meade County: 49.7 %Miami County: 50.3 %Mitchell County: 50.1 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Morris County: 50.5 %Morton County: 50.5 %Nemaha County: 49.3 %Neosho County: 50.1 %Ness County: 50.2 %Norton County: 42.2 %Osage County: 50 %Osborne County: 50.3 %Ottawa County: 48.5 %Pawnee County: 44.5 %Phillips County: 49.3 %Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pratt County: 49.8 %Rawlins County: 49.8 %Reno County: 49.4 %Republic County: 50 %Rice County: 49.8 %Riley County: 47.3 %Rooks County: 50.1 %Rush County: 49.3 %Russell County: 49.9 %Saline County: 50.4 %Scott County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Seward County: 49.5 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.2 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Smith County: 49.9 %Stafford County: 49.4 %Stanton County: 48.7 %Stevens County: 50.4 %Sumner County: 49.9 %Thomas County: 50.7 %Trego County: 49.6 %Wabaunsee County: 49.1 %Wallace County: 51 %Washington County: 48.9 %Wichita County: 46.7 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49.1 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Clark County: 51.9 %Clark County51.9Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Atchison County: 51.3 %Atchison County51.3Lyon County: 51.2 %Lyon County51.2Comanche County: 51.1 %Comanche County51.1Wallace County: 51 %Wallace County51Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Morris County: 50.5 %Morris County50.5Scott County: 50.5 %Scott County50.5Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Morton County: 50.5 %Morton County50.5Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Stevens County: 50.4 %Stevens County50.4Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Lane County: 50.4 %Lane County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Barton County: 50.4 %Barton County50.4Miami County: 50.3 %Miami County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Allen County: 50.3 %Allen County50.3Graham County: 50.3 %Graham County50.3Osborne County: 50.3 %Osborne County50.3McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Clay County: 50.2 %Clay County50.2Brown County: 50.2 %Brown County50.2Crawford County: 50.2 %Crawford County50.2Ness County: 50.2 %Ness County50.2Jackson County: 50.2 %Jackson County50.2Neosho County: 50.1 %Neosho County50.1Rooks County: 50.1 %Rooks County50.1Lincoln County: 50.1 %Lincoln County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Clark County: 51.9 %Clark County51.9Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Atchison County: 51.3 %Atchison County51.3Lyon County: 51.2 %Lyon County51.2Comanche County: 51.1 %Comanche County51.1Wallace County: 51 %Wallace County51Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Harvey County: 51 %Harvey County51Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Sedgwick County: 50.5 %Sedgwick County50.5Cherokee County: 50.5 %Cherokee County50.5Morris County: 50.5 %Morris County50.5Scott County: 50.5 %Scott County50.5Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Morton County: 50.5 %Morton County50.5Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Saline County: 50.4 %Saline County50.4Stevens County: 50.4 %Stevens County50.4Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Lane County: 50.4 %Lane County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Barton County: 50.4 %Barton County50.4Miami County: 50.3 %Miami County50.3Pottawatomie County: 50.3 %Pottawatomie County50.3Allen County: 50.3 %Allen County50.3Graham County: 50.3 %Graham County50.3Osborne County: 50.3 %Osborne County50.3McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Clay County: 50.2 %Clay County50.2Brown County: 50.2 %Brown County50.2Crawford County: 50.2 %Crawford County50.2Ness County: 50.2 %Ness County50.2Jackson County: 50.2 %Jackson County50.2Neosho County: 50.1 %Neosho County50.1Rooks County: 50.1 %Rooks County50.1Lincoln County: 50.1 %Lincoln County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Clark County51.9-0.1 pts
