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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2023, at 52.1%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.7%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Waseca County
Lowest46.7Pine County
Median49.787 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 50.2 %Becker County: 49.6 %Beltrami County: 50 %Benton County: 49.8 %Big Stone County: 50.2 %Blue Earth County: 50 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carlton County: 47.3 %Carver County: 50.2 %Cass County: 48.7 %Chippewa County: 49.9 %Chisago County: 48.6 %Clay County: 50.6 %Clearwater County: 49.2 %Cook County: 49.9 %Cottonwood County: 49.2 %Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Dakota County: 51 %Dodge County: 49.4 %Douglas County: 50 %Faribault County: 49.8 %Fillmore County: 49.7 %Freeborn County: 50 %Goodhue County: 50.3 %Grant County: 49.5 %Hennepin County: 50.8 %Houston County: 50.1 %Hubbard County: 50 %Isanti County: 49.6 %Itasca County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 49.2 %Kanabec County: 49.8 %Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kittson County: 49.5 %Koochiching County: 49.6 %Lac qui Parle County: 48.7 %Lake County: 49 %Lake of the Woods County: 47.5 %Le Sueur County: 49 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lyon County: 50.1 %McLeod County: 49.8 %Mahnomen County: 49.7 %Marshall County: 48.6 %Martin County: 50.1 %Meeker County: 48.7 %Mille Lacs County: 49.3 %Morrison County: 49.4 %Mower County: 50.1 %Murray County: 50.3 %Nicollet County: 50 %Nobles County: 49 %Norman County: 48.7 %Olmsted County: 51.2 %Otter Tail County: 49.5 %Pennington County: 49.9 %Pine County: 46.7 %Pipestone County: 50.1 %Polk County: 50.1 %Pope County: 49.3 %Ramsey County: 51.3 %Red Lake County: 48 %Redwood County: 49.6 %Renville County: 48.9 %Rice County: 49.2 %Rock County: 50.5 %Roseau County: 48.1 %St. Louis County: 50 %Scott County: 50.4 %Sherburne County: 48.7 %Sibley County: 49 %Stearns County: 49.7 %Steele County: 50.2 %Stevens County: 49.4 %Swift County: 49 %Todd County: 48.5 %Traverse County: 49.1 %Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wadena County: 50.4 %Waseca County: 52.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Watonwan County: 49.8 %Wilkin County: 48.1 %Winona County: 51.1 %Wright County: 49.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Waseca County: 52.1 %Waseca County52.1Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Winona County: 51.1 %Winona County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Rock County: 50.5 %Rock County50.5Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Murray County: 50.3 %Murray County50.3Carver County: 50.2 %Carver County50.2Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Big Stone County: 50.2 %Big Stone County50.2Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Crow Wing County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Houston County: 50.1 %Houston County50.1Martin County: 50.1 %Martin County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Pipestone County: 50.1 %Pipestone County50.1Polk County: 50.1 %Polk County50.1Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50Blue Earth County: 50 %Blue Earth County50Hubbard County: 50 %Hubbard County50Cook County: 49.9 %Cook County49.9Pennington County: 49.9 %Pennington County49.9Chippewa County: 49.9 %Chippewa County49.9Kanabec County: 49.8 %Kanabec County49.8Watonwan County: 49.8 %Watonwan County49.8Waseca County: 52.1 %Waseca County52.1Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.2 %Olmsted County51.2Winona County: 51.1 %Winona County51.1Dakota County: 51 %Dakota County51Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Clay