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Counties in Michigan by female population share

Saginaw County had the highest female population share of 83 counties in 2018, at 51.6%. Alger County had the lowest, at 44.2%. The median was 50% and the figure for Michigan was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Saginaw County
Lowest44.2Alger County
Median5083 counties
Michigan50.7History

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 48.9 %Alger County: 44.2 %Allegan County: 49.9 %Alpena County: 50.7 %Antrim County: 50 %Arenac County: 49.6 %Baraga County: 44.8 %Barry County: 50.1 %Bay County: 50.9 %Benzie County: 50 %Berrien County: 51.3 %Branch County: 48.5 %Calhoun County: 50.6 %Cass County: 50.1 %Charlevoix County: 50.2 %Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Chippewa County: 44.9 %Clare County: 49.9 %Clinton County: 50.7 %Crawford County: 49.1 %Delta County: 50.1 %Dickinson County: 50 %Eaton County: 50.9 %Emmet County: 50.7 %Genesee County: 51.4 %Gladwin County: 49.5 %Gogebic County: 46.1 %Grand Traverse County: 50.9 %Gratiot County: 45.8 %Hillsdale County: 50.2 %Houghton County: 46.2 %Huron County: 50.2 %Ingham County: 51.1 %Ionia County: 44.9 %Iosco County: 50.4 %Iron County: 49.9 %Isabella County: 51.2 %Jackson County: 48.5 %Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalkaska County: 48.7 %Kent County: 50.9 %Keweenaw County: 47.8 %Lake County: 44.4 %Lapeer County: 49.2 %Leelanau County: 50.7 %Lenawee County: 49.5 %Livingston County: 49.7 %Luce County: 47.5 %Mackinac County: 49.1 %Macomb County: 51.3 %Manistee County: 48.2 %Marquette County: 49 %Mason County: 50.4 %Mecosta County: 50.6 %Menominee County: 49.1 %Midland County: 50.6 %Missaukee County: 49 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Montcalm County: 46.8 %Montmorency County: 48.7 %Muskegon County: 50 %Newaygo County: 49.8 %Oakland County: 51.2 %Oceana County: 49.4 %Ogemaw County: 50 %Ontonagon County: 48.7 %Osceola County: 49.8 %Oscoda County: 48.8 %Otsego County: 50 %Ottawa County: 51 %Presque Isle County: 50.1 %Roscommon County: 49.9 %Saginaw County: 51.6 %St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Joseph County: 50.2 %Sanilac County: 50.1 %Schoolcraft County: 50.7 %Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Tuscola County: 49.8 %Van Buren County: 50.3 %Washtenaw County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wexford County: 50.1 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Genesee County: 51.4 %Genesee County51.4Berrien County: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Isabella County: 51.2 %Isabella County51.2Oakland County: 51.2 %Oakland County51.2Ingham County: 51.1 %Ingham County51.1Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Grand Traverse County: 50.9 %Grand Traverse County50.9Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Washtenaw County: 50.8 %Washtenaw County50.8Alpena County: 50.7 %Alpena County50.7Schoolcraft County: 50.7 %Schoolcraft County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Emmet County: 50.7 %Emmet County50.7Leelanau County: 50.7 %Leelanau County50.7Mecosta County: 50.6 %Mecosta County50.6Calhoun County: 50.6 %Calhoun County50.6Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Iosco County: 50.4 %Iosco County50.4Mason County: 50.4 %Mason County50.4Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Cheboygan County50.3Huron County: 50.2 %Huron County50.2Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2St. Joseph County: 50.2 %St. Joseph County50.2Hillsdale County: 50.2 %Hillsdale County50.2St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Charlevoix County: 50.2 %Charlevoix County50.2Delta County: 50.1 %Delta County50.1Wexford County: 50.1 %Wexford County50.1Cass County: 50.1 %Cass County50.1Presque Isle County: 50.1 %Presque Isle County50.1Barry County: 50.1 %Barry County50.1Sanilac County: 50.1 %Sanilac County50.1Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Genesee County: 51.4 %Genesee County51.4Berrien County: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Isabella County: 51.2 %Isabella County51.2Oakland County: 51.2 %Oakland County51.2Ingham County: 51.1 %Ingham County51.1Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Grand Traverse County: 50.9 %Grand Traverse County50.9Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Washtenaw County: 50.8 %Washtenaw County50.8Alpena County: 50.7 %Alpena County50.7Schoolcraft County: 50.7 %Schoolcraft County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Emmet County: 50.7 %Emmet County50.7Leelanau County: 50.7 %Leelanau County50.7Mecosta County: 50.6 %Mecosta County50.6Calhoun County: 50.6 %Calhoun County50.6Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Iosco County: 50.4 %Iosco County50.4Mason County: 50.4 %Mason County50.4Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3Cheboygan County: 50.3 %Cheboygan County50.3Huron County: 50.2 %Huron County50.2Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2St. Joseph County: 50.2 %St. Joseph County50.2Hillsdale County: 50.2 %Hillsdale County50.2St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Charlevoix County: 50.2 %Charlevoix County50.2Delta County: 50.1 %Delta County50.1Wexford County: 50.1 %Wexford County50.1Cass County: 50.1 %Cass County50.1Presque Isle County: 50.1 %Presque Isle County50.1Barry County: 50.1 %Barry County50.1Sanilac County: 50.1 %Sanilac County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Saginaw County51.60 pts
2Wayne County51.5-0 pts
3Genesee County51.4-0.1 pts
4Berrien County51.3-0 pts
4Macomb County51.3-0 pts
6Isabella County51.20 pts
7Oakland County51.2-0 pts
8Ingham County51.1-0 pts
9Ottawa County510 pts
10Kalamazoo County51-0 pts
11Eaton County50.9-0.1 pts
12Kent County50.90 pts
13Grand Traverse County50.90 pts
14Bay County50.90 pts
15Washtenaw County50.8+0.1 pts
16Alpena County50.7-0 pts
17Schoolcraft County50.7-0.2 pts
18Clinton County50.70 pts
19Emmet County50.7+0.1 pts
19Leelanau County50.7-0.1 pts
21Mecosta County50.6+0.1 pts
22Calhoun County50.6-0.1 pts
23Midland County50.6-0.1 pts
24Shiawassee County50.5-0 pts
25Iosco County50.4+0.3 pts
26Mason County50.4+0.1 pts
27Van Buren County50.3-0 pts
28Cheboygan County50.3+0.1 pts
29Huron County50.20 pts
30Monroe County50.2-0 pts
31St. Joseph County50.2-0.1 pts
32Hillsdale County50.2+0.1 pts
33St. Clair County50.2-0 pts
34Charlevoix County50.2-0.3 pts
35Delta County50.1-0.1 pts
36Wexford County50.1-0 pts
37Cass County50.1-0.1 pts
38Presque Isle County50.1+0.1 pts
39Barry County50.1+0.1 pts
40Sanilac County50.1-0.2 pts
41Benzie County50-0.1 pts
42Dickinson County50-0.3 pts
42Muskegon County50+0.1 pts
44Otsego County500 pts
45Antrim County500 pts
46Ogemaw County50-0.1 pts
47Clare County49.9-0.1 pts
48Roscommon County49.9-0.2 pts
49Allegan County49.9-0.1 pts
50Iron County49.90 pts
51Tuscola County49.8-0 pts
52Osceola County49.80 pts
53Newaygo County49.80 pts
54Livingston County49.7-0.1 pts
55Arenac County49.6-0.2 pts
56Lenawee County49.5+0.1 pts
57Gladwin County49.5-0.1 pts
58Oceana County49.4-0.2 pts
59Lapeer County49.20 pts
60Mackinac County49.1-0.1 pts
61Crawford County49.1-0.2 pts
62Menominee County49.10 pts
63Missaukee County49+0.1 pts
64Marquette County49-0 pts
65Alcona County48.9-0.1 pts
66Oscoda County48.8-0.1 pts
67Montmorency County48.7-0.3 pts
68Ontonagon County48.7-0.1 pts
69Kalkaska County48.70 pts
70Branch County48.50 pts
71Jackson County48.5-0.1 pts
72Manistee County48.2-0.2 pts
73Keweenaw County47.8+0.3 pts
74Luce County47.5+1 pts
75Montcalm County46.8-0.3 pts
76Houghton County46.20 pts
77Gogebic County46.1+0.3 pts
78Gratiot County45.8-0.1 pts
79Ionia County44.90 pts
80Chippewa County44.9+0.2 pts
81Baraga County44.8+0.2 pts
82Lake County44.4-0.2 pts
83Alger County44.2-0.3 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Saginaw County, with 51.6% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alger County, with 44.2% in 2018.

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