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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Wallace County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2023, at 51.8%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Wallace County
Lowest42Norton County
Median49.9105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 50.3 %Anderson County: 49.7 %Atchison County: 51 %Barber County: 49.7 %Barton County: 50.4 %Bourbon County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.3 %Chase County: 47.1 %Chautauqua County: 47.3 %Cherokee County: 50.8 %Cheyenne County: 49.1 %Clark County: 51.8 %Clay County: 49.7 %Cloud County: 49.4 %Coffey County: 50.3 %Comanche County: 51.1 %Cowley County: 49.9 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Decatur County: 49.5 %Dickinson County: 50.1 %Doniphan County: 49 %Douglas County: 50.9 %Edwards County: 50.1 %Elk County: 50 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 42.3 %Finney County: 49.7 %Ford County: 48.6 %Franklin County: 49.9 %Geary County: 48.5 %Gove County: 50.8 %Graham County: 49.6 %Grant County: 49.9 %Gray County: 49.6 %Greeley County: 49.9 %Greenwood County: 49.8 %Hamilton County: 46.3 %Harper County: 49.5 %Harvey County: 50.9 %Haskell County: 50 %Hodgeman County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 49.5 %Jewell County: 48.6 %Johnson County: 51 %Kearny County: 49.1 %Kingman County: 49.1 %Kiowa County: 50.3 %Labette County: 49.8 %Lane County: 50.1 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 49.7 %Linn County: 50 %Logan County: 49.3 %Lyon County: 51.3 %McPherson County: 50.2 %Marion County: 49.8 %Marshall County: 49.5 %Meade County: 49.4 %Miami County: 50.1 %Mitchell County: 50 %Montgomery County: 50.3 %Morris County: 50.7 %Morton County: 50.6 %Nemaha County: 49.2 %Neosho County: 49.8 %Ness County: 51 %Norton County: 42 %Osage County: 50 %Osborne County: 50.8 %Ottawa County: 48.6 %Pawnee County: 45 %Phillips County: 49.2 %Pottawatomie County: 49.8 %Pratt County: 50 %Rawlins County: 49.8 %Reno County: 49.4 %Republic County: 49.9 %Rice County: 49.7 %Riley County: 47.4 %Rooks County: 50 %Rush County: 50.2 %Russell County: 49.9 %Saline County: 50.6 %Scott County: 50.2 %Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Seward County: 49.6 %Shawnee County: 51.6 %Sheridan County: 49.5 %Sherman County: 50.1 %Smith County: 49.9 %Stafford County: 49.1 %Stanton County: 49.8 %Stevens County: 50.3 %Sumner County: 49.6 %Thomas County: 50.7 %Trego County: 50.3 %Wabaunsee County: 49.2 %Wallace County: 51.8 %Washington County: 49.4 %Wichita County: 46.1 %Wilson County: 50.8 %Woodson County: 49.4 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Wallace County: 51.8 %Wallace County51.8Clark County: 51.8 %Clark County51.8Shawnee County: 51.6 %Shawnee County51.6Lyon County: 51.3 %Lyon County51.3Comanche County: 51.1 %Comanche County51.1Atchison County: 51 %Atchison County51Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Ness County: 51 %Ness County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Douglas County: 50.9 %Douglas County50.9Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Gove County: 50.8 %Gove County50.8Cherokee County: 50.8 %Cherokee County50.8Osborne County: 50.8 %Osborne County50.8Morris County: 50.7 %Morris County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Morton County: 50.6 %Morton County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Sedgwick County50.6Saline County: 50.6 %Saline County50.6Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Barton County: 50.4 %Barton County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Trego County: 50.3 %Trego County50.3Montgomery County: 50.3 %Montgomery County50.3Stevens County: 50.3 %Stevens County50.3Allen County: 50.3 %Allen County50.3Coffey County: 50.3 %Coffey County50.3Kiowa County: 50.3 %Kiowa County50.3Rush County: 50.2 %Rush County50.2McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Scott County: 50.2 %Scott County50.2Crawford County: 50.1 %Crawford County50.1Lane County: 50.1 %Lane County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Dickinson County: 50.1 %Dickinson County50.1Sherman County: 50.1 %Sherman County50.1Edwards County: 50.1 %Edwards County50.1Miami County: 50.1 %Miami County50.1Mitchell County: 50 %Mitchell County50Wallace County: 51.8 %Wallace County51.8Clark County: 51.8 %Clark County51.8Shawnee County: 51.6 %Shawnee County51.6Lyon County: 51.3 %Lyon County51.3Comanche County: 51.1 %Comanche County51.1Atchison County: 51 %Atchison County51Johnson