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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2018, at 51.8%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.3%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Waseca County
Lowest46.3Pine County
Median49.887 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 50.2 %Becker County: 49.9 %Beltrami County: 50.1 %Benton County: 50.1 %Big Stone County: 50.5 %Blue Earth County: 49.7 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carlton County: 48 %Carver County: 50.6 %Cass County: 48.7 %Chippewa County: 50 %Chisago County: 48.5 %Clay County: 50.5 %Clearwater County: 49.4 %Cook County: 49.6 %Cottonwood County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County: 50 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 49.7 %Douglas County: 50 %Faribault County: 49.9 %Fillmore County: 49.7 %Freeborn County: 50 %Goodhue County: 50.4 %Grant County: 50.1 %Hennepin County: 50.7 %Houston County: 50.3 %Hubbard County: 49.5 %Isanti County: 49.4 %Itasca County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 49.3 %Kanabec County: 49.6 %Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kittson County: 49.5 %Koochiching County: 49.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 49.1 %Lake County: 48.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 47 %Le Sueur County: 49.4 %Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lyon County: 50.2 %McLeod County: 49.9 %Mahnomen County: 49.8 %Marshall County: 48.9 %Martin County: 50.4 %Meeker County: 49 %Mille Lacs County: 49.9 %Morrison County: 49.4 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 49.6 %Nicollet County: 49.9 %Nobles County: 49.3 %Norman County: 48.9 %Olmsted County: 51.1 %Otter Tail County: 49.6 %Pennington County: 50.2 %Pine County: 46.3 %Pipestone County: 50.6 %Polk County: 49.9 %Pope County: 49 %Ramsey County: 51.3 %Red Lake County: 48.6 %Redwood County: 49.6 %Renville County: 49.4 %Rice County: 49.6 %Rock County: 50.7 %Roseau County: 48.5 %St. Louis County: 49.7 %Scott County: 50.3 %Sherburne County: 48.7 %Sibley County: 49.5 %Stearns County: 49.6 %Steele County: 50.1 %Stevens County: 50.1 %Swift County: 49.8 %Todd County: 48.7 %Traverse County: 49.8 %Wabasha County: 49.8 %Wadena County: 50.4 %Waseca County: 51.8 %Washington County: 50.8 %Watonwan County: 50 %Wilkin County: 48.4 %Winona County: 51 %Wright County: 49.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.7 %
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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

Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.1 %Olmsted County51.1Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Pipestone County: 50.6 %Pipestone County50.6Carver County: 50.6 %Carver County50.6Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Goodhue County: 50.4 %Goodhue County50.4Martin County: 50.4 %Martin County50.4Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Houston County: 50.3 %Houston County50.3Lyon County: 50.2 %Lyon County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kandiyohi County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1Cottonwood County: 50.1 %Cottonwood County50.1Benton County: 50.1 %Benton County50.1Grant County: 50.1 %Grant County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Steele County: 50.1 %Steele County50.1Beltrami County: 50.1 %Beltrami County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Crow Wing County: 50 %Crow Wing County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Chippewa County: 50 %Chippewa County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50Watonwan County: 50 %Watonwan County50McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Faribault County: 49.9 %Faribault County49.9Nicollet County: 49.9 %Nicollet County49.9Becker County: 49.9 %Becker County49.9Mille Lacs County: 49.9 %Mille Lacs County49.9Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.1 %Olmsted