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Counties in Michigan by female population share

Isabella County had the highest female population share of 83 counties in 2022, at 51.7%. Luce County had the lowest, at 41.6%. 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
Lowest41.6Luce County
Median49.983 counties
Michigan50.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 49.4 %Alger County: 44.5 %Allegan County: 49.8 %Alpena County: 50.6 %Antrim County: 49.8 %Arenac County: 49.4 %Baraga County: 45.3 %Barry County: 50 %Bay County: 50.9 %Benzie County: 49.6 %Berrien County: 51.3 %Branch County: 49.1 %Calhoun County: 50.4 %Cass County: 50 %Charlevoix County: 50.1 %Cheboygan County: 49.8 %Chippewa County: 45.3 %Clare County: 49.9 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Crawford County: 48.6 %Delta County: 50 %Dickinson County: 49.8 %Eaton County: 50.9 %Emmet County: 50.4 %Genesee County: 51.5 %Gladwin County: 49.7 %Gogebic County: 49.1 %Grand Traverse County: 50.8 %Gratiot County: 45.7 %Hillsdale County: 50.1 %Houghton County: 46.4 %Huron County: 50.1 %Ingham County: 51.2 %Ionia County: 44.9 %Iosco County: 50 %Iron County: 49.9 %Isabella County: 51.7 %Jackson County: 48.5 %Kalamazoo County: 51.1 %Kalkaska County: 48.9 %Kent County: 50.9 %Keweenaw County: 48.9 %Lake County: 44.2 %Lapeer County: 49 %Leelanau County: 50.5 %Lenawee County: 49.7 %Livingston County: 49.8 %Luce County: 41.6 %Mackinac County: 49.7 %Macomb County: 51.3 %Manistee County: 48.3 %Marquette County: 48.7 %Mason County: 50.5 %Mecosta County: 50.7 %Menominee County: 48.8 %Midland County: 50.6 %Missaukee County: 49.1 %Monroe County: 50.1 %Montcalm County: 47 %Montmorency County: 48.3 %Muskegon County: 50.3 %Newaygo County: 49.5 %Oakland County: 51.1 %Oceana County: 49.3 %Ogemaw County: 49.9 %Ontonagon County: 48.8 %Osceola County: 49.5 %Oscoda County: 48.8 %Otsego County: 49.9 %Ottawa County: 51 %Presque Isle County: 49.5 %Roscommon County: 49.8 %Saginaw County: 51.6 %St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Joseph County: 50 %Sanilac County: 49.8 %Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Tuscola County: 49.7 %Van Buren County: 50.3 %Washtenaw County: 51 %Wayne County: 51.5 %Wexford County: 50 %
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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

