Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2015, at 55.9%. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 36.7%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest36.7DeKalb County
Median50.3115 counties
Missouri50.9History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 51.8 %Andrew County: 50.5 %Atchison County: 50.3 %Audrain County: 54.7 %Barry County: 49.8 %Barton County: 50.3 %Bates County: 50.6 %Benton County: 49.8 %Bollinger County: 49.9 %Boone County: 51.4 %Buchanan County: 49.7 %Butler County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 49.5 %Callaway County: 48.6 %Camden County: 50.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 51 %Carter County: 50.7 %Cass County: 51.1 %Cedar County: 50.3 %Chariton County: 49.7 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 49.7 %Clay County: 51.1 %Clinton County: 49.8 %Cole County: 49.2 %Cooper County: 47.1 %Crawford County: 50.3 %Dade County: 49.4 %Dallas County: 50 %Daviess County: 49.6 %DeKalb County: 36.7 %Dent County: 50 %Douglas County: 50.3 %Dunklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Gasconade County: 50 %Gentry County: 51.2 %Greene County: 51.2 %Grundy County: 52 %Harrison County: 50.5 %Henry County: 50.8 %Hickory County: 51 %Holt County: 50.9 %Howard County: 50.1 %Howell County: 51.3 %Iron County: 50.3 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jasper County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 48.8 %Knox County: 50.6 %Laclede County: 50.7 %Lafayette County: 50.5 %Lawrence County: 50.4 %Lewis County: 49.7 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Linn County: 51.2 %Livingston County: 55.9 %McDonald County: 49.4 %Macon County: 50.8 %Madison County: 50.7 %Maries County: 49.6 %Marion County: 51.7 %Mercer County: 49.5 %Miller County: 50.4 %Mississippi County: 46.2 %Moniteau County: 46.9 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 49.8 %Morgan County: 49.7 %New Madrid County: 51.7 %Newton County: 50.4 %Nodaway County: 49.6 %Oregon County: 51.3 %Osage County: 48.3 %Ozark County: 49.6 %Pemiscot County: 52.5 %Perry County: 50.1 %Pettis County: 50.7 %Phelps County: 47.5 %Pike County: 45.1 %Platte County: 50.7 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pulaski County: 42.7 %Putnam County: 49.1 %Ralls County: 49.5 %Randolph County: 47.5 %Ray County: 50.1 %Reynolds County: 48.9 %Ripley County: 51.2 %St. Charles County: 51 %St. Clair County: 49.7 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.9 %St. Francois County: 46.5 %St. Louis County: 52.6 %Saline County: 49.9 %Schuyler County: 50.7 %Scotland County: 50.3 %Scott County: 51.5 %Shannon County: 50.2 %Shelby County: 49.9 %Stoddard County: 51 %Stone County: 50.8 %Sullivan County: 48.6 %Taney County: 51.1 %Texas County: 48 %Vernon County: 51.6 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 48.5 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Webster County: 49.3 %Worth County: 50.3 %Wright County: 50.7 %St. Louis city: 51.5 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Livingston County: 55.9 %Livingston County55.9Audrain County: 54.7 %Audrain County54.7St. Louis County: 52.6 %St. Louis County52.6Pemiscot County: 52.5 %Pemiscot County52.5Grundy County: 52 %Grundy County52Dunklin County: 51.9 %Dunklin County51.9Adair County: 51.8 %Adair County51.8New Madrid County: 51.7 %New Madrid County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Vernon County: 51.6 %Vernon County51.6Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5St. Louis city: 51.5 %St. Louis city51.5Boone County: 51.4 %Boone County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Oregon County: 51.3 %Oregon County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Gentry County: 51.2 %Gentry County51.2Linn County: 51.2 %Linn County51.2Ripley County: 51.2 %Ripley County51.2Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Stoddard County: 51 %Stoddard