Counties in Kentucky by female population share

Hickman County had the highest female population share of 120 counties in 2015, at 52.3%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 43.4%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for Kentucky was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.3Hickman County
Lowest43.4Elliott County
Median50.6120 counties
Kentucky50.8History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 50.5 %Allen County: 50.8 %Anderson County: 51.1 %Ballard County: 50.7 %Barren County: 51.5 %Bath County: 50.2 %Bell County: 51.1 %Boone County: 50.7 %Bourbon County: 51.4 %Boyd County: 50.2 %Boyle County: 49.9 %Bracken County: 49.8 %Breathitt County: 50 %Breckinridge County: 49.7 %Bullitt County: 50.5 %Butler County: 50 %Caldwell County: 51.6 %Calloway County: 51.6 %Campbell County: 50.9 %Carlisle County: 50.8 %Carroll County: 49.3 %Carter County: 50.5 %Casey County: 51.1 %Christian County: 48 %Clark County: 51.1 %Clay County: 47 %Clinton County: 50.3 %Crittenden County: 49.8 %Cumberland County: 50.7 %Daviess County: 51.3 %Edmonson County: 50.2 %Elliott County: 43.4 %Estill County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 51.2 %Fleming County: 50.7 %Floyd County: 50.9 %Franklin County: 51.8 %Fulton County: 50.6 %Gallatin County: 49.9 %Garrard County: 50.5 %Grant County: 50.2 %Graves County: 51 %Grayson County: 49.7 %Green County: 51.5 %Greenup County: 51.4 %Hancock County: 49 %Hardin County: 50.6 %Harlan County: 51.3 %Harrison County: 50.7 %Hart County: 50.3 %Henderson County: 51.6 %Henry County: 50.6 %Hickman County: 52.3 %Hopkins County: 51.3 %Jackson County: 50.4 %Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jessamine County: 51.2 %Johnson County: 51.2 %Kenton County: 50.6 %Knott County: 50.2 %Knox County: 51.5 %Larue County: 50.2 %Laurel County: 50.9 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lee County: 47.8 %Leslie County: 50.6 %Letcher County: 50.7 %Lewis County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.7 %Livingston County: 50.8 %Logan County: 51 %Lyon County: 43.5 %McCracken County: 52 %McCreary County: 45.4 %McLean County: 50.1 %Madison County: 51.5 %Magoffin County: 50.1 %Marion County: 50.5 %Marshall County: 50.7 %Martin County: 44.2 %Mason County: 51.8 %Meade County: 50 %Menifee County: 49.8 %Mercer County: 51 %Metcalfe County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montgomery County: 51.3 %Morgan County: 43.8 %Muhlenberg County: 49.1 %Nelson County: 50.7 %Nicholas County: 50.1 %Ohio County: 50.2 %Oldham County: 47.2 %Owen County: 50.6 %Owsley County: 50.9 %Pendleton County: 49.8 %Perry County: 51 %Pike County: 50.9 %Powell County: 49.9 %Pulaski County: 51 %Robertson County: 50.3 %Rockcastle County: 51.4 %Rowan County: 51.3 %Russell County: 50.8 %Scott County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 51.5 %Simpson County: 50.7 %Spencer County: 49.5 %Taylor County: 51.4 %Todd County: 50.8 %Trigg County: 50.9 %Trimble County: 49.7 %Union County: 49.1 %Warren County: 51.1 %Washington County: 51 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Webster County: 50.4 %Whitley County: 50.4 %Wolfe County: 50.6 %Woodford County: 51.6 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hickman County: 52.3 %Hickman County52.3McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Franklin County: 51.8 %Franklin County51.8Caldwell County: 51.6 %Caldwell County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Woodford County: 51.6 %Woodford County51.6Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Shelby County: 51.5 %Shelby County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Green County: 51.5 %Green County51.5Greenup County: 51.4 %Greenup County51.4Rockcastle County: 51.4 %Rockcastle County51.4Taylor County: 51.4 %Taylor County51.4Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Hopkins County: 51.3 %Hopkins County51.3Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Daviess County: 51.3 %Daviess County51.3Harlan County: 51.3 %Harlan County51.3Rowan County: 51.3 %Rowan County51.3Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2Jessamine County: 51.2 %Jessamine County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Casey County: 51.1 %Casey County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Anderson County: 51.1 %Anderson County51.1Bell County: 51.1 %Bell County51.1Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Graves County: 51 %Graves County51Pulaski County: 51 %Pulaski County51Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51Logan County: 51 %Logan County51Perry County: 51 %Perry County51Washington County: 51 %Washington County51Campbell County: 50.9 %Campbell County50.9Owsley County: 50.9 %Owsley County50.9Trigg County: 50.9 %Trigg County50.9Hickman County: 52.3 %Hickman County52.3McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Franklin County: 51.8 %Franklin County51.8Caldwell County: 51.6 %Caldwell