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Counties in Michigan by female population share

Isabella County had the highest female population share of 83 counties in 2021, at 51.7%. Luce County had the lowest, at 44%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Michigan was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.7Isabella County
Lowest44Luce County
Median49.983 counties
Michigan50.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 49.1 %Alger County: 44.7 %Allegan County: 49.8 %Alpena County: 50.6 %Antrim County: 50 %Arenac County: 49.3 %Baraga County: 45 %Barry County: 50 %Bay County: 50.9 %Benzie County: 49.7 %Berrien County: 51.2 %Branch County: 48.3 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Cass County: 50.1 %Charlevoix County: 50 %Cheboygan County: 50 %Chippewa County: 45.9 %Clare County: 50 %Clinton County: 50.8 %Crawford County: 48.7 %Delta County: 50 %Dickinson County: 49.8 %Eaton County: 50.9 %Emmet County: 50.4 %Genesee County: 51.5 %Gladwin County: 49.5 %Gogebic County: 49.1 %Grand Traverse County: 50.7 %Gratiot County: 45.9 %Hillsdale County: 49.9 %Houghton County: 46.5 %Huron County: 50.1 %Ingham County: 51.1 %Ionia County: 44.9 %Iosco County: 49.8 %Iron County: 49.7 %Isabella County: 51.7 %Jackson County: 48.5 %Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalkaska County: 48.8 %Kent County: 50.9 %Keweenaw County: 49.2 %Lake County: 44 %Lapeer County: 49 %Leelanau County: 50.8 %Lenawee County: 49.5 %Livingston County: 49.7 %Luce County: 44 %Mackinac County: 49.5 %Macomb County: 51.2 %Manistee County: 48.4 %Marquette County: 48.9 %Mason County: 50.4 %Mecosta County: 50.9 %Menominee County: 48.8 %Midland County: 50.6 %Missaukee County: 49.1 %Monroe County: 50.1 %Montcalm County: 46.6 %Montmorency County: 48.2 %Muskegon County: 50.4 %Newaygo County: 49.5 %Oakland County: 51.1 %Oceana County: 49.3 %Ogemaw County: 49.8 %Ontonagon County: 48.9 %Osceola County: 49.8 %Oscoda County: 48.8 %Otsego County: 49.9 %Ottawa County: 51 %Presque Isle County: 49.7 %Roscommon County: 49.7 %Saginaw County: 51.6 %St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Joseph County: 50.1 %Sanilac County: 49.9 %Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Tuscola County: 49.7 %Van Buren County: 50.4 %Washtenaw County: 51 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wexford County: 50 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Isabella County: 51.7 %Isabella County51.7Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Genesee County: 51.5 %Genesee County51.5Berrien County: 51.2 %Berrien County51.2Macomb County: 51.2 %Macomb County51.2Oakland County: 51.1 %Oakland County51.1Ingham County: 51.1 %Ingham County51.1Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Washtenaw County: 51 %Washtenaw County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Mecosta County: 50.9 %Mecosta County50.9Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Clinton County: 50.8 %Clinton County50.8Leelanau County: 50.8 %Leelanau County50.8Grand Traverse County: 50.7 %Grand Traverse County50.7Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Alpena County: 50.6 %Alpena County50.6Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Calhoun County: 50.5 %Calhoun County50.5Van Buren County: 50.4 %Van Buren County50.4Emmet County: 50.4 %Emmet County50.4Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Schoolcraft County50.4Mason County: 50.4 %Mason County50.4Muskegon County: 50.4 %Muskegon County50.4St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Monroe County: 50.1 %Monroe County50.1Huron County: 50.1 %Huron County50.1Cass County: 50.1 %Cass County50.1St. Joseph County: 50.1 %St. Joseph County50.1Cheboygan County: 50 %Cheboygan County50Barry County: 50 %Barry County50Charlevoix County: 50 %Charlevoix County50Wexford County: 50 %Wexford County50Antrim County: 50 %Antrim County50Delta County: 50 %Delta County50Clare County: 50 %Clare County50Hillsdale County: 49.9 %Hillsdale County49.9Isabella County: 51.7 %Isabella County51.7Saginaw County: 51.6 %Saginaw County51.6Wayne County: 51.5 %Wayne County51.5Genesee County: 