Counties in Maine by female population share, 2025

Hancock County had the highest female population share of 16 counties in 2025, at 51.6%. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 49.6%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Maine was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Hancock County
Median50.916 counties
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Map of counties, 2025

Androscoggin County: 51 %Aroostook County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 51.5 %Franklin County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 51.6 %Kennebec County: 51.2 %Knox County: 49.9 %Lincoln County: 50.9 %Oxford County: 50.5 %Penobscot County: 50.4 %Piscataquis County: 49.6 %Sagadahoc County: 51 %Somerset County: 50.7 %Waldo County: 51 %Washington County: 50.2 %York County: 51.2 %
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  • 50 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Hancock County: 51.6 %Hancock County51.6Cumberland County: 51.5 %Cumberland County51.5Kennebec County: 51.2 %Kennebec County51.2York County: 51.2 %York County51.2Franklin County: 51.2 %Franklin County51.2Waldo County: 51 %Waldo County51Sagadahoc County: 51 %Sagadahoc County51Androscoggin County: 51 %Androscoggin County51Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Somerset County: 50.7 %Somerset County50.7Oxford County: 50.5 %Oxford County50.5Penobscot County: 50.4 %Penobscot County50.4Aroostook County: 50.3 %Aroostook County50.3Washington County: 50.2 %Washington County50.2Knox County: 49.9 %Knox County49.9Piscataquis County: 49.6 %Piscataquis County49.6Hancock County: 51.6 %Hancock County51.6Cumberland County: 51.5 %Cumberland County51.5Kennebec County: 51.2 %Kennebec County51.2York County: 51.2 %York County51.2Franklin County: 51.2 %Franklin County51.2Waldo County: 51 %Waldo County51Sagadahoc County: 51 %Sagadahoc County51Androscoggin County: 51 %Androscoggin County51Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Somerset County: 50.7 %Somerset County50.7Oxford County: 50.5 %Oxford County50.5Penobscot County: 50.4 %Penobscot County50.4Aroostook County: 50.3 %Aroostook County50.3Washington County: 50.2 %Washington County50.2Knox County: 49.9 %Knox County49.9Piscataquis County: 49.6 %Piscataquis County49.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Hancock County51.60 pts
2Cumberland County51.5-0 pts
3Kennebec County51.2-0 pts
4York County51.2-0 pts
5Franklin County51.2+0.2 pts
6Waldo County510 pts
7Sagadahoc County51+0.1 pts
8Androscoggin County51-0.1 pts
9Lincoln County50.9-0.1 pts
10Somerset County50.7+0.1 pts
11Oxford County50.5+0.2 pts
12Penobscot County50.40 pts
13Aroostook County50.3-0 pts
14Washington County50.2-0.3 pts
15Knox County49.90 pts
16Piscataquis County49.6-0.2 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 Maine by female population share, 2025) [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 Maine by female population share, 2025. 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/maine-counties. 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 Maine by female population share, 2025. 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/maine-counties.

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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 Maine by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/maine-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hancock County, with 51.6% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Piscataquis County, with 49.6% in 2025.

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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