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: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Ingham County: 51.2 %Ingham County51.2Oakland County: 51.1 %Oakland County51.1Kalamazoo County: 51.1 %Kalamazoo County51.1Washtenaw County: 51 %Washtenaw County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Grand Traverse County: 50.8 %Grand Traverse County50.8Mecosta County: 50.7 %Mecosta County50.7Alpena County: 50.6 %Alpena County50.6Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Leelanau County: 50.5 %Leelanau County50.5Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Mason County: 50.5 %Mason County50.5Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Schoolcraft County50.4Calhoun County: 50.4 %Calhoun County50.4Emmet County: 50.4 %Emmet County50.4Muskegon County: 50.3 %Muskegon County50.3Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Huron County: 50.1 %Huron County50.1Charlevoix County: 50.1 %Charlevoix County50.1Monroe County: 50.1 %Monroe County50.1Hillsdale County: 50.1 %Hillsdale County50.1Cass County: 50 %Cass County50Iosco County: 50 %Iosco County50Wexford County: 50 %Wexford County50Delta County: 50 %Delta County50St. Joseph County: 50 %St. Joseph County50Barry County: 50 %Barry County50Otsego County: 49.9 %Otsego County49.9Clare County: 49.9 %Clare 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: 51.3 %Berrien County51.3Macomb County: 51.3 %Macomb County51.3Ingham County: 51.2 %Ingham County51.2Oakland County: 51.1 %Oakland County51.1Kalamazoo County: 51.1 %Kalamazoo County51.1Washtenaw County: 51 %Washtenaw County51Ottawa County: 51 %Ottawa County51Bay County: 50.9 %Bay County50.9Eaton County: 50.9 %Eaton County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Kent County: 50.9 %Kent County50.9Grand Traverse County: 50.8 %Grand Traverse County50.8Mecosta County: 50.7 %Mecosta County50.7Alpena County: 50.6 %Alpena County50.6Midland County: 50.6 %Midland County50.6Leelanau County: 50.5 %Leelanau County50.5Shiawassee County: 50.5 %Shiawassee County50.5Mason County: 50.5 %Mason County50.5Schoolcraft County: 50.4 %Schoolcraft County50.4Calhoun County: 50.4 %Calhoun County50.4Emmet County: 50.4 %Emmet County50.4Muskegon County: 50.3 %Muskegon County50.3Van Buren County: 50.3 %Van Buren County50.3St. Clair County: 50.2 %St. Clair County50.2Huron County: 50.1 %Huron County50.1Charlevoix County: 50.1 %Charlevoix County50.1Monroe County: 50.1 %Monroe County50.1Hillsdale County: 50.1 %Hillsdale County50.1Cass County: 50 %Cass County50Iosco County: 50 %Iosco County50Wexford County: 50 %Wexford County50Delta County: 50 %Delta County50St. Joseph County: 50 %St. Joseph County50Barry County: 50 %Barry County50Otsego County: 49.9 %Otsego County49.9Clare County: 49.9 %Clare County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Isabella County51.7-0 pts
2Saginaw County51.60 pts
3Wayne County51.50 pts
4Genesee County51.5-0 pts
5Berrien County51.3+0.1 pts
6Macomb County51.3+0.1 pts
7Ingham County51.2+0.1 pts
8Oakland County51.1-0 pts
9Kalamazoo County51.1+0.1 pts
10Washtenaw County510 pts
11Ottawa County510 pts
12Bay County50.9+0.1 pts
13Eaton County50.9-0 pts
14Clinton County50.90 pts
15Kent County50.90 pts
16Grand Traverse County50.8+0.1 pts
17Mecosta County50.7-0.2 pts
18Alpena County50.6+0.1 pts
19Midland County50.6-0 pts
20Leelanau County50.5-0.3 pts
21Shiawassee County50.5-0 pts
22Mason County50.5+0.1 pts
23Schoolcraft County50.40 pts
24Calhoun County50.4-0.1 pts
25Emmet County50.40 pts
26Muskegon County50.3-0 pts
27Van Buren County50.3-0.1 pts
28St. Clair County50.2-0 pts
29Huron County50.10 pts
30Charlevoix County50.1+0.1 pts
31Monroe County50.1-0 pts
32Hillsdale County50.1+0.1 pts
33Cass County50-0.1 pts
34Iosco County50+0.2 pts
35Wexford County500 pts
36Delta County500 pts
37St. Joseph County50-0.1 pts
38Barry County50-0.1 pts
39Otsego County49.90 pts
40Clare County49.9-0.1 pts
40Ogemaw County49.9+0.1 pts
42Iron County49.9+0.2 pts
43Antrim County49.8-0.1 pts
44Cheboygan County49.8-0.2 pts
45Sanilac County49.8-0 pts
46Livingston County49.8+0.1 pts
47Roscommon County49.8+0.1 pts
48Allegan County49.80 pts
49Dickinson County49.8-0 pts
50Mackinac County49.7+0.2 pts
51Lenawee County49.7+0.2 pts
52Gladwin County49.7+0.1 pts
53Tuscola County49.70 pts
54Benzie County49.6-0.1 pts
55Osceola County49.5-0.2 pts
56Newaygo County49.50 pts
57Presque Isle County49.5-0.3 pts
58Alcona County49.4+0.3 pts
59Arenac County49.4+0.1 pts
60Oceana County49.3+0.1 pts
61Branch County49.1+0.8 pts
62Missaukee County49.10 pts
63Gogebic County49.1-0.1 pts
64Lapeer County49-0 pts
65Kalkaska County48.9+0.1 pts
66Keweenaw County48.9-0.3 pts
67Oscoda County48.8+0.1 pts
68Ontonagon County48.8-0.2 pts
69Menominee County48.80 pts
70Marquette County48.7-0.1 pts
71Crawford County48.6-0.1 pts
72Jackson County48.50 pts
73Manistee County48.3-0 pts
74Montmorency County48.3+0.1 pts
75Montcalm County47+0.4 pts
76Houghton County46.4-0.1 pts
77Gratiot County45.7-0.2 pts
78Chippewa County45.3-0.6 pts
79Baraga County45.3+0.3 pts
80Ionia County44.90 pts
81Alger County44.5-0.2 pts
82Lake County44.2+0.2 pts
83Luce County41.6-2.4 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.

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, 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Isabella County, with 51.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Luce County, with 41.6% in 2022.

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