Counties in Kentucky by female population share

Hickman County had the highest female population share of 120 counties in 2014, at 52.1%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 43.1%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for Kentucky was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Hickman County
Lowest43.1Elliott County
Median50.6120 counties
Kentucky50.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 50.7 %Allen County: 50.6 %Anderson County: 51.1 %Ballard County: 50.5 %Barren County: 51.5 %Bath County: 50.4 %Bell County: 51.2 %Boone County: 50.6 %Bourbon County: 51.4 %Boyd County: 50.1 %Boyle County: 50.1 %Bracken County: 49.6 %Breathitt County: 50 %Breckinridge County: 49.7 %Bullitt County: 50.5 %Butler County: 49.9 %Caldwell County: 51.7 %Calloway County: 51.8 %Campbell County: 51 %Carlisle County: 51 %Carroll County: 49.5 %Carter County: 50.4 %Casey County: 51 %Christian County: 48.2 %Clark County: 51.2 %Clay County: 46.8 %Clinton County: 50.3 %Crittenden County: 49.6 %Cumberland County: 50.9 %Daviess County: 51.4 %Edmonson County: 50.2 %Elliott County: 43.1 %Estill County: 50.8 %Fayette County: 51.2 %Fleming County: 50.6 %Floyd County: 51 %Franklin County: 51.9 %Fulton County: 50.7 %Gallatin County: 50.1 %Garrard County: 50.6 %Grant County: 50.3 %Graves County: 51.1 %Grayson County: 49.6 %Green County: 51.2 %Greenup County: 51.5 %Hancock County: 49.2 %Hardin County: 50.4 %Harlan County: 51.2 %Harrison County: 50.7 %Hart County: 50.2 %Henderson County: 51.6 %Henry County: 50.8 %Hickman County: 52.1 %Hopkins County: 51.2 %Jackson County: 50 %Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jessamine County: 51.1 %Johnson County: 51.1 %Kenton County: 50.5 %Knott County: 50.3 %Knox County: 51.6 %Larue County: 50.2 %Laurel County: 50.9 %Lawrence County: 50.5 %Lee County: 48.1 %Leslie County: 50.5 %Letcher County: 50.6 %Lewis County: 50.5 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %Livingston County: 50.8 %Logan County: 51.2 %Lyon County: 44.5 %McCracken County: 52 %McCreary County: 45.7 %McLean County: 50 %Madison County: 51.5 %Magoffin County: 50.1 %Marion County: 50.6 %Marshall County: 50.8 %Martin County: 44.3 %Mason County: 51.7 %Meade County: 49.8 %Menifee County: 49.8 %Mercer County: 50.9 %Metcalfe County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montgomery County: 51.2 %Morgan County: 43.7 %Muhlenberg County: 49.2 %Nelson County: 50.8 %Nicholas County: 50.3 %Ohio County: 50.1 %Oldham County: 47.2 %Owen County: 50.4 %Owsley County: 50.8 %Pendleton County: 49.8 %Perry County: 50.7 %Pike County: 50.9 %Powell County: 50 %Pulaski County: 51.1 %Robertson County: 50.4 %Rockcastle County: 51.2 %Rowan County: 51.4 %Russell County: 50.7 %Scott County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 51.6 %Simpson County: 50.8 %Spencer County: 49.6 %Taylor County: 51.2 %Todd County: 50.8 %Trigg County: 51.3 %Trimble County: 49.6 %Union County: 49 %Warren County: 51.2 %Washington County: 51.1 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Webster County: 50.4 %Whitley County: 50.6 %Wolfe County: 50.6 %Woodford County: 51.8 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Hickman County: 52.1 %Hickman County52.1McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9Calloway County: 51.8 %Calloway County51.8Woodford County: 51.8 %Woodford County51.8Mason County: 51.7 %Mason County51.7Caldwell County: 51.7 %Caldwell County51.7Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Shelby County: 51.6 %Shelby County51.6Knox County: 51.6 %Knox County51.6Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Greenup County: 51.5 %Greenup County51.5Daviess County: 51.4 %Daviess County51.4Rowan County: 51.4 %Rowan County51.4Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Trigg County: 51.3 %Trigg County51.3Rockcastle County: 51.2 %Rockcastle County51.2Green County: 51.2 %Green County51.2Taylor County: 51.2 %Taylor County51.2Hopkins County: 51.2 %Hopkins County51.2Harlan County: 51.2 %Harlan County51.2Warren County: 51.2 %Warren County51.2Bell County: 51.2 %Bell County51.2Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2Logan County: 51.2 %Logan County51.2Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Montgomery County: 51.2 %Montgomery County51.2Jessamine County: 51.1 %Jessamine County51.1Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Pulaski County: 51.1 %Pulaski County51.1Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Anderson County: 51.1 %Anderson County51.1Graves County: 51.1 %Graves County51.1Casey County: 51 %Casey County51Carlisle County: 51 %Carlisle County51Campbell County: 51 %Campbell County51Floyd County: 51 %Floyd County51Mercer County: 50.9 %Mercer County50.9Hickman County: 52.1 %Hickman County52.1McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9Calloway County: 51.8 %Calloway County51.8Woodford County: 51.8 %Woodford County51.8Mason County: 51.7 %Mason County51.7Caldwell County: 51.7 %Caldwell County51.7Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Shelby County: 51.6 %Shelby County51.6Knox County: 51.6 %Knox County51.6Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Greenup County: 51.5 %Greenup County51.5Daviess County: 