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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Shawnee County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2022, at 51.6%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Shawnee County
Lowest42.3Norton County
Median49.9105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 50.4 %Anderson County: 49.4 %Atchison County: 51.1 %Barber County: 49.8 %Barton County: 50.3 %Bourbon County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.2 %Chase County: 46.6 %Chautauqua County: 47.6 %Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cheyenne County: 49.4 %Clark County: 51.1 %Clay County: 50 %Cloud County: 49.4 %Coffey County: 50.6 %Comanche County: 51.4 %Cowley County: 49.9 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Decatur County: 49.2 %Dickinson County: 50.4 %Doniphan County: 49.1 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Edwards County: 49.5 %Elk County: 49.7 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 42.4 %Finney County: 49.8 %Ford County: 48.9 %Franklin County: 49.9 %Geary County: 48.7 %Gove County: 50.3 %Graham County: 49.9 %Grant County: 49.5 %Gray County: 49.4 %Greeley County: 50.5 %Greenwood County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 46.3 %Harper County: 49.6 %Harvey County: 50.9 %Haskell County: 50.4 %Hodgeman County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.6 %Jewell County: 48.1 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.3 %Kingman County: 48.9 %Kiowa County: 50.1 %Labette County: 49.8 %Lane County: 49.9 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Linn County: 49.9 %Logan County: 49.2 %Lyon County: 51.4 %McPherson County: 50.2 %Marion County: 50 %Marshall County: 49.6 %Meade County: 49.4 %Miami County: 50.2 %Mitchell County: 50.3 %Montgomery County: 50.3 %Morris County: 50.6 %Morton County: 50.8 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 50 %Ness County: 50.3 %Norton County: 42.3 %Osage County: 50.1 %Osborne County: 50.5 %Ottawa County: 48.6 %Pawnee County: 44.8 %Phillips County: 49.1 %Pottawatomie County: 50.2 %Pratt County: 49.9 %Rawlins County: 49.7 %Reno County: 49.3 %Republic County: 49.8 %Rice County: 49.9 %Riley County: 47.2 %Rooks County: 50 %Rush County: 49.2 %Russell County: 50 %Saline County: 50.5 %Scott County: 50.6 %Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Seward County: 49.4 %Shawnee County: 51.6 %Sheridan County: 50 %Sherman County: 49.9 %Smith County: 49.8 %Stafford County: 49.4 %Stanton County: 49.4 %Stevens County: 50.4 %Sumner County: 49.8 %Thomas County: 51 %Trego County: 50.2 %Wabaunsee County: 49.1 %Wallace County: 51.4 %Washington County: 49.1 %Wichita County: 46.7 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49.7 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Shawnee County: 51.6 %Shawnee County51.6Comanche County: 51.4 %Comanche County51.4Lyon County: 51.4 %Lyon County51.4Wallace County: 51.4 %Wallace County51.4Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Thomas County: 51 %Thomas County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Morton County: 50.8 %Morton County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cherokee County50.6Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Sedgwick County50.6Scott County: 50.6 %Scott County50.6Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Osborne County: 50.5 %Osborne County50.5Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Allen County: 50.4 %Allen County50.4Stevens County: 50.4 %Stevens County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Haskell County: 50.4 %Haskell County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Ness County: 50.3 %Ness County50.3Montgomery County: 50.3 %Montgomery County50.3Barton County: 50.3 %Barton County50.3Mitchell County: 50.3 %Mitchell County50.3Gove County: 50.3 %Gove County50.3Trego County: 50.2 %Trego County50.2McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Crawford County: 50.2 %Crawford County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2Pottawatomie County: 50.2 %Pottawatomie County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Osage County: 50.1 %Osage County50.1Shawnee County: 51.6 %Shawnee County51.6Comanche County: 51.4 %Comanche County51.4Lyon County: 51.4 %Lyon County51.4Wallace County: 51.4 %Wallace County51.4Atchison County: 51.1 %Atchison County51.1Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Thomas County: 51 %Thomas