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Counties in Minnesota by female population share

Waseca County had the highest female population share of 87 counties in 2024, at 51.8%. Pine County had the lowest, at 46.5%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Waseca County
Lowest46.5Pine County
Median49.787 counties
Minnesota50.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 49.4 %Anoka County: 50.2 %Becker County: 49.6 %Beltrami County: 50 %Benton County: 49.7 %Big Stone County: 50.1 %Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Brown County: 50.1 %Carlton County: 47.3 %Carver County: 50.3 %Cass County: 48.8 %Chippewa County: 49.7 %Chisago County: 48.6 %Clay County: 50.7 %Clearwater County: 48.9 %Cook County: 49.8 %Cottonwood County: 49.4 %Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Dakota County: 51.1 %Dodge County: 49.4 %Douglas County: 50 %Faribault County: 49.6 %Fillmore County: 49.7 %Freeborn County: 50 %Goodhue County: 50.3 %Grant County: 49.3 %Hennepin County: 50.8 %Houston County: 50 %Hubbard County: 50.1 %Isanti County: 49.7 %Itasca County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 49.4 %Kanabec County: 50.1 %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: 47.8 %Le Sueur County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lyon County: 50.1 %McLeod County: 49.9 %Mahnomen County: 50.1 %Marshall County: 48.5 %Martin County: 50 %Meeker County: 48.7 %Mille Lacs County: 49.3 %Morrison County: 49.4 %Mower County: 50.2 %Murray County: 50.2 %Nicollet County: 50 %Nobles County: 48.8 %Norman County: 48.6 %Olmsted County: 51.1 %Otter Tail County: 49.7 %Pennington County: 49.8 %Pine County: 46.5 %Pipestone County: 50 %Polk County: 49.9 %Pope County: 49.2 %Ramsey County: 51.3 %Red Lake County: 47.7 %Redwood County: 49.7 %Renville County: 48.7 %Rice County: 48.9 %Rock County: 50.2 %Roseau County: 48.1 %St. Louis County: 50 %Scott County: 50.3 %Sherburne County: 48.7 %Sibley County: 48.9 %Stearns County: 49.7 %Steele County: 50.3 %Stevens County: 49.6 %Swift County: 49.1 %Todd County: 48.3 %Traverse County: 49 %Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wadena County: 50.3 %Waseca County: 51.8 %Washington County: 50.9 %Watonwan County: 49.7 %Wilkin County: 48 %Winona County: 51 %Wright County: 49.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 49.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.1 %Olmsted County51.1Dakota County: 51.1 %Dakota County51.1Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Clay County: 50.7 %Clay County50.7Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Steele County: 50.3 %Steele County50.3Wadena County: 50.3 %Wadena County50.3Carver County: 50.3 %Carver County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Murray County: 50.2 %Murray County50.2Rock County: 50.2 %Rock County50.2Mower County: 50.2 %Mower County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Crow Wing County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Kanabec County: 50.1 %Kanabec County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Hubbard County: 50.1 %Hubbard County50.1Big Stone County: 50.1 %Big Stone County50.1Mahnomen County: 50.1 %Mahnomen County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Houston County: 50 %Houston County50Pipestone County: 50 %Pipestone County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Martin County: 50 %Martin County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Cook County: 49.8 %Cook County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8Waseca County: 51.8 %Waseca County51.8Ramsey County: 51.3 %Ramsey County51.3Olmsted County: 51.1 %Olmsted County51.1Dakota County: 51.1 %Dakota County51.1Winona County: 51 %Winona County51Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Hennepin County: 50.8 %Hennepin County50.8Clay County: 50.7 %Clay County50.7Goodhue County: 50.3 %Goodhue County50.3Steele