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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2014, at 52.9%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.6%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.9Waseca County
Lowest46.6Pine County
Median49.987 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 50.1 %Becker County: 49.9 %Beltrami County: 50.2 %Benton County: 49.8 %Big Stone County: 51.1 %Blue Earth County: 49.7 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carlton County: 47.7 %Carver County: 50.4 %Cass County: 49.1 %Chippewa County: 50.6 %Chisago County: 48.4 %Clay County: 50.7 %Clearwater County: 49.5 %Cook County: 50 %Cottonwood County: 50.6 %Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 50 %Douglas County: 50.1 %Faribault County: 50.5 %Fillmore County: 49.9 %Freeborn County: 50.3 %Goodhue County: 50.2 %Grant County: 50.5 %Hennepin County: 50.8 %Houston County: 50.2 %Hubbard County: 49.7 %Isanti County: 49.5 %Itasca County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 49.4 %Kanabec County: 49.2 %Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kittson County: 49.6 %Koochiching County: 50.3 %Lac qui Parle County: 49.7 %Lake County: 49.2 %Lake of the Woods County: 48.8 %Le Sueur County: 49.4 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Lyon County: 50.1 %McLeod County: 50.2 %Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 48.9 %Martin County: 50.7 %Meeker County: 49.3 %Mille Lacs County: 50 %Morrison County: 49.5 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 49.9 %Nicollet County: 49.9 %Nobles County: 48.9 %Norman County: 49.6 %Olmsted County: 51 %Otter Tail County: 49.5 %Pennington County: 50.1 %Pine County: 46.6 %Pipestone County: 51.2 %Polk County: 50 %Pope County: 49.4 %Ramsey County: 51.4 %Red Lake County: 49.1 %Redwood County: 49.9 %Renville County: 49.1 %Rice County: 49.2 %Rock County: 50.7 %Roseau County: 48.6 %St. Louis County: 49.7 %Scott County: 50.2 %Sherburne County: 48.7 %Sibley County: 49.9 %Stearns County: 49.6 %Steele County: 50.4 %Stevens County: 50 %Swift County: 49.7 %Todd County: 48.7 %Traverse County: 50.2 %Wabasha County: 50 %Wadena County: 50.3 %Waseca County: 52.9 %Washington County: 50.7 %Watonwan County: 50.2 %Wilkin County: 49.1 %Winona County: 50.8 %Wright County: 49.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.1 %
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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

Waseca County: 52.9 %Waseca County52.9Ramsey County: 51.4 %Ramsey County51.4Pipestone County: 51.2 %Pipestone County51.2Big Stone County: 51.1 %Big Stone County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Olmsted County: 51 %Olmsted County51Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Winona County: 50.8 %Winona County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Washington County: 50.7 %Washington County50.7Clay County: 50.7 %Clay County50.7Cottonwood County: 50.6 %Cottonwood County50.6Chippewa County: 50.6 %Chippewa County50.6Grant County: 50.5 %Grant County50.5Faribault County: 50.5 %Faribault County50.5Steele County: 50.4 %Steele County50.4Carver County: 50.4 %Carver County50.4Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Mahnomen County50.3Koochiching County: 50.3 %Koochiching County50.3Freeborn County: 50.3 %Freeborn County50.3Wadena County: 50.3 %Wadena County50.3Beltrami County: 50.2 %Beltrami County50.2Goodhue County: 50.2 %Goodhue County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Traverse County: 50.2 %Traverse County50.2Scott County: 50.2 %Scott County50.2Watonwan County: 50.2 %Watonwan County50.2McLeod County: 50.2 %McLeod County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Anoka County: 50.1 %Anoka County50.1Pennington County: 50.1 %Pennington County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Douglas County: 50.1 %Douglas County50.1Wabasha County: 50 %Wabasha County50Dodge County: 50 %Dodge County50Polk County: 50 %Polk County50Waseca County: 52.9 %Waseca County52.9Ramsey County: 51.4 %Ramsey County51.4Pipestone County: 51.2 %Pipestone County51.2Big Stone County: 