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Counties in Kentucky by female population share

Hickman County had the highest female population share of 120 counties in 2022, at 52.3%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 41.7%. 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
Lowest41.7Elliott County
Median50.6120 counties
Kentucky50.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 50.4 %Allen County: 50.9 %Anderson County: 50.4 %Ballard County: 50.7 %Barren County: 51.5 %Bath County: 50.1 %Bell County: 50.7 %Boone County: 50.4 %Bourbon County: 51.1 %Boyd County: 50.4 %Boyle County: 50.1 %Bracken County: 49.2 %Breathitt County: 50.3 %Breckinridge County: 49.3 %Bullitt County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.5 %Caldwell County: 51.3 %Calloway County: 51.6 %Campbell County: 50.9 %Carlisle County: 49.6 %Carroll County: 49.8 %Carter County: 50.5 %Casey County: 51.2 %Christian County: 48.5 %Clark County: 51.5 %Clay County: 48 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Crittenden County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 50.4 %Daviess County: 51.2 %Edmonson County: 50.7 %Elliott County: 41.7 %Estill County: 50.7 %Fayette County: 51.7 %Fleming County: 50.6 %Floyd County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 51.9 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Gallatin County: 50.5 %Garrard County: 50.4 %Grant County: 49.9 %Graves County: 50.7 %Grayson County: 49.5 %Green County: 51.5 %Greenup County: 51.5 %Hancock County: 49.4 %Hardin County: 50.8 %Harlan County: 51.9 %Harrison County: 50.8 %Hart County: 50.3 %Henderson County: 51.6 %Henry County: 50.3 %Hickman County: 52.3 %Hopkins County: 51.3 %Jackson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jessamine County: 51.4 %Johnson County: 51.1 %Kenton County: 50.6 %Knott County: 50.9 %Knox County: 51.8 %Larue County: 50.5 %Laurel County: 50.8 %Lawrence County: 50.6 %Lee County: 44.1 %Leslie County: 51.2 %Letcher County: 50.7 %Lewis County: 50.9 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Livingston County: 50.8 %Logan County: 50.5 %Lyon County: 43.1 %McCracken County: 52 %McCreary County: 45.8 %McLean County: 50.5 %Madison County: 51.5 %Magoffin County: 50.8 %Marion County: 50.4 %Marshall County: 50.4 %Martin County: 43.7 %Mason County: 51.8 %Meade County: 50 %Menifee County: 50.8 %Mercer County: 51.1 %Metcalfe County: 49.4 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montgomery County: 51.2 %Morgan County: 42.5 %Muhlenberg County: 49 %Nelson County: 50.6 %Nicholas County: 50.2 %Ohio County: 50.3 %Oldham County: 47.9 %Owen County: 50.3 %Owsley County: 50.7 %Pendleton County: 49.3 %Perry County: 50.9 %Pike County: 51.1 %Powell County: 49.9 %Pulaski County: 51 %Robertson County: 51.6 %Rockcastle County: 50.9 %Rowan County: 51.9 %Russell County: 51 %Scott County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 51.7 %Simpson County: 50.8 %Spencer County: 49.5 %Taylor County: 51.1 %Todd County: 50.1 %Trigg County: 50.3 %Trimble County: 49.8 %Union County: 50.8 %Warren County: 51.1 %Washington County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Webster County: 50 %Whitley County: 50.2 %Wolfe County: 50.4 %Woodford County: 51.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hickman County: 52.3 %Hickman County52.3McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9Harlan County: 51.9 %Harlan County51.9Rowan County: 51.9 %Rowan County51.9Knox County: 51.8 %Knox County51.8Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Fayette County: 51.7 %Fayette County51.7Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Robertson County: 51.6 %Robertson County51.6Green County: 51.5 %Green County51.5Woodford County: 51.5 %Woodford County51.5Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Greenup County: 51.5 %Greenup County51.5Jessamine County: 51.4 %Jessamine County51.4Caldwell County: 51.3 %Caldwell County51.3Hopkins County: 51.3 %Hopkins County51.3Daviess County: 51.2 %Daviess County51.2Casey County: 51.2 %Casey County51.2Montgomery County: 51.2 %Montgomery County51.2Leslie County: 51.2 %Leslie County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Mercer County: 51.1 %Mercer County51.1Taylor County: 51.1 %Taylor County51.1Bourbon County: 51.1 %Bourbon County51.1Pike County: 51.1 %Pike County51.1Russell County: 51 %Russell County51Pulaski County: 51 %Pulaski County51Campbell County: 50.9 %Campbell County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Perry County: 50.9 %Perry County50.9Scott County: 50.9 %Scott County50.9Lewis County: 50.9 %Lewis County50.9Knott County: 50.9 %Knott County50.9Hickman County: 52.3 %Hickman County52.3McCracken County: 52 %McCracken County52Franklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County51.9Harlan County: 51.9 %Harlan County51.9Rowan County: 51.9 %Rowan County51.9Knox County: 51.8 %Knox County51.8Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Fayette