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Counties in Kentucky by female population share

Hickman County had the highest female population share of 120 counties in 2020, at 52%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 42.5%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Hickman County
Lowest42.5Elliott County
Median50.5120 counties
Kentucky50.8History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 50.3 %Allen County: 50.4 %Anderson County: 50.5 %Ballard County: 50.4 %Barren County: 51.5 %Bath County: 50.4 %Bell County: 50.8 %Boone County: 50.5 %Bourbon County: 51.4 %Boyd County: 50.7 %Boyle County: 50.2 %Bracken County: 49.5 %Breathitt County: 50.3 %Breckinridge County: 49.4 %Bullitt County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.9 %Caldwell County: 51.5 %Calloway County: 51.6 %Campbell County: 51 %Carlisle County: 50 %Carroll County: 49.9 %Carter County: 50.4 %Casey County: 51 %Christian County: 48.7 %Clark County: 51.2 %Clay County: 48.1 %Clinton County: 51.1 %Crittenden County: 50.1 %Cumberland County: 51 %Daviess County: 51.1 %Edmonson County: 50.3 %Elliott County: 42.5 %Estill County: 50.7 %Fayette County: 51.7 %Fleming County: 50.5 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Franklin County: 51.9 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Gallatin County: 50.2 %Garrard County: 50.4 %Grant County: 50.1 %Graves County: 50.9 %Grayson County: 49.5 %Green County: 51.4 %Greenup County: 51.4 %Hancock County: 49.1 %Hardin County: 50.9 %Harlan County: 51.8 %Harrison County: 50.9 %Hart County: 50.2 %Henderson County: 51.6 %Henry County: 50.5 %Hickman County: 52 %Hopkins County: 51.4 %Jackson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jessamine County: 51.4 %Johnson County: 51.2 %Kenton County: 50.6 %Knott County: 50.6 %Knox County: 51.7 %Larue County: 50.4 %Laurel County: 50.7 %Lawrence County: 50.5 %Lee County: 44.4 %Leslie County: 50.9 %Letcher County: 50.5 %Lewis County: 51 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Livingston County: 50.7 %Logan County: 50.8 %Lyon County: 44.1 %McCracken County: 51.9 %McCreary County: 46.1 %McLean County: 50.4 %Madison County: 51.6 %Magoffin County: 50.8 %Marion County: 50.2 %Marshall County: 50.4 %Martin County: 44.3 %Mason County: 51.6 %Meade County: 50 %Menifee County: 50.6 %Mercer County: 50.9 %Metcalfe County: 49.8 %Monroe County: 49.9 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Morgan County: 43.3 %Muhlenberg County: 48.9 %Nelson County: 50.5 %Nicholas County: 50.3 %Ohio County: 50.1 %Oldham County: 48.2 %Owen County: 50.2 %Owsley County: 50.4 %Pendleton County: 49.3 %Perry County: 50.8 %Pike County: 51 %Powell County: 49.6 %Pulaski County: 51.1 %Robertson County: 50.5 %Rockcastle County: 51 %Rowan County: 51.6 %Russell County: 51 %Scott County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 51.5 %Simpson County: 51.1 %Spencer County: 49.7 %Taylor County: 51.3 %Todd County: 50.6 %Trigg County: 50.2 %Trimble County: 49.6 %Union County: 50.3 %Warren County: 51.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.6 %Webster County: 49.9 %Whitley County: 50.1 %Wolfe County: 50.2 %Woodford County: 51.4 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Hickman County: 52 %Hickman County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9McCracken County: 51.9 %McCracken County51.9Harlan County: 51.8 %Harlan County51.8Knox County: 51.7 %Knox County51.7Fayette County: 51.7 %Fayette County51.7Rowan County: 51.6 %Rowan County51.6Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Madison County: 51.6 %Madison County51.6Mason County: 51.6 %Mason County51.6Shelby County: 51.5 %Shelby County51.5Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Caldwell County: 51.5 %Caldwell County51.5Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Greenup County: 51.4 %Greenup County51.4Woodford County: 51.4 %Woodford County51.4Green County: 51.4 %Green County51.4Jessamine County: 51.4 %Jessamine County51.4Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Hopkins County: 51.4 %Hopkins County51.4Taylor County: 51.3 %Taylor County51.3Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Floyd County: 51.2 %Floyd County51.2Pulaski County: 51.1 %Pulaski County51.1Clinton County: 51.1 %Clinton County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Daviess County: 51.1 %Daviess County51.1Simpson County: 51.1 %Simpson County51.1Russell County: 51 %Russell County51Casey County: 51 %Casey County51Rockcastle County: 51 %Rockcastle County51Cumberland County: 51 %Cumberland County51Pike County: 51 %Pike County51Campbell County: 51 %Campbell County51Lewis County: 51 %Lewis County51Graves County: 50.9 %Graves County50.9Hardin County: 50.9 %Hardin County50.9Hickman County: 52 %Hickman County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9McCracken County: 51.9 %McCracken County51.9Harlan County: 51.8 %Harlan County51.8Knox County: 51.7 %Knox County51.7Fayette County: 51.7 %Fayette County51.7Rowan County: 51.6 %Rowan County51.6Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Madison