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Counties in Michigan by female population share

Wayne County had the highest female population share of 83 counties in 2014, at 51.8%. Luce County had the lowest, at 44.6%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Michigan was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Wayne County
Lowest44.6Luce County
Median50.183 counties
Michigan50.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 49.4 %Alger County: 44.8 %Allegan County: 50.1 %Alpena County: 50.8 %Antrim County: 50.2 %Arenac County: 49.5 %Baraga County: 45.2 %Barry County: 50 %Bay County: 50.8 %Benzie County: 50.2 %Berrien County: 51.3 %Branch County: 48.6 %Calhoun County: 51 %Cass County: 50.2 %Charlevoix County: 50.5 %Cheboygan County: 50.1 %Chippewa County: 44.9 %Clare County: 49.9 %Clinton County: 50.7 %Crawford County: 49.7 %Delta County: 50.3 %Dickinson County: 50.1 %Eaton County: 51.1 %Emmet County: 50.8 %Genesee County: 51.6 %Gladwin County: 49.8 %Gogebic County: 45.7 %Grand Traverse County: 50.4 %Gratiot County: 46.5 %Hillsdale County: 50 %Houghton County: 46 %Huron County: 50.4 %Ingham County: 51.3 %Ionia County: 45.6 %Iosco County: 50.2 %Iron County: 50.3 %Isabella County: 51.3 %Jackson County: 48.7 %Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalkaska County: 49 %Kent County: 50.9 %Keweenaw County: 48 %Lake County: 46.7 %Lapeer County: 49.3 %Leelanau County: 50.8 %Lenawee County: 49.5 %Livingston County: 49.8 %Luce County: 44.6 %Mackinac County: 48.8 %Macomb County: 51.3 %Manistee County: 48.1 %Marquette County: 49.2 %Mason County: 50.3 %Mecosta County: 50.3 %Menominee County: 49.4 %Midland County: 50.8 %Missaukee County: 48.9 %Monroe County: 50.4 %Montcalm County: 47.7 %Montmorency County: 49 %Muskegon County: 50.2 %Newaygo County: 49.6 %Oakland County: 51.4 %Oceana County: 49.8 %Ogemaw County: 50.3 %Ontonagon County: 48.8 %Osceola County: 49.7 %Oscoda County: 48.9 %Otsego County: 50.5 %Ottawa County: 51 %Presque Isle County: 49.9 %Roscommon County: 50 %Saginaw County: 51.6 %St. Clair County: 50.4 %St. Joseph County: 50.3 %Sanilac County: 50.5 %Schoolcraft County: 51.1 %Shiawassee County: 50.6 %Tuscola County: 49.9 %Van Buren County: 50.3 %Washtenaw County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 51.8 %Wexford County: 50.1 %
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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