County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Woodford County: 51.6 %Woodford County51.6Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Shelby County: 51.5 %Shelby County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Green County: 51.5 %Green County51.5Greenup County: 51.4 %Greenup County51.4Rockcastle County: 51.4 %Rockcastle County51.4Taylor County: 51.4 %Taylor County51.4Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Hopkins County: 51.3 %Hopkins County51.3Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Daviess County: 51.3 %Daviess County51.3Harlan County: 51.3 %Harlan County51.3Rowan County: 51.3 %Rowan County51.3Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2Jessamine County: 51.2 %Jessamine County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Casey County: 51.1 %Casey County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Anderson County: 51.1 %Anderson County51.1Bell County: 51.1 %Bell County51.1Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Graves County: 51 %Graves County51Pulaski County: 51 %Pulaski County51Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51Logan County: 51 %Logan County51Perry County: 51 %Perry County51Washington County: 51 %Washington County51Campbell County: 50.9 %Campbell County50.9Owsley County: 50.9 %Owsley County50.9Trigg County: 50.9 %Trigg County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hickman County52.3+0.3 pts
2McCracken County52-0 pts
3Mason County51.8+0.1 pts
4Franklin County51.8-0.1 pts
5Caldwell County51.6-0 pts
6Henderson County51.60 pts
7Woodford County51.6-0.1 pts
8Jefferson County51.6-0 pts
9Calloway County51.6-0.2 pts
10Shelby County51.5-0.1 pts
11Knox County51.5-0 pts
12Barren County51.5-0 pts
13Madison County51.5-0.1 pts
14Green County51.5+0.2 pts
15Greenup County51.4-0 pts
16Rockcastle County51.4+0.2 pts
17Taylor County51.4+0.2 pts
18Bourbon County51.40 pts
19Hopkins County51.3+0.1 pts
20Montgomery County51.3+0.1 pts
21Daviess County51.3-0.1 pts
22Harlan County51.3+0.1 pts
23Rowan County51.3-0.2 pts
24Fayette County51.2+0.1 pts
25Jessamine County51.2+0.1 pts
26Johnson County51.2+0.1 pts
27Casey County51.1+0.1 pts
28Warren County51.1-0.1 pts
29Anderson County51.10 pts
30Bell County51.1-0.1 pts
31Clark County51.1-0.1 pts
32Graves County51-0 pts
33Pulaski County51-0.1 pts
34Mercer County51+0.1 pts
35Logan County51-0.2 pts
36Perry County51+0.2 pts
37Washington County51-0.2 pts
38Campbell County50.9-0.1 pts
39Owsley County50.9+0.2 pts
40Trigg County50.9-0.3 pts
41Floyd County50.9-0.1 pts
42Scott County50.9-0 pts
43Laurel County50.90 pts
44Pike County50.9-0 pts
45Carlisle County50.8-0.2 pts
46Russell County50.8+0.1 pts
47Allen County50.8+0.2 pts
48Todd County50.8-0 pts
49Livingston County50.8-0.1 pts
50Ballard County50.7+0.2 pts
51Nelson County50.7-0 pts
52Cumberland County50.7-0.1 pts
53Simpson County50.7-0.1 pts
54Lincoln County50.7+0.2 pts
55Harrison County50.7-0 pts
56Marshall County50.7-0.1 pts
57Letcher County50.7+0.1 pts
58Boone County50.7+0.1 pts
59Fleming County50.7+0.1 pts
60Estill County50.6-0.1 pts
61Henry County50.6-0.2 pts
62Fulton County50.6-0.1 pts
62Wolfe County50.60 pts
64Kenton County50.6+0.1 pts
65Leslie County50.6+0.1 pts
66Hardin County50.6+0.2 pts
67Lewis County50.6+0.1 pts
68Owen County50.6+0.1 pts
69Carter County50.5+0.1 pts
70Garrard County50.5-0.1 pts
71Marion County50.5-0.1 pts
72Bullitt County50.50 pts
73Adair County50.5-0.2 pts
74Webster County50.4-0 pts
75Wayne County50.4-0 pts
76Whitley County50.4-0.2 pts
77Lawrence County50.4-0.1 pts
78Jackson County50.4+0.4 pts
79Clinton County50.30 pts
80Hart County50.30 pts
81Robertson County50.3-0.1 pts
82Larue County50.20 pts
83Knott County50.2-0.1 pts
84Ohio County50.2+0.1 pts
85Edmonson County50.20 pts
86Bath County50.2-0.2 pts
87Monroe County50.20 pts
88Boyd County50.20 pts
89Grant County50.2-0.1 pts
90McLean County50.1+0.1 pts
91Magoffin County50.10 pts
92Nicholas County50.1-0.2 pts
93Meade County50+0.2 pts
94Breathitt County50-0 pts
95Butler County50+0.1 pts
96Powell County49.9-0 pts
97Gallatin County49.9-0.2 pts
98Boyle County49.9-0.1 pts
99Pendleton County49.80 pts
100Crittenden County49.8+0.1 pts
101Bracken County49.8+0.2 pts
102Menifee County49.8-0 pts
103Metcalfe County49.7-0 pts
104Breckinridge County49.70 pts
105Trimble County49.7+0.1 pts
106Grayson County49.70 pts
107Spencer County49.5-0.1 pts
108Carroll County49.3-0.2 pts
109Union County49.1+0.1 pts
110Muhlenberg County49.1-0.1 pts
111Hancock County49-0.3 pts
112Christian County48-0.1 pts
113Lee County47.8-0.2 pts
114Oldham County47.20 pts
115Clay County47+0.2 pts
116McCreary County45.4-0.3 pts
117Martin County44.2-0.1 pts
118Morgan County43.8+0.1 pts
119Lyon County43.5-1.1 pts
120Elliott County43.4+0.3 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.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hickman County, with 52.3% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Elliott County, with 43.4% in 2015.

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