County: 51.7 %Fayette County51.7Calloway County: 51.6 %Calloway County51.6Henderson County: 51.6 %Henderson County51.6Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jefferson County51.6Robertson County: 51.6 %Robertson County51.6Green County: 51.5 %Green County51.5Woodford County: 51.5 %Woodford County51.5Madison County: 51.5 %Madison County51.5Barren County: 51.5 %Barren County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Greenup County: 51.5 %Greenup County51.5Jessamine County: 51.4 %Jessamine County51.4Caldwell County: 51.3 %Caldwell County51.3Hopkins County: 51.3 %Hopkins County51.3Daviess County: 51.2 %Daviess County51.2Casey County: 51.2 %Casey County51.2Montgomery County: 51.2 %Montgomery County51.2Leslie County: 51.2 %Leslie County51.2Johnson County: 51.1 %Johnson County51.1Warren County: 51.1 %Warren County51.1Mercer County: 51.1 %Mercer County51.1Taylor County: 51.1 %Taylor County51.1Bourbon County: 51.1 %Bourbon County51.1Pike County: 51.1 %Pike County51.1Russell County: 51 %Russell County51Pulaski County: 51 %Pulaski County51Campbell County: 50.9 %Campbell County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Perry County: 50.9 %Perry County50.9Scott County: 50.9 %Scott County50.9Lewis County: 50.9 %Lewis County50.9Knott County: 50.9 %Knott County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hickman County52.3-0.1 pts
2McCracken County52-0 pts
3Franklin County51.9-0 pts
4Harlan County51.9+0.1 pts
5Rowan County51.9+0.4 pts
6Knox County51.8-0 pts
7Mason County51.8+0.2 pts
8Shelby County51.7+0.2 pts
9Fayette County51.7-0 pts
10Calloway County51.6+0.2 pts
11Henderson County51.6-0.1 pts
12Jefferson County51.60 pts
13Robertson County51.6+0.2 pts
14Green County51.5+0.3 pts
15Woodford County51.50 pts
16Madison County51.5-0.1 pts
17Barren County51.5+0.1 pts
18Clark County51.5+0.2 pts
19Greenup County51.5+0.2 pts
20Jessamine County51.4-0 pts
21Caldwell County51.3-0.3 pts
22Hopkins County51.3-0.1 pts
23Daviess County51.2-0 pts
24Casey County51.2+0.1 pts
25Montgomery County51.2-0.2 pts
26Leslie County51.2+0.2 pts
27Johnson County51.1-0.1 pts
28Warren County51.10 pts
29Mercer County51.1+0.2 pts
30Taylor County51.1-0.1 pts
31Bourbon County51.1-0.1 pts
32Pike County51.1+0.1 pts
33Russell County51-0.1 pts
34Pulaski County51-0 pts
35Campbell County50.9+0.1 pts
36Clinton County50.9-0.3 pts
37Perry County50.9+0.1 pts
38Scott County50.9-0.1 pts
39Lewis County50.9-0.1 pts
40Knott County50.9+0.3 pts
41Rockcastle County50.9-0.2 pts
42Allen County50.9+0.4 pts
43Harrison County50.80 pts
44Simpson County50.8-0.4 pts
45Livingston County50.8-0.1 pts
46Hardin County50.80 pts
47Magoffin County50.8+0.1 pts
48Union County50.8-0.1 pts
49Laurel County50.80 pts
50Menifee County50.8-0.1 pts
51Floyd County50.8-0.4 pts
52Graves County50.7-0.2 pts
53Washington County50.7-0.4 pts
54Estill County50.70 pts
55Letcher County50.7+0.2 pts
56Ballard County50.7+0.4 pts
57Owsley County50.7+0.2 pts
58Bell County50.7-0.2 pts
59Edmonson County50.7-0.1 pts
60Lincoln County50.6-0.2 pts
61Nelson County50.6+0.1 pts
62Kenton County50.60 pts
63Fleming County50.6-0 pts
64Jackson County50.6+0.3 pts
64Lawrence County50.60 pts
66Logan County50.50 pts
67Carter County50.5+0.1 pts
68Larue County50.5+0.2 pts
69Gallatin County50.50 pts
70Wayne County50.5-0.2 pts
71McLean County50.50 pts
72Boone County50.4-0.1 pts
73Marshall County50.4+0.1 pts
74Bullitt County50.4-0.1 pts
75Garrard County50.4+0.2 pts
76Cumberland County50.4-0.1 pts
77Adair County50.40 pts
77Fulton County50.4+0.1 pts
79Boyd County50.4-0.5 pts
80Anderson County50.4-0.1 pts
80Marion County50.4+0.1 pts
82Wolfe County50.4+0.1 pts
83Trigg County50.3+0.3 pts
84Hart County50.3+0.1 pts
85Ohio County50.3+0.3 pts
86Owen County50.30 pts
87Henry County50.3-0 pts
88Breathitt County50.3-0.1 pts
89Crittenden County50.3+0.1 pts
90Monroe County50.2+0.3 pts
91Nicholas County50.2+0.1 pts
92Whitley County50.2-0.1 pts
93Todd County50.1-0.5 pts
94Bath County50.1-0.3 pts
95Boyle County50.10 pts
96Webster County50+0.2 pts
97Meade County50-0.1 pts
98Powell County49.9+0.2 pts
99Grant County49.9-0.1 pts
100Trimble County49.8+0.2 pts
101Carroll County49.8-0.3 pts
102Carlisle County49.6-0.1 pts
103Spencer County49.5-0.1 pts
104Grayson County49.5+0.1 pts
105Butler County49.5-0.2 pts
106Hancock County49.4+0.3 pts
107Metcalfe County49.4-0 pts
108Pendleton County49.30 pts
109Breckinridge County49.3-0 pts
110Bracken County49.2-0.3 pts
111Muhlenberg County49-0.6 pts
112Christian County48.5+0.2 pts
113Clay County480 pts
114Oldham County47.9-0.7 pts
115McCreary County45.8-0.3 pts
116Lee County44.1+0.1 pts
117Martin County43.7-0.8 pts
118Lyon County43.1-2.3 pts
119Morgan County42.5-1.1 pts
120Elliott County41.7-0.3 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.

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hickman County, with 52.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Elliott County, with 41.7% in 2022.

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