51.5 %Genesee County51.5Berrien County: 51.2 %Berrien County51.2Macomb County: 51.2 %Macomb County51.2Oakland County: 51.1 %Oakland County51.1Ingham County: 51.1 %Ingham County51.1Kalamazoo County: 51 %Kalamazoo County51Washtenaw County: 51 %Washtenaw County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Mecosta County: 50.9 %Mecosta County50.9Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Clinton County: 50.8 %Clinton County50.8Leelanau County: 50.8 %Leelanau County50.8Grand Traverse County: 50.7 %Grand Traverse County50.7Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Alpena County: 50.6 %Alpena County50.6Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Calhoun County: 50.5 %Calhoun County50.5Van Buren County: 50.4 %Van Buren County50.4Emmet County: 50.4 %Emmet County50.4Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Schoolcraft County50.4Mason County: 50.4 %Mason County50.4Muskegon County: 50.4 %Muskegon County50.4St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Monroe County: 50.1 %Monroe County50.1Huron County: 50.1 %Huron County50.1Cass County: 50.1 %Cass County50.1St. Joseph County: 50.1 %St. Joseph County50.1Cheboygan County: 50 %Cheboygan County50Barry County: 50 %Barry County50Charlevoix County: 50 %Charlevoix County50Wexford County: 50 %Wexford County50Antrim County: 50 %Antrim County50Delta County: 50 %Delta County50Clare County: 50 %Clare County50Hillsdale County: 49.9 %Hillsdale County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Isabella County51.7-0 pts
2Saginaw County51.60 pts
3Wayne County51.50 pts
4Genesee County51.50 pts
5Berrien County51.2+0.1 pts
6Macomb County51.20 pts
7Oakland County51.10 pts
8Ingham County51.10 pts
9Kalamazoo County51+0.1 pts
10Washtenaw County51+0.1 pts
11Ottawa County51-0.1 pts
12Eaton County50.9-0 pts
13Mecosta County50.9-0.1 pts
14Bay County50.90 pts
15Kent County50.9-0 pts
16Clinton County50.8-0.1 pts
17Leelanau County50.8-0.1 pts
18Grand Traverse County50.7-0 pts
19Midland County50.60 pts
20Alpena County50.6-0.1 pts
21Shiawassee County50.5-0 pts
22Calhoun County50.5+0.1 pts
23Van Buren County50.4+0.1 pts
24Emmet County50.40 pts
25Schoolcraft County50.4-0.1 pts
26Mason County50.4+0.1 pts
27Muskegon County50.4-0 pts
28St. Clair County50.2-0 pts
29Monroe County50.10 pts
30Huron County50.1-0 pts
31Cass County50.10 pts
32St. Joseph County50.1+0.1 pts
33Cheboygan County50-0.1 pts
34Barry County50-0 pts
35Charlevoix County50-0.2 pts
36Wexford County50-0.1 pts
37Antrim County50+0.1 pts
38Delta County50-0 pts
39Clare County50+0.1 pts
40Hillsdale County49.9-0.1 pts
41Otsego County49.9-0.1 pts
42Sanilac County49.9-0.1 pts
43Iosco County49.8-0.1 pts
44Ogemaw County49.8-0 pts
45Dickinson County49.8-0 pts
46Allegan County49.8-0 pts
47Osceola County49.80 pts
48Presque Isle County49.7-0 pts
49Roscommon County49.70 pts
50Livingston County49.7-0 pts
51Iron County49.7-0.1 pts
52Benzie County49.7-0.2 pts
53Tuscola County49.7-0.1 pts
54Lenawee County49.5-0 pts
55Gladwin County49.50 pts
56Newaygo County49.5-0 pts
57Mackinac County49.5-0 pts
58Arenac County49.3-0 pts
59Oceana County49.3-0 pts
60Keweenaw County49.2+1 pts
61Gogebic County49.1-0.2 pts
62Alcona County49.1-0.1 pts
63Missaukee County49.1-0 pts
64Lapeer County49-0.1 pts
65Ontonagon County48.9+0.2 pts
66Marquette County48.9+0.4 pts
67Kalkaska County48.80 pts
68Menominee County48.8-0.1 pts
69Oscoda County48.8+0.2 pts
70Crawford County48.7+0.1 pts
71Jackson County48.5-0.2 pts
72Manistee County48.40 pts
73Branch County48.3-0.1 pts
74Montmorency County48.2-0.2 pts
75Montcalm County46.6-0 pts
76Houghton County46.5-0 pts
77Chippewa County45.9+1.1 pts
78Gratiot County45.9+0.2 pts
79Baraga County45+0.2 pts
80Ionia County44.9+0.2 pts
81Alger County44.70 pts
82Lake County44+0.1 pts
83Luce County44+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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Isabella County, with 51.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Luce County, with 44% in 2021.

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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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