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Counties in Kansas by female population share

Shawnee County had the highest female population share of 105 counties in 2024, at 51.5%. Norton County had the lowest, at 42.1%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Kansas was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.5Shawnee County
Lowest42.1Norton County
Median49.8105 counties
Kansas50.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 50 %Anderson County: 49.8 %Atchison County: 50.8 %Barber County: 49.5 %Barton County: 50.3 %Bourbon County: 50.5 %Brown County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.4 %Chase County: 47.9 %Chautauqua County: 47.4 %Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cheyenne County: 49.5 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clay County: 49.6 %Cloud County: 49.4 %Coffey County: 50.5 %Comanche County: 51.5 %Cowley County: 49.7 %Crawford County: 49.9 %Decatur County: 48.8 %Dickinson County: 50.1 %Doniphan County: 49.1 %Douglas County: 50.9 %Edwards County: 49.8 %Elk County: 50 %Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellsworth County: 42.3 %Finney County: 49.8 %Ford County: 48.5 %Franklin County: 49.8 %Geary County: 48.3 %Gove County: 50.4 %Graham County: 48.8 %Grant County: 49.5 %Gray County: 49.5 %Greeley County: 50.5 %Greenwood County: 49.8 %Hamilton County: 47.3 %Harper County: 49.5 %Harvey County: 50.9 %Haskell County: 49.5 %Hodgeman County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jewell County: 48.8 %Johnson County: 51.1 %Kearny County: 49.2 %Kingman County: 48.9 %Kiowa County: 50.6 %Labette County: 50 %Lane County: 49.9 %Leavenworth County: 47.3 %Lincoln County: 50 %Linn County: 49.6 %Logan County: 49 %Lyon County: 51.3 %McPherson County: 50.1 %Marion County: 49.8 %Marshall County: 49.6 %Meade County: 49.1 %Miami County: 50.2 %Mitchell County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Morris County: 50.6 %Morton County: 50.3 %Nemaha County: 49.1 %Neosho County: 49.7 %Ness County: 51.2 %Norton County: 42.1 %Osage County: 49.8 %Osborne County: 50.7 %Ottawa County: 48.5 %Pawnee County: 45.1 %Phillips County: 48.9 %Pottawatomie County: 49.7 %Pratt County: 49.8 %Rawlins County: 49 %Reno County: 49.3 %Republic County: 49.9 %Rice County: 49.8 %Riley County: 47.3 %Rooks County: 49.5 %Rush County: 49.9 %Russell County: 49.7 %Saline County: 50.8 %Scott County: 50.3 %Sedgwick County: 50.7 %Seward County: 49.1 %Shawnee County: 51.5 %Sheridan County: 49.7 %Sherman County: 50.2 %Smith County: 49.4 %Stafford County: 49.2 %Stanton County: 50.4 %Stevens County: 50.1 %Sumner County: 49.5 %Thomas County: 50.7 %Trego County: 50 %Wabaunsee County: 49.2 %Wallace County: 51 %Washington County: 49.3 %Wichita County: 46.2 %Wilson County: 50.9 %Woodson County: 48.9 %Wyandotte County: 50.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Comanche County: 51.5 %Comanche County51.5Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Lyon County: 51.3 %Lyon County51.3Ness County: 51.2 %Ness County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Wallace County: 51 %Wallace County51Wilson County: 50.9 %Wilson County50.9Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Douglas County: 50.9 %Douglas County50.9Saline County: 50.8 %Saline County50.8Atchison County: 50.8 %Atchison County50.8Osborne County: 50.7 %Osborne County50.7Sedgwick County: 50.7 %Sedgwick County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cherokee County50.7Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Kiowa County: 50.6 %Kiowa County50.6Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Gove County: 50.4 %Gove County50.4Stanton County: 50.4 %Stanton County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Barton County: 50.3 %Barton County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Morton County: 50.3 %Morton County50.3Sherman County: 50.2 %Sherman County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2McPherson County: 50.1 %McPherson County50.1Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Dickinson County: 50.1 %Dickinson County50.1Elk County: 50 %Elk County50Labette County: 50 %Labette County50Allen County: 50 %Allen County50Lincoln County: 50 %Lincoln County50Trego County: 50 %Trego County50Shawnee County: 51.5 %Shawnee County51.5Comanche County: 51.5 %Comanche County51.5Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Lyon County: 51.3 %Lyon County51.3Ness County: 51.2 %Ness County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Wallace County: 51 %Wallace