Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2017, at 52%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.6%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Waseca County
Lowest46.6Pine County
Median49.887 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 50.1 %Becker County: 49.9 %Beltrami County: 50.2 %Benton County: 50 %Big Stone County: 50.5 %Blue Earth County: 49.6 %Brown County: 50 %Carlton County: 47.9 %Carver County: 50.6 %Cass County: 48.8 %Chippewa County: 50.5 %Chisago County: 48.4 %Clay County: 50.5 %Clearwater County: 49.5 %Cook County: 49.9 %Cottonwood County: 50.4 %Crow Wing County: 50 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 49.7 %Douglas County: 50.2 %Faribault County: 49.8 %Fillmore County: 49.6 %Freeborn County: 49.9 %Goodhue County: 50.2 %Grant County: 49.8 %Hennepin County: 50.7 %Houston County: 50.2 %Hubbard County: 49.6 %Isanti County: 49.6 %Itasca County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 49.1 %Kanabec County: 49.3 %Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kittson County: 49.4 %Koochiching County: 49.9 %Lac qui Parle County: 49.3 %Lake County: 48.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 47.6 %Le Sueur County: 49.4 %Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lyon County: 50.1 %McLeod County: 50 %Mahnomen County: 49.9 %Marshall County: 49 %Martin County: 50.5 %Meeker County: 49.1 %Mille Lacs County: 49.8 %Morrison County: 49.4 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 49.5 %Nicollet County: 49.8 %Nobles County: 49.3 %Norman County: 48.8 %Olmsted County: 51.2 %Otter Tail County: 49.5 %Pennington County: 50.2 %Pine County: 46.6 %Pipestone County: 50.9 %Polk County: 49.9 %Pope County: 49 %Ramsey County: 51.4 %Red Lake County: 49 %Redwood County: 49.7 %Renville County: 49.4 %Rice County: 49.5 %Rock County: 50.7 %Roseau County: 48.4 %St. Louis County: 49.8 %Scott County: 50.3 %Sherburne County: 48.6 %Sibley County: 49.6 %Stearns County: 49.6 %Steele County: 50.2 %Stevens County: 49.9 %Swift County: 50.1 %Todd County: 48.8 %Traverse County: 50 %Wabasha County: 49.9 %Wadena County: 50.4 %Waseca County: 52 %Washington County: 50.8 %Watonwan County: 50.2 %Wilkin County: 48.5 %Winona County: 50.9 %Wright County: 49.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.9 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Waseca County: 52 %Waseca County52Ramsey County: 51.4 %Ramsey County51.4Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Pipestone County: 50.9 %Pipestone County50.9Winona County: 50.9 %Winona County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Carver County: 50.6 %Carver County50.6Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Chippewa County: 50.5 %Chippewa County50.5Martin County: 50.5 %Martin County50.5Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Cottonwood County: 50.4 %Cottonwood County50.4Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Goodhue County: 50.2 %Goodhue County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kandiyohi County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Beltrami County: 50.2 %Beltrami County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Douglas County: 50.2 %Douglas County50.2Watonwan County: 50.2 %Watonwan County50.2Anoka County: 50.1 %Anoka County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Swift County: 50.1 %Swift County50.1Brown County: 50 %Brown County50McLeod County: 50 %McLeod County50Crow Wing County: 50 %Crow Wing County50Traverse County: 50 %Traverse County50Benton County: 50 %Benton County50Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Stevens County: 49.9 %Stevens County49.9Cook County: 49.9 %Cook County49.9Becker County: 49.9 %Becker County49.9Koochiching County: 49.9 %Koochiching County49.9Yellow Medicine County: 49.9 %Yellow Medicine County49.9Waseca County: 52 %Waseca County52Ramsey County: 51.4 %Ramsey County51.4Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Pipestone County: 50.9 %Pipestone