51.4 %Daviess County51.4Rowan County: 51.4 %Rowan County51.4Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Trigg County: 51.3 %Trigg County51.3Rockcastle County: 51.2 %Rockcastle County51.2Green County: 51.2 %Green County51.2Taylor County: 51.2 %Taylor County51.2Hopkins County: 51.2 %Hopkins County51.2Harlan County: 51.2 %Harlan County51.2Warren County: 51.2 %Warren County51.2Bell County: 51.2 %Bell County51.2Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2Logan County: 51.2 %Logan County51.2Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Montgomery County: 51.2 %Montgomery County51.2Jessamine County: 51.1 %Jessamine County51.1Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Pulaski County: 51.1 %Pulaski County51.1Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Anderson County: 51.1 %Anderson County51.1Graves County: 51.1 %Graves County51.1Casey County: 51 %Casey County51Carlisle County: 51 %Carlisle County51Campbell County: 51 %Campbell County51Floyd County: 51 %Floyd County51Mercer County: 50.9 %Mercer County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hickman County52.1-0.3 pts
2McCracken County52-0 pts
3Franklin County51.9+0.1 pts
4Calloway County51.8-0.2 pts
5Woodford County51.8-0.1 pts
6Mason County51.7-0.2 pts
7Caldwell County51.7-0.1 pts
8Jefferson County51.6-0 pts
9Henderson County51.6+0.1 pts
10Shelby County51.6-0 pts
11Knox County51.6+0.1 pts
12Madison County51.5+0.1 pts
13Barren County51.5+0.1 pts
14Greenup County51.5-0 pts
15Daviess County51.40 pts
16Rowan County51.4-0.1 pts
17Bourbon County51.4+0.2 pts
18Trigg County51.3+0.5 pts
19Rockcastle County51.2+0.1 pts
20Green County51.2+0.3 pts
21Taylor County51.2-0.1 pts
22Hopkins County51.2+0.1 pts
23Harlan County51.2-0.1 pts
24Warren County51.20 pts
25Bell County51.20 pts
25Fayette County51.2+0.1 pts
25Logan County51.2+0.1 pts
28Clark County51.2-0 pts
28Montgomery County51.20 pts
30Jessamine County51.10 pts
31Johnson County51.1+0.1 pts
32Pulaski County51.10 pts
33Washington County51.1-0.1 pts
34Anderson County51.1+0.1 pts
35Graves County51.1-0 pts
36Casey County510 pts
37Carlisle County51-0.2 pts
38Campbell County51+0.1 pts
39Floyd County51-0 pts
40Mercer County50.9-0.1 pts
41Scott County50.90 pts
42Pike County50.90 pts
43Laurel County50.9-0.1 pts
44Cumberland County50.9+0.1 pts
45Livingston County50.8-0.2 pts
46Henry County50.8+0.2 pts
47Todd County50.8+0.1 pts
48Marshall County50.8+0.2 pts
49Simpson County50.8-0.2 pts
50Estill County50.8-0.1 pts
51Nelson County50.8-0 pts
52Owsley County50.8-0 pts
53Harrison County50.7-0.1 pts
54Adair County50.7+0.2 pts
54Fulton County50.7+0.5 pts
56Perry County50.7+0.1 pts
57Russell County50.7-0.2 pts
58Garrard County50.6-0.1 pts
59Boone County50.6+0.1 pts
60Marion County50.6+2 pts
61Wolfe County50.6-0.3 pts
62Fleming County50.6-0.1 pts
62Letcher County50.6-0 pts
64Whitley County50.6-0.3 pts
65Allen County50.6-0.2 pts
66Ballard County50.5+0.1 pts
67Kenton County50.5-0.1 pts
68Lincoln County50.5-0.1 pts
69Lewis County50.5-0.1 pts
70Lawrence County50.5-0 pts
71Bullitt County50.5+0.1 pts
72Leslie County50.5-0 pts
73Carter County50.4-0.1 pts
74Webster County50.40 pts
75Owen County50.4-0 pts
76Hardin County50.4+0.4 pts
77Bath County50.4-0.1 pts
78Wayne County50.4-0.2 pts
79Robertson County50.4+0.2 pts
80Knott County50.3+0.1 pts
81Clinton County50.3+0.3 pts
82Grant County50.3+0.3 pts
82Nicholas County50.3+0.2 pts
84Hart County50.2-0 pts
85Larue County50.2+0.1 pts
86Edmonson County50.2-0.2 pts
87Monroe County50.2+0.1 pts
88Gallatin County50.1-0.1 pts
89Boyd County50.1-0.1 pts
90Ohio County50.1-0 pts
91Magoffin County50.1+0.1 pts
92Boyle County50.1-0.1 pts
93McLean County50-0.2 pts
94Breathitt County500 pts
95Powell County50-0.2 pts
96Jackson County50-0.3 pts
97Butler County49.9-0.1 pts
98Meade County49.8+0.2 pts
99Menifee County49.8-0.1 pts
100Pendleton County49.8+0.1 pts
101Metcalfe County49.7-0.2 pts
102Breckinridge County49.7+0.2 pts
103Crittenden County49.6-0.2 pts
104Grayson County49.60 pts
105Spencer County49.6+0.1 pts
106Bracken County49.60 pts
107Trimble County49.60 pts
108Carroll County49.5+0.2 pts
109Hancock County49.2+0.1 pts
110Muhlenberg County49.2-0.2 pts
111Union County49-0.2 pts
112Christian County48.2-0.2 pts
113Lee County48.1-0 pts
114Oldham County47.2+0.1 pts
115Clay County46.80 pts
116McCreary County45.70 pts
117Lyon County44.5+0.1 pts
118Martin County44.3+0.1 pts
119Morgan County43.7+0.1 pts
120Elliott County43.1-0.1 pts

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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.

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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 Kentucky by female population share, 2014) [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 Kentucky by female population share, 2014. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2014. 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 Kentucky by female population share, 2014. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2014.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hickman County, with 52.1% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Elliott County, with 43.1% in 2014.

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