County51Wilson County: 50.9 %Wilson County50.9Harvey County: 50.9 %Harvey County50.9Douglas County: 50.9 %Douglas County50.9Saline County: 50.8 %Saline County50.8Atchison County: 50.8 %Atchison County50.8Osborne County: 50.7 %Osborne County50.7Sedgwick County: 50.7 %Sedgwick County50.7Thomas County: 50.7 %Thomas County50.7Cherokee County: 50.7 %Cherokee County50.7Morris County: 50.6 %Morris County50.6Kiowa County: 50.6 %Kiowa County50.6Coffey County: 50.5 %Coffey County50.5Bourbon County: 50.5 %Bourbon County50.5Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Ellis County: 50.4 %Ellis County50.4Gove County: 50.4 %Gove County50.4Stanton County: 50.4 %Stanton County50.4Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Montgomery County: 50.4 %Montgomery County50.4Barton County: 50.3 %Barton County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Morton County: 50.3 %Morton County50.3Sherman County: 50.2 %Sherman County50.2Miami County: 50.2 %Miami County50.2McPherson County: 50.1 %McPherson County50.1Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1Wyandotte County: 50.1 %Wyandotte County50.1Dickinson County: 50.1 %Dickinson County50.1Elk County: 50 %Elk County50Labette County: 50 %Labette County50Allen County: 50 %Allen County50Lincoln County: 50 %Lincoln County50Trego County: 50 %Trego County50
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shawnee County51.5-0 pts
2Comanche County51.5+0.4 pts
3Clark County51.3-0.5 pts
4Lyon County51.3-0.1 pts
5Ness County51.2+0.2 pts
6Johnson County51.10 pts
7Wallace County51-0.8 pts
8Wilson County50.9+0.1 pts
9Harvey County50.90 pts
10Douglas County50.9+0.1 pts
11Saline County50.8+0.2 pts
12Atchison County50.8-0.2 pts
13Osborne County50.7-0.1 pts
14Sedgwick County50.7+0.1 pts
15Thomas County50.7-0 pts
16Cherokee County50.7-0.1 pts
17Morris County50.6-0.1 pts
18Kiowa County50.6+0.3 pts
19Coffey County50.5+0.2 pts
20Bourbon County50.5-0 pts
21Greeley County50.5+0.6 pts
22Ellis County50.4+0.1 pts
22Gove County50.4-0.4 pts
24Stanton County50.4+0.6 pts
25Brown County50.4-0 pts
26Montgomery County50.40 pts
27Barton County50.3-0.1 pts
28Scott County50.3+0.2 pts
29Morton County50.3-0.3 pts
30Sherman County50.2+0.1 pts
31Miami County50.2+0.1 pts
32McPherson County50.1-0 pts
33Stevens County50.1-0.2 pts
34Wyandotte County50.1-0.1 pts
35Dickinson County50.1-0 pts
36Elk County50+0.1 pts
37Labette County50+0.2 pts
38Allen County50-0.3 pts
39Lincoln County50+0.3 pts
40Trego County50-0.4 pts
41Crawford County49.9-0.2 pts
42Rush County49.9-0.3 pts
43Lane County49.9-0.2 pts
44Republic County49.90 pts
45Franklin County49.8-0 pts
46Finney County49.8+0.1 pts
47Osage County49.8-0.2 pts
48Anderson County49.8+0.1 pts
49Edwards County49.8-0.3 pts
50Marion County49.80 pts
51Greenwood County49.8-0 pts
52Pratt County49.8-0.2 pts
53Rice County49.8+0.1 pts
54Jackson County49.8-0.1 pts
55Neosho County49.7-0.1 pts
56Pottawatomie County49.7-0.2 pts
57Cowley County49.7-0.2 pts
58Russell County49.7-0.2 pts
59Sheridan County49.7+0.2 pts
60Clay County49.6-0 pts
61Marshall County49.6+0.1 pts
62Mitchell County49.6-0.4 pts
63Linn County49.6-0.4 pts
64Sumner County49.5-0.1 pts
65Gray County49.5-0.1 pts
66Barber County49.5-0.1 pts
67Grant County49.5-0.4 pts
68Haskell County49.5-0.5 pts
69Rooks County49.5-0.5 pts
70Harper County49.5-0.1 pts
71Cheyenne County49.5+0.4 pts
72Smith County49.4-0.5 pts
73Butler County49.4+0.1 pts
74Hodgeman County49.40 pts
75Cloud County49.40 pts
76Reno County49.3-0.1 pts
77Jefferson County49.3-0.1 pts
78Washington County49.3-0.1 pts
79Stafford County49.2+0.2 pts
80Kearny County49.20 pts
81Wabaunsee County49.2-0.1 pts
82Seward County49.1-0.4 pts
83Doniphan County49.1+0.1 pts
84Meade County49.1-0.3 pts
85Nemaha County49.1-0.1 pts
86Rawlins County49-0.7 pts
87Logan County49-0.3 pts
88Phillips County48.9-0.3 pts
89Kingman County48.9-0.2 pts
90Woodson County48.9-0.5 pts
91Jewell County48.8+0.3 pts
92Decatur County48.8-0.7 pts
93Graham County48.8-0.7 pts
94Ford County48.5-0.1 pts
95Ottawa County48.5-0.1 pts
96Geary County48.3-0.1 pts
97Chase County47.9+0.7 pts
98Chautauqua County47.4+0.1 pts
99Riley County47.3-0 pts
100Hamilton County47.3+1.1 pts
101Leavenworth County47.3-0 pts
102Wichita County46.2+0.2 pts
103Pawnee County45.1+0.1 pts
104Ellsworth County42.3+0.1 pts
105Norton County42.10 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Shawnee County, with 51.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Norton County, with 42.1% in 2024.

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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