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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2021, at 51.4%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 46.9%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.4Waseca County
Lowest46.9Lake of the Woods County
Median49.887 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 49.4 %Anoka County: 50.2 %Becker County: 49.8 %Beltrami County: 50 %Benton County: 49.8 %Big Stone County: 50.5 %Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carlton County: 47.7 %Carver County: 50.5 %Cass County: 48.7 %Chippewa County: 50.2 %Chisago County: 48.5 %Clay County: 50.4 %Clearwater County: 49.7 %Cook County: 49.8 %Cottonwood County: 49.6 %Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 49.7 %Douglas County: 50 %Faribault County: 49.8 %Fillmore County: 49.6 %Freeborn County: 50 %Goodhue County: 50.4 %Grant County: 49.8 %Hennepin County: 50.7 %Houston County: 50.2 %Hubbard County: 49.7 %Isanti County: 49.6 %Itasca County: 49.6 %Jackson County: 48.7 %Kanabec County: 49.8 %Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kittson County: 49.6 %Koochiching County: 49.9 %Lac qui Parle County: 48.6 %Lake County: 48.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 46.9 %Le Sueur County: 49 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lyon County: 50 %McLeod County: 49.9 %Mahnomen County: 49.7 %Marshall County: 48.9 %Martin County: 50.3 %Meeker County: 49.1 %Mille Lacs County: 49.6 %Morrison County: 49.3 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 49.8 %Nicollet County: 50 %Nobles County: 49.3 %Norman County: 48.9 %Olmsted County: 51.2 %Otter Tail County: 49.6 %Pennington County: 50.2 %Pine County: 47.2 %Pipestone County: 50.6 %Polk County: 49.8 %Pope County: 49 %Ramsey County: 51.3 %Red Lake County: 47.9 %Redwood County: 49.6 %Renville County: 49.1 %Rice County: 49.3 %Rock County: 50.8 %Roseau County: 48.3 %St. Louis County: 50 %Scott County: 50.3 %Sherburne County: 48.7 %Sibley County: 49.3 %Stearns County: 49.7 %Steele County: 50.2 %Stevens County: 50 %Swift County: 49.9 %Todd County: 48.4 %Traverse County: 50.3 %Wabasha County: 49.9 %Wadena County: 50.5 %Waseca County: 51.4 %Washington County: 50.8 %Watonwan County: 49.8 %Wilkin County: 48.2 %Winona County: 50.9 %Wright County: 49.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.7 %
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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

Waseca County: 51.4 %Waseca County51.4Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Winona County: 50.9 %Winona County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.8 %Rock County50.8Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Pipestone County: 50.6 %Pipestone County50.6Wadena County: 50.5 %Wadena County50.5Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Carver County: 50.5 %Carver County50.5Goodhue County: 50.4 %Goodhue County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Traverse County: 50.3 %Traverse County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Martin County: 50.3 %Martin County50.3Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Chippewa County: 50.2 %Chippewa County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Stevens County: 50 %Stevens County50Lyon County: 50 %Lyon County50Wabasha County: 49.9 %Wabasha County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Koochiching County: 49.9 %Koochiching County49.9Swift County: 49.9 %Swift County49.9Murray County: 49.8 %Murray County49.8Waseca County: 51.4 %Waseca County51.4Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Winona County: 50.9 %Winona County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Rock County: 50.8 %Rock