County: 51.6 %Madison County51.6Mason County: 51.6 %Mason County51.6Shelby County: 51.5 %Shelby County51.5Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Caldwell County: 51.5 %Caldwell County51.5Bourbon County: 51.4 %Bourbon County51.4Greenup County: 51.4 %Greenup County51.4Woodford County: 51.4 %Woodford County51.4Green County: 51.4 %Green County51.4Jessamine County: 51.4 %Jessamine County51.4Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Hopkins County: 51.4 %Hopkins County51.4Taylor County: 51.3 %Taylor County51.3Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Floyd County: 51.2 %Floyd County51.2Pulaski County: 51.1 %Pulaski County51.1Clinton County: 51.1 %Clinton County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Daviess County: 51.1 %Daviess County51.1Simpson County: 51.1 %Simpson County51.1Russell County: 51 %Russell County51Casey County: 51 %Casey County51Rockcastle County: 51 %Rockcastle County51Cumberland County: 51 %Cumberland County51Pike County: 51 %Pike County51Campbell County: 51 %Campbell County51Lewis County: 51 %Lewis County51Graves County: 50.9 %Graves County50.9Hardin County: 50.9 %Hardin County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hickman County52-0.8 pts
2Franklin County51.9+0.1 pts
3McCracken County51.9+0.1 pts
4Harlan County51.8+0.1 pts
5Knox County51.7-0.1 pts
6Fayette County51.7+0.1 pts
7Rowan County51.6-0.1 pts
8Calloway County51.6-0.1 pts
9Henderson County51.6-0.1 pts
10Madison County51.60 pts
11Mason County51.6+0.2 pts
12Shelby County51.5+0.1 pts
13Jefferson County51.5-0 pts
14Barren County51.5-0 pts
15Caldwell County51.5-0.2 pts
16Bourbon County51.4-0.1 pts
17Greenup County51.4+0.1 pts
18Woodford County51.4-0.1 pts
19Green County51.4-0.3 pts
20Jessamine County51.4+0.1 pts
21Montgomery County51.4-0.1 pts
22Hopkins County51.4+0.1 pts
23Taylor County51.3+0.1 pts
24Clark County51.2+0.1 pts
25Johnson County51.2-0.1 pts
26Floyd County51.2+0.3 pts
27Pulaski County51.1-0 pts
28Clinton County51.1+0.5 pts
29Warren County51.1-0.1 pts
30Daviess County51.10 pts
31Simpson County51.1+0.3 pts
32Russell County51+0.1 pts
33Casey County51+0.1 pts
34Rockcastle County51+0.1 pts
35Cumberland County51+0.1 pts
35Pike County51-0.1 pts
37Campbell County51-0 pts
38Lewis County51+0.1 pts
39Graves County50.9-0.2 pts
40Hardin County50.9+0.1 pts
41Harrison County50.90 pts
42Mercer County50.90 pts
43Scott County50.90 pts
44Leslie County50.9+0.1 pts
45Magoffin County50.8+0.2 pts
46Perry County50.8-0 pts
47Logan County50.8+0.2 pts
48Washington County50.8-0 pts
49Bell County50.8-0.1 pts
50Estill County50.7-0.1 pts
51Laurel County50.7-0.1 pts
52Livingston County50.7-0.1 pts
53Boyd County50.7+0.2 pts
54Kenton County50.6-0.1 pts
55Knott County50.6+0.2 pts
56Menifee County50.6+0.4 pts
57Lincoln County50.6+0.1 pts
58Wayne County50.6+0.2 pts
59Todd County50.6-0 pts
60Henry County50.5+0.3 pts
61Anderson County50.5-0.3 pts
62Boone County50.5-0 pts
63Fleming County50.50 pts
64Nelson County50.5-0 pts
65Letcher County50.5-0.1 pts
66Robertson County50.5-1.1 pts
67Lawrence County50.5-0.2 pts
68Allen County50.4-0.2 pts
69Marshall County50.4-0.2 pts
70Garrard County50.4+0.1 pts
71Owsley County50.4-0 pts
72Carter County50.4-0.2 pts
73Bullitt County50.4-0 pts
74Ballard County50.4-0.5 pts
75Larue County50.40 pts
76Bath County50.4-0.2 pts
77Fulton County50.4-0.1 pts
78McLean County50.4-0.2 pts
79Union County50.3+0.3 pts
80Jackson County50.30 pts
80Nicholas County50.3-0.5 pts
82Breathitt County50.3+0.2 pts
83Edmonson County50.3+0.3 pts
84Adair County50.3-0.1 pts
85Wolfe County50.2-0.1 pts
86Hart County50.2-0.2 pts
87Marion County50.2-0.2 pts
87Trigg County50.20 pts
89Boyle County50.2+0.2 pts
90Owen County50.2-0.1 pts
91Gallatin County50.20 pts
92Grant County50.10 pts
93Whitley County50.1-0.1 pts
94Ohio County50.1-0 pts
95Crittenden County50.10 pts
96Meade County50+0.2 pts
97Carlisle County50+0.4 pts
98Webster County49.9-0.1 pts
99Carroll County49.9+0.4 pts
100Butler County49.9-0 pts
101Monroe County49.9+0.1 pts
102Metcalfe County49.8+0.2 pts
103Spencer County49.70 pts
104Trimble County49.6-0.4 pts
105Powell County49.6-0.4 pts
106Grayson County49.5-0.1 pts
107Bracken County49.5+0.1 pts
108Breckinridge County49.4-0.1 pts
109Pendleton County49.3+0.1 pts
110Hancock County49.1+0.1 pts
111Muhlenberg County48.9-0.1 pts
112Christian County48.70 pts
113Oldham County48.20 pts
114Clay County48.1+0.3 pts
115McCreary County46.1+0.3 pts
116Lee County44.4+0.2 pts
117Martin County44.3+0.1 pts
118Lyon County44.1-0 pts
119Morgan County43.3+0.3 pts
120Elliott County42.5-0.2 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 Kentucky by female population share, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/kentucky-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hickman County, with 52% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Elliott County, with 42.5% in 2020.

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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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