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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2022, at 51.8%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.8%. 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
Lowest46.8Pine County
Median49.887 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 50.2 %Becker County: 49.7 %Beltrami County: 50 %Benton County: 49.7 %Big Stone County: 50.4 %Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Brown County: 50 %Carlton County: 47.4 %Carver County: 50.3 %Cass County: 48.7 %Chippewa County: 50.1 %Chisago County: 48.4 %Clay County: 50.6 %Clearwater County: 49.4 %Cook County: 49.8 %Cottonwood County: 49.6 %Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 49.6 %Douglas County: 50 %Faribault County: 49.8 %Fillmore County: 49.6 %Freeborn County: 49.9 %Goodhue County: 50.3 %Grant County: 49.9 %Hennepin County: 50.7 %Houston County: 50 %Hubbard County: 49.8 %Isanti County: 49.5 %Itasca County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 48.9 %Kanabec County: 49.9 %Kandiyohi County: 50.3 %Kittson County: 49.4 %Koochiching County: 49.6 %Lac qui Parle County: 48.7 %Lake County: 48.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 47.7 %Le Sueur County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lyon County: 49.9 %McLeod County: 49.8 %Mahnomen County: 49.5 %Marshall County: 48.9 %Martin County: 50.3 %Meeker County: 48.7 %Mille Lacs County: 49.7 %Morrison County: 49.5 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 50.2 %Nicollet County: 50 %Nobles County: 49.4 %Norman County: 48.9 %Olmsted County: 51.3 %Otter Tail County: 49.6 %Pennington County: 50 %Pine County: 46.8 %Pipestone County: 50.4 %Polk County: 49.9 %Pope County: 49.5 %Ramsey County: 51.3 %Red Lake County: 48 %Redwood County: 49.8 %Renville County: 49.1 %Rice County: 49.2 %Rock County: 50.6 %Roseau County: 48.3 %St. Louis County: 50 %Scott County: 50.4 %Sherburne County: 48.6 %Sibley County: 49.2 %Stearns County: 49.7 %Steele County: 50.2 %Stevens County: 49.9 %Swift County: 49.3 %Todd County: 48.4 %Traverse County: 49.5 %Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wadena County: 50.4 %Waseca County: 51.8 %Washington County: 50.8 %Watonwan County: 50 %Wilkin County: 47.8 %Winona County: 51.1 %Wright County: 49.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.5 %
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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

Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.3 %Olmsted County51.3Winona County: 51.1 %Winona County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Big Stone County: 50.4 %Big Stone County50.4Pipestone County: 50.4 %Pipestone County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Carver County: 50.3 %Carver County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Kandiyohi County: 50.3 %Kandiyohi County50.3Martin County: 50.3 %Martin County50.3Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Murray County: 50.2 %Murray County50.2Chippewa County: 50.1 %Chippewa County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Watonwan County: 50 %Watonwan County50Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Pennington County: 50 %Pennington County50Houston County: 50 %Houston County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Brown County: 50 %Brown County50Freeborn County: 49.9 %Freeborn County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Lyon County: 49.9 %Lyon County49.9Kanabec County: 49.9 %Kanabec County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Stevens County: 49.9 %Stevens County49.9Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.3 %Olmsted County51.3Winona County: 51.1 %Winona County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Hennepin County: 50.7 %Hennepin County50.7Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Big Stone County: 50.4 %Big Stone County50.4Pipestone County: 50.4 %Pipestone County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Carver County: 50.3 %Carver County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Kandiyohi County: 50.3 %Kandiyohi County50.3Martin County: 50.3 %Martin County50.3Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Murray County: 50.2 %Murray County50.2Chippewa County: 50.1 %Chippewa County50.1Crow Wing County: 50.1 %Crow Wing County50.1Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Watonwan County: 50 %Watonwan County50Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Pennington County: 50 %Pennington County50Houston County: 50 %Houston County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Brown County: 50 %Brown County50Freeborn County: 49.9 %Freeborn County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Lyon County: 49.9 %Lyon County49.9Kanabec County: 49.9 %Kanabec County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Stevens County: 49.9 %Stevens County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Waseca County51.8+0.4 pts
2Ramsey County51.3+0.1 pts
3Olmsted County51.3+0.1 pts
4Winona County51.1+0.1 pts
5Dakota County51-0 pts
6Washington County50.8+0.1 pts
7Hennepin County50.7+0.1 pts
8Rock County50.6-0.1 pts
9Clay County50.6+0.2 pts
10Big Stone County50.4-0 pts
11Pipestone County50.4-0.1 pts
12Scott County50.4+0.1 pts
13Wadena County50.4-0.2 pts
14Carver County50.3-0.1 pts
15Lincoln County50.3+0.1 pts
16Kandiyohi County50.3+0.1 pts
16Martin County50.30 pts
18Goodhue County50.3-0.2 pts
19Steele County50.2-0 pts
20Anoka County50.2-0 pts
21Murray County50.2+0.3 pts
22Chippewa County50.1-0.1 pts
23Crow Wing County50.10 pts
24Mower County50.10 pts
25Wabasha County50.1+0.1 pts
26Watonwan County50+0.3 pts
27Nicollet County500 pts
28Douglas County500 pts
29Pennington County50-0.1 pts
30Houston County50-0.2 pts
31Beltrami County50-0 pts
31St. Louis County50-0 pts
33Brown County50-0.1 pts
34Freeborn County49.9-0.1 pts
35Polk County49.9+0.1 pts
36Lyon County49.9-0.1 pts
37Kanabec County49.9+0.1 pts
38Blue Earth County49.9-0 pts
39Grant County49.9+0.1 pts
39Stevens County49.9-0.1 pts
41McLeod County49.8-0 pts
42Cook County49.80 pts
43Hubbard County49.8+0.1 pts
44Redwood County49.8+0.2 pts
45Faribault County49.8-0 pts
46Becker County49.7-0 pts
47Benton County49.7-0.1 pts
48Stearns County49.70 pts
49Mille Lacs County49.70 pts
50Cottonwood County49.6+0.1 pts
51Koochiching County49.6-0.2 pts
52Wright County49.6-0 pts
53Fillmore County49.6-0 pts
54Dodge County49.6-0.1 pts
55Otter Tail County49.6-0 pts
56Isanti County49.5-0.1 pts
57Mahnomen County49.5-0.2 pts
58Pope County49.5+0.5 pts
59Morrison County49.5+0.2 pts
60Traverse County49.5-0.8 pts
61Yellow Medicine County49.5-0.2 pts
62Itasca County49.5-0.1 pts
63Clearwater County49.4-0.3 pts
64Kittson County49.4-0.2 pts
65Nobles County49.40 pts
66Swift County49.3-0.6 pts
67Aitkin County49.2-0.2 pts
68Sibley County49.2-0 pts
69Rice County49.2-0.2 pts
70Renville County49.10 pts
71Le Sueur County49.10 pts
72Jackson County48.9+0.2 pts
73Norman County48.90 pts
74Marshall County48.9-0.1 pts
75Lake County48.8+0.1 pts
76Lac qui Parle County48.7+0.2 pts
77Meeker County48.7-0.3 pts
78Cass County48.7-0.1 pts
79Sherburne County48.6-0.1 pts
80Todd County48.40 pts
81Chisago County48.4-0.1 pts
82Roseau County48.3-0 pts
83Red Lake County480 pts
84Wilkin County47.8-0.4 pts
85Lake of the Woods County47.7+0.8 pts
86Carlton County47.4-0.3 pts
87Pine County46.8-0.4 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 51.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.8% in 2022.

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