51.1 %Big Stone County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Olmsted County: 51 %Olmsted County51Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Winona County: 50.8 %Winona County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Washington County: 50.7 %Washington County50.7Clay County: 50.7 %Clay County50.7Cottonwood County: 50.6 %Cottonwood County50.6Chippewa County: 50.6 %Chippewa County50.6Grant County: 50.5 %Grant County50.5Faribault County: 50.5 %Faribault County50.5Steele County: 50.4 %Steele County50.4Carver County: 50.4 %Carver County50.4Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Mahnomen County50.3Koochiching County: 50.3 %Koochiching County50.3Freeborn County: 50.3 %Freeborn County50.3Wadena County: 50.3 %Wadena County50.3Beltrami County: 50.2 %Beltrami County50.2Goodhue County: 50.2 %Goodhue County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Traverse County: 50.2 %Traverse County50.2Scott County: 50.2 %Scott County50.2Watonwan County: 50.2 %Watonwan County50.2McLeod County: 50.2 %McLeod County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Anoka County: 50.1 %Anoka County50.1Pennington County: 50.1 %Pennington County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Douglas County: 50.1 %Douglas County50.1Wabasha County: 50 %Wabasha County50Dodge County: 50 %Dodge County50Polk County: 50 %Polk County50
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Waseca County52.9+0.1 pts
2Ramsey County51.4-0 pts
3Pipestone County51.2+0.1 pts
4Big Stone County51.1-0.2 pts
5Dakota County51+0.1 pts
6Olmsted County51-0.1 pts
7Hennepin County50.8-0 pts
8Winona County50.8-0.1 pts
9Martin County50.7-0 pts
10Rock County50.70 pts
11Washington County50.70 pts
12Clay County50.7-0 pts
13Cottonwood County50.6+0.2 pts
14Chippewa County50.6-0.1 pts
15Grant County50.5+0.2 pts
16Faribault County50.5+0.1 pts
17Steele County50.4-0 pts
18Carver County50.4+0.1 pts
19Mahnomen County50.3+0.6 pts
20Koochiching County50.30 pts
21Freeborn County50.3-0 pts
22Wadena County50.3-0.5 pts
23Beltrami County50.20 pts
24Goodhue County50.2-0.1 pts
25Houston County50.2-0.1 pts
26Traverse County50.2+0.5 pts
27Scott County50.20 pts
28Watonwan County50.2-0.1 pts
29McLeod County50.2-0.1 pts
30Kandiyohi County50.10 pts
31Mower County50.1-0.1 pts
32Lyon County50.1+0.1 pts
33Brown County50.1-0 pts
34Anoka County50.10 pts
35Pennington County50.1-0.1 pts
36Crow Wing County50.1-0 pts
36Douglas County50.1+0.1 pts
38Wabasha County50-0 pts
39Dodge County50-0 pts
40Polk County50+0.1 pts
41Stevens County50-0.2 pts
42Cook County50-0.2 pts
43Mille Lacs County50+0.2 pts
44Murray County49.9-0.2 pts
45Redwood County49.9-0.2 pts
46Sibley County49.9-0.1 pts
47Becker County49.9-0 pts
48Fillmore County49.9+0.2 pts
49Lincoln County49.9-0.1 pts
50Nicollet County49.9-0 pts
51Benton County49.8-0 pts
52Wright County49.80 pts
53Hubbard County49.7-0.3 pts
54Lac qui Parle County49.7-0.1 pts
55St. Louis County49.7-0 pts
56Blue Earth County49.7+0.1 pts
57Swift County49.7-0.1 pts
58Stearns County49.6-0 pts
59Norman County49.60 pts
60Kittson County49.6+0.1 pts
61Otter Tail County49.5-0.1 pts
62Isanti County49.5-0.1 pts
63Itasca County49.5-0 pts
64Morrison County49.50 pts
65Clearwater County49.5-0 pts
66Pope County49.40 pts
67Jackson County49.40 pts
68Le Sueur County49.4-0.2 pts
69Meeker County49.3+0.1 pts
70Kanabec County49.2-0.1 pts
71Aitkin County49.20 pts
72Rice County49.2+0.1 pts
73Lake County49.2+0.2 pts
74Renville County49.1-0 pts
75Yellow Medicine County49.1+0.3 pts
76Wilkin County49.1-0.2 pts
77Cass County49.1+0.1 pts
78Red Lake County49.1-0.4 pts
79Marshall County48.9-0.1 pts
80Nobles County48.9+0.3 pts
81Lake of the Woods County48.8+0.1 pts
82Todd County48.7-0.2 pts
83Sherburne County48.7-0.1 pts
84Roseau County48.6-0.2 pts
85Chisago County48.40 pts
86Carlton County47.7-0.1 pts
87Pine County46.6+0.1 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 52.9% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.6% in 2014.

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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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