County: 50.6 %Clay County50.6Rock County: 50.5 %Rock County50.5Wadena County: 50.4 %Wadena County50.4Scott County: 50.4 %Scott County50.4Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Murray County: 50.3 %Murray County50.3Carver County: 50.2 %Carver County50.2Steele County: 50.2 %Steele County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Big Stone County: 50.2 %Big Stone County50.2Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Crow Wing County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Mower County: 50.1 %Mower County50.1Houston County: 50.1 %Houston County50.1Martin County: 50.1 %Martin County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Pipestone County: 50.1 %Pipestone County50.1Polk County: 50.1 %Polk County50.1Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50Blue Earth County: 50 %Blue Earth County50Hubbard County: 50 %Hubbard County50Cook County: 49.9 %Cook County49.9Pennington County: 49.9 %Pennington County49.9Chippewa County: 49.9 %Chippewa County49.9Kanabec County: 49.8 %Kanabec County49.8Watonwan County: 49.8 %Watonwan County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Waseca County52.1+0.3 pts
2Ramsey County51.3-0 pts
3Olmsted County51.2-0.1 pts
4Winona County51.10 pts
5Dakota County51+0.1 pts
6Washington County50.8-0 pts
7Hennepin County50.8+0.1 pts
8Clay County50.6-0 pts
9Rock County50.5-0.2 pts
10Wadena County50.4+0.1 pts
11Scott County50.40 pts
12Goodhue County50.30 pts
13Murray County50.3+0.1 pts
14Carver County50.2-0.1 pts
15Steele County50.2-0 pts
16Anoka County50.20 pts
17Big Stone County50.2-0.2 pts
18Crow Wing County50.2+0.1 pts
19Lincoln County50.2-0.1 pts
20Mower County50.1+0.1 pts
21Houston County50.1+0.1 pts
21Martin County50.1-0.1 pts
23Wabasha County50.1+0.1 pts
24Kandiyohi County50.1-0.2 pts
25Brown County50.1+0.1 pts
26Lyon County50.1+0.2 pts
27Pipestone County50.1-0.3 pts
28Polk County50.1+0.1 pts
29Beltrami County500 pts
30St. Louis County500 pts
31Douglas County50-0 pts
32Nicollet County50-0.1 pts
33Freeborn County500 pts
34Blue Earth County50+0.1 pts
35Hubbard County50+0.2 pts
36Cook County49.9+0.1 pts
37Pennington County49.9-0.1 pts
38Chippewa County49.9-0.3 pts
39Kanabec County49.8-0 pts
39Watonwan County49.8-0.2 pts
41Benton County49.8+0.1 pts
42Faribault County49.80 pts
43McLeod County49.8-0 pts
44Fillmore County49.7+0.1 pts
45Stearns County49.70 pts
46Mahnomen County49.7+0.2 pts
47Isanti County49.6+0.1 pts
48Redwood County49.6-0.1 pts
49Wright County49.60 pts
50Becker County49.6-0.1 pts
51Koochiching County49.6-0.1 pts
52Otter Tail County49.5-0 pts
53Kittson County49.5+0.1 pts
54Grant County49.5-0.4 pts
55Itasca County49.5-0 pts
56Morrison County49.4-0.1 pts
57Yellow Medicine County49.4-0.1 pts
58Dodge County49.4-0.2 pts
59Stevens County49.4-0.5 pts
60Pope County49.3-0.2 pts
61Mille Lacs County49.3-0.3 pts
62Cottonwood County49.2-0.4 pts
63Aitkin County49.2-0 pts
64Clearwater County49.2-0.2 pts
65Jackson County49.2+0.2 pts
65Rice County49.2-0 pts
67Traverse County49.1-0.4 pts
68Swift County49-0.2 pts
69Le Sueur County49-0.1 pts
70Lake County49+0.2 pts
71Nobles County49-0.4 pts
72Sibley County49-0.2 pts
73Renville County48.9-0.1 pts
74Meeker County48.7-0 pts
74Norman County48.7-0.2 pts
76Cass County48.7+0.1 pts
77Sherburne County48.7+0.1 pts
78Lac qui Parle County48.7-0.1 pts
79Chisago County48.6+0.1 pts
79Marshall County48.6-0.3 pts
81Todd County48.5+0.1 pts
82Roseau County48.1-0.1 pts
83Wilkin County48.1+0.3 pts
84Red Lake County480 pts
85Lake of the Woods County47.5-0.2 pts
86Carlton County47.3-0.1 pts
87Pine County46.7-0.1 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 52.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.7% in 2023.

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