County: 50.3 %Steele County50.3Wadena County: 50.3 %Wadena County50.3Carver County: 50.3 %Carver County50.3Scott County: 50.3 %Scott County50.3Murray County: 50.2 %Murray County50.2Rock County: 50.2 %Rock County50.2Mower County: 50.2 %Mower County50.2Anoka County: 50.2 %Anoka County50.2Crow Wing County: 50.2 %Crow Wing County50.2Kandiyohi County: 50.1 %Kandiyohi County50.1Kanabec County: 50.1 %Kanabec County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Hubbard County: 50.1 %Hubbard County50.1Big Stone County: 50.1 %Big Stone County50.1Mahnomen County: 50.1 %Mahnomen County50.1Brown County: 50.1 %Brown County50.1Wabasha County: 50.1 %Wabasha County50.1Nicollet County: 50 %Nicollet County50Houston County: 50 %Houston County50Pipestone County: 50 %Pipestone County50St. Louis County: 50 %St. Louis County50Martin County: 50 %Martin County50Beltrami County: 50 %Beltrami County50Douglas County: 50 %Douglas County50Freeborn County: 50 %Freeborn County50McLeod County: 49.9 %McLeod County49.9Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Blue Earth County: 49.9 %Blue Earth County49.9Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Cook County: 49.8 %Cook County49.8Pennington County: 49.8 %Pennington County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Waseca County51.8-0.3 pts
2Ramsey County51.3-0 pts
3Olmsted County51.1-0.1 pts
4Dakota County51.1+0.1 pts
5Winona County51-0.1 pts
6Washington County50.90 pts
7Hennepin County50.80 pts
8Clay County50.7+0.1 pts
9Goodhue County50.3+0.1 pts
10Steele County50.3+0.1 pts
11Wadena County50.3-0.1 pts
12Carver County50.3+0.1 pts
13Scott County50.3-0.1 pts
14Murray County50.2-0 pts
15Rock County50.2-0.2 pts
16Mower County50.2+0.1 pts
17Anoka County50.2-0 pts
18Crow Wing County50.2-0 pts
19Kandiyohi County50.10 pts
20Kanabec County50.1+0.2 pts
21Lyon County50.1-0 pts
22Hubbard County50.1+0.1 pts
23Big Stone County50.1-0.1 pts
24Mahnomen County50.1+0.4 pts
25Brown County50.1-0.1 pts
26Wabasha County50.1-0.1 pts
27Nicollet County50+0.1 pts
28Houston County50-0.1 pts
29Pipestone County50-0.1 pts
30St. Louis County500 pts
31Martin County50-0.1 pts
32Beltrami County50-0 pts
33Douglas County500 pts
34Freeborn County50-0 pts
35McLeod County49.9+0.1 pts
35Polk County49.9-0.1 pts
37Blue Earth County49.9-0.1 pts
38Lincoln County49.8-0.3 pts
39Cook County49.8-0.1 pts
40Pennington County49.8-0.1 pts
41Chippewa County49.7-0.1 pts
42Benton County49.7-0.1 pts
42Watonwan County49.7-0.1 pts
44Stearns County49.70 pts
45Redwood County49.7+0.1 pts
46Isanti County49.7+0.1 pts
47Otter Tail County49.7+0.2 pts
48Fillmore County49.7-0.1 pts
49Becker County49.60 pts
50Stevens County49.6+0.3 pts
51Faribault County49.6-0.2 pts
52Wright County49.6-0 pts
53Koochiching County49.60 pts
54Yellow Medicine County49.5+0.1 pts
55Kittson County49.5-0 pts
56Itasca County49.50 pts
57Morrison County49.40 pts
58Dodge County49.40 pts
59Jackson County49.4+0.2 pts
60Aitkin County49.4+0.1 pts
60Cottonwood County49.4+0.1 pts
62Mille Lacs County49.3-0.1 pts
63Grant County49.3-0.2 pts
64Pope County49.2-0.1 pts
65Swift County49.1+0.1 pts
66Le Sueur County49.10 pts
67Traverse County49-0.1 pts
68Lake County490 pts
69Rice County48.9-0.2 pts
70Clearwater County48.9-0.3 pts
71Sibley County48.9-0.1 pts
72Nobles County48.8-0.2 pts
73Cass County48.8+0.1 pts
74Meeker County48.70 pts
75Lac qui Parle County48.70 pts
76Sherburne County48.7-0 pts
77Renville County48.7-0.3 pts
78Norman County48.6-0.1 pts
79Chisago County48.60 pts
80Marshall County48.5-0.1 pts
81Todd County48.3-0.1 pts
82Roseau County48.1-0 pts
83Wilkin County48-0.1 pts
84Lake of the Woods County47.8+0.3 pts
85Red Lake County47.7-0.3 pts
86Carlton County47.3+0.1 pts
87Pine County46.5-0.2 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Waseca County, with 51.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pine County, with 46.5% in 2024.

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