County: 51 %Johnson County51Ness County: 51 %Ness County51Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Douglas County: 50.9 %Douglas County50.9Wilson County: 50.8 %Wilson County50.8Gove County: 50.8 %Gove County50.8Cherokee County: 50.8 %Cherokee County50.8Osborne County: 50.8 %Osborne County50.8Morris County: 50.7 %Morris County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Morton County: 50.6 %Morton County50.6Sedgwick County: 50.6 %Sedgwick County50.6Saline County: 50.6 %Saline County50.6Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Barton County: 50.4 %Barton County50.4Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Trego County: 50.3 %Trego County50.3Montgomery County: 50.3 %Montgomery County50.3Stevens County: 50.3 %Stevens County50.3Allen County: 50.3 %Allen County50.3Coffey County: 50.3 %Coffey County50.3Kiowa County: 50.3 %Kiowa County50.3Rush County: 50.2 %Rush County50.2McPherson County: 50.2 %McPherson County50.2Scott County: 50.2 %Scott County50.2Crawford County: 50.1 %Crawford County50.1Lane County: 50.1 %Lane County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Dickinson County: 50.1 %Dickinson County50.1Sherman County: 50.1 %Sherman County50.1Edwards County: 50.1 %Edwards County50.1Miami County: 50.1 %Miami County50.1Mitchell County: 50 %Mitchell County50
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wallace County51.8+0.4 pts
2Clark County51.8+0.7 pts
3Shawnee County51.6-0 pts
4Lyon County51.3-0.1 pts
5Comanche County51.1-0.3 pts
6Atchison County51-0.1 pts
7Johnson County510 pts
8Ness County51+0.6 pts
9Harvey County50.90 pts
10Douglas County50.9+0.1 pts
11Wilson County50.8+0.1 pts
12Gove County50.8+0.5 pts
13Cherokee County50.8+0.2 pts
14Osborne County50.8+0.3 pts
15Morris County50.7+0.1 pts
16Thomas County50.7-0.3 pts
17Morton County50.6-0.2 pts
18Sedgwick County50.60 pts
19Saline County50.6+0.1 pts
20Bourbon County50.5+0.1 pts
21Brown County50.4+0.1 pts
22Barton County50.4+0.1 pts
23Ellis County50.40 pts
24Trego County50.3+0.1 pts
25Montgomery County50.3-0 pts
26Stevens County50.3-0.1 pts
27Allen County50.3-0.1 pts
28Coffey County50.3-0.3 pts
29Kiowa County50.3+0.2 pts
30Rush County50.2+1 pts
31McPherson County50.2-0 pts
32Scott County50.2-0.4 pts
33Crawford County50.1-0.1 pts
34Lane County50.1+0.2 pts
35Wyandotte County50.1-0 pts
36Dickinson County50.1-0.3 pts
37Sherman County50.1+0.2 pts
38Edwards County50.1+0.5 pts
39Miami County50.1-0.1 pts
40Mitchell County50-0.3 pts
41Rooks County500 pts
42Haskell County50-0.4 pts
42Linn County50+0.1 pts
44Osage County50-0.1 pts
45Pratt County50+0.1 pts
46Elk County50+0.2 pts
47Grant County49.9+0.4 pts
48Smith County49.9+0.1 pts
49Jackson County49.9-0.2 pts
50Russell County49.9-0.1 pts
51Republic County49.9+0.1 pts
52Greeley County49.9-0.7 pts
53Cowley County49.9-0.1 pts
54Franklin County49.9-0 pts
55Neosho County49.8-0.2 pts
56Pottawatomie County49.8-0.3 pts
57Stanton County49.8+0.4 pts
58Labette County49.80 pts
59Greenwood County49.8-0.1 pts
60Marion County49.8-0.3 pts
61Rawlins County49.8+0.1 pts
62Lincoln County49.7-0.4 pts
63Finney County49.7-0.1 pts
64Clay County49.7-0.4 pts
65Rice County49.7-0.2 pts
66Barber County49.7-0.1 pts
67Anderson County49.7+0.3 pts
68Gray County49.6+0.2 pts
69Sumner County49.6-0.2 pts
70Graham County49.6-0.3 pts
71Seward County49.6+0.2 pts
72Harper County49.5-0.1 pts
73Marshall County49.5-0.1 pts
74Decatur County49.5+0.3 pts
75Jefferson County49.5-0.1 pts
76Sheridan County49.5-0.6 pts
77Reno County49.4+0.1 pts
77Woodson County49.4-0.3 pts
79Hodgeman County49.4-0.1 pts
80Washington County49.4+0.3 pts
81Meade County49.4-0 pts
82Cloud County49.4-0 pts
83Butler County49.3+0.1 pts
84Logan County49.3+0.1 pts
85Wabaunsee County49.2+0.1 pts
86Phillips County49.2+0.1 pts
87Nemaha County49.20 pts
88Kearny County49.1-0.2 pts
89Cheyenne County49.1-0.2 pts
90Kingman County49.1+0.2 pts
91Stafford County49.1-0.4 pts
92Doniphan County49-0 pts
93Ford County48.6-0.2 pts
94Jewell County48.6+0.5 pts
95Ottawa County48.6-0.1 pts
96Geary County48.5-0.2 pts
97Riley County47.4+0.2 pts
98Chautauqua County47.3-0.3 pts
99Leavenworth County47.3-0 pts
100Chase County47.1+0.6 pts
101Hamilton County46.30 pts
102Wichita County46.1-0.6 pts
103Pawnee County45+0.2 pts
104Ellsworth County42.3-0.2 pts
105Norton County42-0.3 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Wallace County, with 51.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42% in 2023.

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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