2Shawnee County51.5-0 pts
3Atchison County51.30 pts
4Lyon County51.2+0.1 pts
5Comanche County51.1-0.1 pts
6Wallace County51+0.2 pts
7Johnson County51-0 pts
8Harvey County510 pts
9Wilson County50.80 pts
10Douglas County50.7+0.1 pts
11Thomas County50.7-0.4 pts
12Bourbon County50.5+0.2 pts
13Sedgwick County50.5+0.1 pts
14Cherokee County50.5-0.1 pts
15Morris County50.5+0.1 pts
16Scott County50.50 pts
17Coffey County50.5-0.2 pts
18Morton County50.5-0.3 pts
19Ellis County50.4+0.1 pts
20Saline County50.4-0 pts
21Stevens County50.4+0.3 pts
22Montgomery County50.4-0.1 pts
23Lane County50.4+0.3 pts
24Dickinson County50.40 pts
25Barton County50.4-0.2 pts
26Miami County50.3+0.1 pts
27Pottawatomie County50.3-0 pts
28Allen County50.3-0.3 pts
29Graham County50.3-0.7 pts
30Osborne County50.3+0.2 pts
31McPherson County50.20 pts
32Clay County50.2-0.1 pts
33Brown County50.2-0.4 pts
34Crawford County50.2+0.1 pts
35Ness County50.2+0.1 pts
36Jackson County50.2-0.1 pts
37Neosho County50.1+0.2 pts
38Rooks County50.1+0.2 pts
39Lincoln County50.1+0.1 pts
40Wyandotte County50.1-0 pts
41Mitchell County50.1-0.4 pts
42Osage County50-0.1 pts
43Franklin County500 pts
44Haskell County50-0.2 pts
45Labette County50-0.1 pts
46Gove County50+0.5 pts
47Republic County500 pts
48Smith County49.9+0.3 pts
49Sumner County49.9+0.1 pts
50Kiowa County49.9+0.7 pts
50Russell County49.9-0.6 pts
52Hodgeman County49.9+0.4 pts
53Marion County49.8-0.1 pts
54Pratt County49.8-0.3 pts
55Cowley County49.8+0.1 pts
56Linn County49.8+0.8 pts
57Rawlins County49.8+0.3 pts
58Rice County49.8+0.1 pts
59Finney County49.7+0.1 pts
60Sherman County49.70 pts
61Greenwood County49.7-0.2 pts
62Harper County49.7+0.2 pts
63Cheyenne County49.7+0.1 pts
64Meade County49.7+0.3 pts
65Grant County49.7-0.2 pts
66Barber County49.6+0.3 pts
67Decatur County49.6+0.7 pts
68Elk County49.6-0.4 pts
69Anderson County49.6-0.4 pts
70Trego County49.6-0.1 pts
71Jefferson County49.5+0.1 pts
72Marshall County49.5-0.1 pts
73Gray County49.5+0.1 pts
74Seward County49.5-0.1 pts
75Stafford County49.40 pts
76Edwards County49.4-0.4 pts
77Reno County49.40 pts
78Phillips County49.3+0.1 pts
79Kearny County49.3-0 pts
80Rush County49.3+0.3 pts
81Nemaha County49.3+0.1 pts
82Cloud County49.3-0.1 pts
83Sheridan County49.2+0.5 pts
84Butler County49.2-0 pts
85Greeley County49.2-0.4 pts
86Logan County49.2-0.5 pts
87Kingman County49.10 pts
88Wabaunsee County49.1+0.2 pts
89Woodson County49.1+0.1 pts
90Ford County49-0 pts
91Washington County48.9+0.1 pts
92Doniphan County48.9-0.4 pts
93Geary County48.7-0.3 pts
94Stanton County48.7-0.4 pts
95Ottawa County48.5-0.2 pts
96Jewell County480 pts
97Chautauqua County47.8-0.1 pts
98Leavenworth County47.3-0.1 pts
99Riley County47.3+0.2 pts
100Hamilton County47-0.3 pts
101Wichita County46.7-0.8 pts
102Chase County46.6-0.1 pts
103Pawnee County44.5-0.3 pts
104Ellsworth County42.4-0.7 pts
105Norton County42.2-0 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clark County, with 51.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.2% in 2021.

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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