County51.1Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Pipestone County: 50.6 %Pipestone County50.6Carver County: 50.6 %Carver County50.6Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Clay County: 50.5 %Clay County50.5Goodhue County: 50.4 %Goodhue County50.4Martin County: 50.4 %Martin County50.4Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Houston County: 50.3 %Houston County50.3Lyon County: 50.2 %Lyon County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.2 %Kandiyohi County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Stevens County: 50.1 %Stevens County50.1Cottonwood County: 50.1 %Cottonwood County50.1Benton County: 50.1 %Benton County50.1Grant County: 50.1 %Grant County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Steele County: 50.1 %Steele County50.1Beltrami County: 50.1 %Beltrami County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Crow Wing County: 50 %Crow Wing County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Chippewa County: 50 %Chippewa County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50Watonwan County: 50 %Watonwan County50McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Faribault County: 49.9 %Faribault County49.9Nicollet County: 49.9 %Nicollet County49.9Becker County: 49.9 %Becker County49.9Mille Lacs County: 49.9 %Mille Lacs County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Waseca County51.8-0.3 pts
2Ramsey County51.3-0 pts
3Olmsted County51.1-0.1 pts
4Winona County51+0.2 pts
5Dakota County51-0 pts
6Washington County50.8+0.1 pts
7Rock County50.70 pts
8Hennepin County50.70 pts
9Pipestone County50.6-0.3 pts
10Carver County50.60 pts
11Big Stone County50.50 pts
12Clay County50.5-0.1 pts
13Goodhue County50.4+0.2 pts
14Martin County50.4-0.1 pts
15Wadena County50.4-0.1 pts
16Scott County50.3-0 pts
17Houston County50.3+0.1 pts
18Lyon County50.2+0.1 pts
19Kandiyohi County50.2-0 pts
20Pennington County50.20 pts
21Anoka County50.20 pts
22Stevens County50.1+0.2 pts
23Cottonwood County50.1-0.3 pts
24Benton County50.1+0.2 pts
25Grant County50.1+0.3 pts
26Mower County50.1-0 pts
27Steele County50.1-0.1 pts
28Beltrami County50.1-0.1 pts
29Brown County50.10 pts
30Crow Wing County500 pts
31Douglas County50-0.1 pts
32Chippewa County50-0.5 pts
32Freeborn County50+0.1 pts
34Watonwan County50-0.2 pts
35McLeod County49.9-0.1 pts
36Polk County49.9-0 pts
37Faribault County49.9+0.1 pts
38Nicollet County49.9+0.1 pts
39Becker County49.9-0 pts
40Mille Lacs County49.9+0.1 pts
41Swift County49.8-0.2 pts
42Wabasha County49.8-0 pts
43Mahnomen County49.8-0.1 pts
44Traverse County49.8-0.2 pts
45Koochiching County49.8-0.1 pts
46Yellow Medicine County49.7-0.1 pts
47Dodge County49.70 pts
48St. Louis County49.7-0.1 pts
49Blue Earth County49.7+0.1 pts
50Wright County49.7-0.1 pts
51Fillmore County49.7+0.1 pts
52Murray County49.6+0.1 pts
53Kanabec County49.6+0.3 pts
54Stearns County49.60 pts
55Otter Tail County49.6+0.1 pts
56Cook County49.6-0.3 pts
57Redwood County49.6-0.1 pts
58Rice County49.6+0.1 pts
59Lincoln County49.5+0.1 pts
60Kittson County49.5+0.1 pts
61Sibley County49.5-0.1 pts
62Hubbard County49.5-0.1 pts
63Isanti County49.4-0.2 pts
64Renville County49.40 pts
65Clearwater County49.4-0.1 pts
66Le Sueur County49.4-0.1 pts
67Itasca County49.4-0 pts
68Morrison County49.4-0 pts
69Jackson County49.3+0.2 pts
69Nobles County49.3-0.1 pts
71Aitkin County49.20 pts
72Lac qui Parle County49.1-0.3 pts
73Meeker County49-0.1 pts
74Pope County49-0 pts
75Lake County48.9+0.2 pts
76Norman County48.9+0.1 pts
77Marshall County48.9-0.2 pts
78Cass County48.7-0.1 pts
79Todd County48.7-0.1 pts
80Sherburne County48.7+0.1 pts
81Red Lake County48.6-0.4 pts
82Roseau County48.5+0.1 pts
83Chisago County48.5+0.1 pts
84Wilkin County48.4-0.2 pts
85Carlton County48+0.1 pts
86Lake of the Woods County47-0.6 pts
87Pine County46.3-0.3 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 51.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.3% in 2018.

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