County50.8Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Pipestone County: 50.6 %Pipestone County50.6Wadena County: 50.5 %Wadena County50.5Big Stone County: 50.5 %Big Stone County50.5Carver County: 50.5 %Carver County50.5Goodhue County: 50.4 %Goodhue County50.4Clay County: 50.4 %Clay County50.4Traverse County: 50.3 %Traverse County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Martin County: 50.3 %Martin County50.3Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Chippewa County: 50.2 %Chippewa County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Houston County: 50.2 %Houston County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Pennington County: 50.2 %Pennington County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Stevens County: 50 %Stevens County50Lyon County: 50 %Lyon County50Wabasha County: 49.9 %Wabasha County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Koochiching County: 49.9 %Koochiching County49.9Swift County: 49.9 %Swift County49.9Murray County: 49.8 %Murray County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Waseca County51.4-0.1 pts
2Ramsey County51.3-0 pts
3Olmsted County51.2+0.1 pts
4Dakota County51-0 pts
5Winona County50.9-0.1 pts
6Washington County50.8-0 pts
7Rock County50.8+0.2 pts
8Hennepin County50.70 pts
9Pipestone County50.6+0.3 pts
10Wadena County50.5+0.1 pts
11Big Stone County50.5-0.3 pts
12Carver County50.5-0.2 pts
13Goodhue County50.40 pts
14Clay County50.40 pts
15Traverse County50.3+0.1 pts
16Scott County50.3-0.1 pts
17Martin County50.3-0.2 pts
18Steele County50.2+0.1 pts
19Chippewa County50.2+0.1 pts
20Anoka County50.20 pts
21Houston County50.2-0.1 pts
22Lincoln County50.2+0.2 pts
23Pennington County50.2-0 pts
24Kandiyohi County50.10 pts
25Brown County50.1-0.1 pts
26Crow Wing County50.10 pts
27Mower County50.1-0 pts
28Nicollet County50-0.1 pts
29Beltrami County50-0.1 pts
30Douglas County50-0 pts
31Freeborn County500 pts
32St. Louis County50+0.1 pts
33Stevens County500 pts
34Lyon County50-0.1 pts
35Wabasha County49.9+0.1 pts
36Blue Earth County49.9-0 pts
37McLeod County49.9-0.1 pts
38Koochiching County49.9-0.1 pts
39Swift County49.9+0.1 pts
40Murray County49.8-0.1 pts
41Benton County49.8-0.1 pts
42Polk County49.8-0.1 pts
43Faribault County49.8+0.1 pts
44Kanabec County49.8+0.2 pts
45Grant County49.8-0.1 pts
46Cook County49.8+0.1 pts
47Becker County49.8+0.1 pts
48Watonwan County49.8-0.2 pts
49Mahnomen County49.70 pts
50Hubbard County49.7-0 pts
51Dodge County49.7-0.1 pts
51Stearns County49.70 pts
53Clearwater County49.7-0.1 pts
54Yellow Medicine County49.7+0.1 pts
55Isanti County49.6-0.1 pts
56Fillmore County49.6-0.1 pts
56Wright County49.60 pts
58Mille Lacs County49.6-0 pts
59Otter Tail County49.6-0.1 pts
60Redwood County49.6+0.1 pts
61Itasca County49.6+0.1 pts
62Cottonwood County49.6-0.3 pts
63Kittson County49.6-0.1 pts
64Aitkin County49.4+0.1 pts
65Rice County49.3-0.3 pts
66Nobles County49.30 pts
67Morrison County49.3-0 pts
68Sibley County49.3-0 pts
69Meeker County49.1-0.1 pts
70Renville County49.10 pts
71Le Sueur County49-0.1 pts
72Pope County49+0.1 pts
73Norman County48.90 pts
74Marshall County48.9+0.2 pts
75Jackson County48.7-0.2 pts
76Cass County48.7+0.1 pts
77Lake County48.7-0 pts
78Sherburne County48.7-0 pts
79Lac qui Parle County48.6-0.2 pts
80Chisago County48.5-0.1 pts
81Todd County48.4-0.2 pts
82Roseau County48.30 pts
83Wilkin County48.2+0.2 pts
84Red Lake County47.9+0.1 pts
85Carlton County47.7-0.1 pts
86Pine County47.2+0.6 pts
87Lake of the Woods County46.9-0.1 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, 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 51.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Lake of the Woods County, with 46.9% in 2021.

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