County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Morton County: 50.8 %Morton County50.8Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Cherokee County: 50.6 %Cherokee County50.6Coffey County: 50.6 %Coffey County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Sedgwick County50.6Scott County: 50.6 %Scott County50.6Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Osborne County: 50.5 %Osborne County50.5Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Allen County: 50.4 %Allen County50.4Stevens County: 50.4 %Stevens County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Dickinson County: 50.4 %Dickinson County50.4Haskell County: 50.4 %Haskell County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Ness County: 50.3 %Ness County50.3Montgomery County: 50.3 %Montgomery County50.3Barton County: 50.3 %Barton County50.3Mitchell County: 50.3 %Mitchell County50.3Gove County: 50.3 %Gove County50.3Trego County: 50.2 %Trego County50.2McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Crawford County: 50.2 %Crawford County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2Pottawatomie County: 50.2 %Pottawatomie County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Osage County: 50.1 %Osage County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shawnee County51.60 pts
2Comanche County51.4+0.3 pts
3Lyon County51.4+0.2 pts
4Wallace County51.4+0.4 pts
5Atchison County51.1-0.1 pts
6Clark County51.1-0.8 pts
7Johnson County510 pts
8Thomas County51+0.3 pts
9Harvey County50.9-0.1 pts
10Morton County50.8+0.3 pts
11Wilson County50.80 pts
12Douglas County50.80 pts
13Morris County50.6+0.1 pts
14Cherokee County50.6+0.1 pts
15Coffey County50.6+0.2 pts
16Sedgwick County50.6+0.1 pts
17Scott County50.6+0.1 pts
18Greeley County50.5+1.3 pts
19Saline County50.5+0.1 pts
20Osborne County50.5+0.2 pts
21Bourbon County50.5-0.1 pts
22Allen County50.4+0.1 pts
23Stevens County50.4-0.1 pts
24Brown County50.4+0.1 pts
24Dickinson County50.4-0 pts
26Haskell County50.4+0.4 pts
27Ellis County50.4-0.1 pts
28Ness County50.3+0.2 pts
29Montgomery County50.3-0.1 pts
30Barton County50.3-0 pts
31Mitchell County50.3+0.2 pts
32Gove County50.3+0.3 pts
33Trego County50.2+0.6 pts
34McPherson County50.2-0.1 pts
35Crawford County50.20 pts
36Miami County50.2-0.2 pts
37Pottawatomie County50.2-0.1 pts
38Lincoln County50.2+0.1 pts
39Wyandotte County50.1+0.1 pts
40Osage County50.1+0.1 pts
41Kiowa County50.1+0.2 pts
42Jackson County50.1-0.1 pts
43Neosho County50-0.1 pts
44Clay County50-0.2 pts
45Sheridan County50+0.8 pts
46Marion County50+0.2 pts
47Russell County50+0.1 pts
48Rooks County50-0.1 pts
49Linn County49.9+0.1 pts
50Lane County49.9-0.5 pts
51Cowley County49.9+0.1 pts
52Greenwood County49.9+0.2 pts
53Sherman County49.9+0.2 pts
54Graham County49.9-0.4 pts
55Franklin County49.9-0.1 pts
56Pratt County49.90 pts
57Rice County49.9+0.1 pts
58Sumner County49.8-0.1 pts
59Smith County49.8-0.1 pts
60Labette County49.8-0.2 pts
61Republic County49.8-0.2 pts
62Barber County49.8+0.1 pts
63Finney County49.80 pts
64Elk County49.7+0.1 pts
65Woodson County49.7+0.6 pts
66Rawlins County49.7-0.1 pts
67Harper County49.6-0.1 pts
68Marshall County49.6+0.1 pts
69Jefferson County49.6+0.1 pts
70Edwards County49.5+0.1 pts
71Grant County49.5-0.2 pts
72Hodgeman County49.5-0.4 pts
73Gray County49.4-0 pts
74Meade County49.4-0.3 pts
74Stafford County49.40 pts
76Stanton County49.4+0.7 pts
77Cloud County49.4+0.1 pts
78Anderson County49.4-0.2 pts
79Seward County49.4-0.1 pts
80Cheyenne County49.4-0.3 pts
81Reno County49.3-0 pts
82Kearny County49.3-0 pts
83Butler County49.20 pts
84Decatur County49.2-0.4 pts
85Rush County49.2-0.1 pts
86Logan County49.20 pts
87Nemaha County49.2-0.1 pts
88Washington County49.1+0.2 pts
89Wabaunsee County49.10 pts
90Phillips County49.1-0.3 pts
91Doniphan County49.1+0.2 pts
92Ford County48.9-0.2 pts
93Kingman County48.9-0.3 pts
94Geary County48.7-0.1 pts
95Ottawa County48.6+0.1 pts
96Jewell County48.1+0.1 pts
97Chautauqua County47.6-0.2 pts
98Leavenworth County47.3-0 pts
99Riley County47.2-0.2 pts
100Wichita County46.7-0.1 pts
101Chase County46.6-0 pts
102Hamilton County46.3-0.7 pts
103Pawnee County44.8+0.3 pts
104Ellsworth County42.4+0.1 pts
105Norton County42.3+0.1 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Shawnee County, with 51.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.3% in 2022.

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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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