County50.9Winona County: 50.9 %Winona County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Carver County: 50.6 %Carver County50.6Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Chippewa County: 50.5 %Chippewa County50.5Martin County: 50.5 %Martin County50.5Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Cottonwood County: 50.4 %Cottonwood County50.4Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Goodhue County: 50.2 %Goodhue County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kandiyohi County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Beltrami County: 50.2 %Beltrami County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Douglas County: 50.2 %Douglas County50.2Watonwan County: 50.2 %Watonwan County50.2Anoka County: 50.1 %Anoka County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Swift County: 50.1 %Swift County50.1Brown County: 50 %Brown County50McLeod County: 50 %McLeod County50Crow Wing County: 50 %Crow Wing County50Traverse County: 50 %Traverse County50Benton County: 50 %Benton County50Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Stevens County: 49.9 %Stevens County49.9Cook County: 49.9 %Cook County49.9Becker County: 49.9 %Becker County49.9Koochiching County: 49.9 %Koochiching County49.9Yellow Medicine County: 49.9 %Yellow Medicine County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Waseca County52-0.3 pts
2Ramsey County51.4-0 pts
3Olmsted County51.20 pts
4Dakota County51-0 pts
5Pipestone County50.9+0.3 pts
6Winona County50.9+0.1 pts
7Washington County50.80 pts
8Rock County50.7+0.2 pts
9Hennepin County50.70 pts
10Carver County50.60 pts
11Big Stone County50.5-0.5 pts
12Clay County50.5-0.1 pts
13Chippewa County50.5-0.2 pts
14Martin County50.5-0.1 pts
15Wadena County50.4-0.1 pts
16Cottonwood County50.4+0.1 pts
17Scott County50.30 pts
18Goodhue County50.20 pts
19Kandiyohi County50.2+0.1 pts
20Houston County50.2-0.1 pts
21Steele County50.2-0.1 pts
22Beltrami County50.2-0 pts
23Pennington County50.2+0.2 pts
24Douglas County50.2+0.1 pts
24Watonwan County50.2-0.1 pts
26Anoka County50.10 pts
27Mower County50.1-0 pts
28Lyon County50.1-0 pts
29Swift County50.1+0.2 pts
30Brown County50-0.1 pts
31McLeod County50-0.1 pts
32Crow Wing County50-0 pts
33Traverse County500 pts
34Benton County50+0.2 pts
35Polk County49.9+0.1 pts
36Stevens County49.90 pts
37Cook County49.9+0.1 pts
38Becker County49.9-0 pts
39Koochiching County49.90 pts
40Yellow Medicine County49.9+0.3 pts
41Wabasha County49.9-0.1 pts
42Freeborn County49.9-0.1 pts
43Mahnomen County49.9-0.3 pts
44Grant County49.8-0.2 pts
45Faribault County49.8-0.3 pts
46St. Louis County49.80 pts
47Nicollet County49.8-0.1 pts
48Mille Lacs County49.8-0 pts
49Wright County49.80 pts
50Redwood County49.7-0.1 pts
51Dodge County49.7-0.1 pts
52Sibley County49.60 pts
53Hubbard County49.60 pts
54Fillmore County49.6-0 pts
55Isanti County49.6+0.2 pts
56Blue Earth County49.6-0 pts
57Stearns County49.6-0.1 pts
58Murray County49.5-0.5 pts
59Otter Tail County49.5-0 pts
60Rice County49.5+0.1 pts
61Clearwater County49.5+0.2 pts
62Lincoln County49.5-0.1 pts
63Kittson County49.4-0.4 pts
64Le Sueur County49.4-0.1 pts
65Renville County49.4+0.1 pts
66Itasca County49.4+0.1 pts
66Morrison County49.4-0.1 pts
68Nobles County49.3+0.1 pts
69Lac qui Parle County49.3+0.2 pts
70Kanabec County49.3+0.1 pts
71Aitkin County49.2-0.1 pts
72Jackson County49.1-0 pts
73Meeker County49.1-0.1 pts
74Red Lake County490 pts
75Marshall County490 pts
76Pope County49-0.1 pts
77Norman County48.8-0.2 pts
78Cass County48.8+0.1 pts
79Todd County48.80 pts
80Lake County48.7-0.2 pts
81Sherburne County48.60 pts
82Wilkin County48.5-0.3 pts
83Roseau County48.4-0.1 pts
84Chisago County48.4+0.1 pts
85Carlton County47.9+0.1 pts
86Lake of the Woods County47.6-0.3 pts
87Pine County46.6-0 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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 52% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.6% in 2017.

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