Wayne County: 51.8 %Wayne County51.8Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Genesee County: 51.6 %Genesee County51.6Oakland County: 51.4 %Oakland County51.4Isabella County: 51.3 %Isabella County51.3Ingham County: 51.3 %Ingham County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Berrien County: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Eaton County: 51.1 %Eaton County51.1Schoolcraft County: 51.1 %Schoolcraft County51.1Calhoun County: 51 %Calhoun County51Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Alpena County: 50.8 %Alpena County50.8Leelanau County: 50.8 %Leelanau County50.8Bay County: 50.8 %Bay County50.8Emmet County: 50.8 %Emmet County50.8Midland County: 50.8 %Midland County50.8Washtenaw County: 50.7 %Washtenaw County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Shiawassee County: 50.6 %Shiawassee County50.6Charlevoix County: 50.5 %Charlevoix County50.5Sanilac County: 50.5 %Sanilac County50.5Otsego County: 50.5 %Otsego County50.5Huron County: 50.4 %Huron County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4Grand Traverse County: 50.4 %Grand Traverse County50.4St. Clair County: 50.4 %St. Clair County50.4Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3Mecosta County: 50.3 %Mecosta County50.3St. Joseph County: 50.3 %St. Joseph County50.3Delta County: 50.3 %Delta County50.3Mason County: 50.3 %Mason County50.3Ogemaw County: 50.3 %Ogemaw County50.3Iron County: 50.3 %Iron County50.3Iosco County: 50.2 %Iosco County50.2Benzie County: 50.2 %Benzie County50.2Antrim County: 50.2 %Antrim County50.2Cass County: 50.2 %Cass County50.2Wayne County: 51.8 %Wayne County51.8Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Genesee County: 51.6 %Genesee County51.6Oakland County: 51.4 %Oakland County51.4Isabella County: 51.3 %Isabella County51.3Ingham County: 51.3 %Ingham County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Berrien County: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Eaton County: 51.1 %Eaton County51.1Schoolcraft County: 51.1 %Schoolcraft County51.1Calhoun County: 51 %Calhoun County51Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Alpena County: 50.8 %Alpena County50.8Leelanau County: 50.8 %Leelanau County50.8Bay County: 50.8 %Bay County50.8Emmet County: 50.8 %Emmet County50.8Midland County: 50.8 %Midland County50.8Washtenaw County: 50.7 %Washtenaw County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Shiawassee County: 50.6 %Shiawassee County50.6Charlevoix County: 50.5 %Charlevoix County50.5Sanilac County: 50.5 %Sanilac County50.5Otsego County: 50.5 %Otsego County50.5Huron County: 50.4 %Huron County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4Grand Traverse County: 50.4 %Grand Traverse County50.4St. Clair County: 50.4 %St. Clair County50.4Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3Mecosta County: 50.3 %Mecosta County50.3St. Joseph County: 50.3 %St. Joseph County50.3Delta County: 50.3 %Delta County50.3Mason County: 50.3 %Mason County50.3Ogemaw County: 50.3 %Ogemaw County50.3Iron County: 50.3 %Iron County50.3Iosco County: 50.2 %Iosco County50.2Benzie County: 50.2 %Benzie County50.2Antrim County: 50.2 %Antrim County50.2Cass County: 50.2 %Cass County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Wayne County51.8-0.1 pts
2Saginaw County51.60 pts
3Genesee County51.6-0 pts
4Oakland County51.4-0 pts
5Isabella County51.3-0.1 pts
6Ingham County51.3-0 pts
7Macomb County51.3-0 pts
8Berrien County51.30 pts
9Eaton County51.1-0 pts
10Schoolcraft County51.1+0.2 pts
11Calhoun County51-0 pts
12Kalamazoo County510 pts
13Ottawa County510 pts
14Kent County50.90 pts
15Alpena County50.80 pts
16Leelanau County50.8+0.2 pts
17Bay County50.8-0.1 pts
18Emmet County50.8+0.2 pts
19Midland County50.8-0.1 pts
20Washtenaw County50.7-0 pts
21Clinton County50.7-0.1 pts
22Shiawassee County50.6-0.1 pts
23Charlevoix County50.50 pts
24Sanilac County50.50 pts
25Otsego County50.5-0.1 pts
26Huron County50.4+0.2 pts
27Monroe County50.4-0.1 pts
28Grand Traverse County50.4-0.1 pts
29St. Clair County50.4-0.1 pts
30Van Buren County50.3-0.1 pts
31Mecosta County50.3+0.1 pts
32St. Joseph County50.3-0.1 pts
33Delta County50.3-0 pts
34Mason County50.3-0.1 pts
35Ogemaw County50.3-0.1 pts
36Iron County50.3-0.3 pts
37Iosco County50.2-0.1 pts
38Benzie County50.2-0.1 pts
39Antrim County50.20 pts
40Cass County50.2+0.1 pts
41Muskegon County50.20 pts
42Cheboygan County50.1-0 pts
43Allegan County50.1+0.1 pts
44Dickinson County50.1-0 pts
45Wexford County50.1-0.3 pts
46Hillsdale County50-0.2 pts
47Roscommon County50-0.2 pts
48Barry County50-0 pts
49Clare County49.9+0.1 pts
50Presque Isle County49.9-0.1 pts
51Tuscola County49.9-0.1 pts
52Livingston County49.8-0.1 pts
53Gladwin County49.8-0.1 pts
54Oceana County49.8-0.1 pts
55Crawford County49.7+0.2 pts
56Osceola County49.7+0.1 pts
57Newaygo County49.6-0.2 pts
58Arenac County49.5-0.1 pts
59Lenawee County49.50 pts
60Alcona County49.4-0.2 pts
61Menominee County49.4-0 pts
62Lapeer County49.3-0.1 pts
63Marquette County49.2-0.2 pts
64Kalkaska County49-0.1 pts
65Montmorency County49-0.1 pts
66Missaukee County48.90 pts
67Oscoda County48.9-0.1 pts
68Ontonagon County48.8+0.2 pts
69Mackinac County48.8-0 pts
70Jackson County48.7-0 pts
71Branch County48.6+0.1 pts
72Manistee County48.10 pts
73Keweenaw County48+0.1 pts
74Montcalm County47.7-0.2 pts
75Lake County46.7-0.5 pts
76Gratiot County46.5+0.3 pts
77Houghton County46+0.2 pts
78Gogebic County45.7-0.3 pts
79Ionia County45.6-0.2 pts
80Baraga County45.2+0.1 pts
81Chippewa County44.9-0 pts
82Alger County44.8-0.2 pts
83Luce County44.6+0.5 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2014.

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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 Michigan by female population share, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/michigan-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Wayne County, with 51.8% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Luce County, with 44.6% in 2014.

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