County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Carroll County: 51 %Carroll County51Hickory County: 51 %Hickory County51Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Holt County: 50.9 %Holt County50.9Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Stone County: 50.8 %Stone County50.8Macon County: 50.8 %Macon County50.8Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Wright County: 50.7 %Wright County50.7Platte County: 50.7 %Platte County50.7Carter County: 50.7 %Carter County50.7Livingston County: 55.9 %Livingston County55.9Audrain County: 54.7 %Audrain County54.7St. Louis County: 52.6 %St. Louis County52.6Pemiscot County: 52.5 %Pemiscot County52.5Grundy County: 52 %Grundy County52Dunklin County: 51.9 %Dunklin County51.9Adair County: 51.8 %Adair County51.8New Madrid County: 51.7 %New Madrid County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Vernon County: 51.6 %Vernon County51.6Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5St. Louis city: 51.5 %St. Louis city51.5Boone County: 51.4 %Boone County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Oregon County: 51.3 %Oregon County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Gentry County: 51.2 %Gentry County51.2Linn County: 51.2 %Linn County51.2Ripley County: 51.2 %Ripley County51.2Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Stoddard County: 51 %Stoddard County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Carroll County: 51 %Carroll County51Hickory County: 51 %Hickory County51Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Holt County: 50.9 %Holt County50.9Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Stone County: 50.8 %Stone County50.8Macon County: 50.8 %Macon County50.8Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Wright County: 50.7 %Wright County50.7Platte County: 50.7 %Platte County50.7Carter County: 50.7 %Carter County50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Livingston County55.9-0.1 pts
2Audrain County54.7+0.3 pts
3St. Louis County52.6-0 pts
4Pemiscot County52.5+0.1 pts
5Grundy County52-0.3 pts
6Dunklin County51.9+0.2 pts
7Adair County51.8-0.1 pts
8New Madrid County51.7-0.1 pts
9Marion County51.7-0.1 pts
10Vernon County51.6-0 pts
11Jackson County51.5-0 pts
12Butler County51.5-0 pts
13Scott County51.5-0.1 pts
14St. Louis city51.5-0.1 pts
15Boone County51.4-0 pts
16Cape Girardeau County51.4-0 pts
17Oregon County51.30 pts
18Howell County51.30 pts
19Gentry County51.2-0.4 pts
20Linn County51.2-0.2 pts
21Ripley County51.2+0.3 pts
22Greene County51.20 pts
23Taney County51.1-0 pts
24Jasper County51.1-0 pts
25Clay County51.1-0 pts
26Christian County51.1-0.2 pts
27Cass County51.10 pts
28Stoddard County51-0.1 pts
29St. Charles County510 pts
30Carroll County51-0.1 pts
31Hickory County51-0.3 pts
32Polk County50.9-0.1 pts
33Holt County50.9-0 pts
34Henry County50.8-0.4 pts
35Stone County50.8-0.1 pts
36Macon County50.8-0.1 pts
37Madison County50.7-0.1 pts
38Wright County50.7-0.1 pts
39Platte County50.7-0.1 pts
40Carter County50.7-0.4 pts
41Schuyler County50.7-0.1 pts
42Pettis County50.7+0.1 pts
43Laclede County50.70 pts
44Knox County50.6+0.2 pts
45Bates County50.6-0 pts
46Andrew County50.5-0.1 pts
47Lafayette County50.5-0.1 pts
48Harrison County50.50 pts
49Wayne County50.5+0.4 pts
50Franklin County50.40 pts
51Miller County50.40 pts
52Newton County50.4-0 pts
53Lawrence County50.40 pts
54Crawford County50.3-0.1 pts
55Barton County50.3-0.2 pts
56Cedar County50.3-0.2 pts
57Atchison County50.3-0.1 pts
58Camden County50.3-0.1 pts
59Iron County50.3-0.2 pts
60Douglas County50.3-0.1 pts
61Worth County50.3+0.6 pts
62Scotland County50.3-0.8 pts
63Jefferson County50.3-0.1 pts
64Shannon County50.2-0.2 pts
65Ray County50.1+0.1 pts
66Howard County50.1+0.2 pts
67Perry County50.1-0.1 pts
68Dallas County500 pts
69Dent County50+0.1 pts
70Monroe County500 pts
71Gasconade County50-0.4 pts
72Lincoln County49.9+0.1 pts
73Warren County49.9-0.1 pts
74Saline County49.9-0 pts
75Shelby County49.9-0.3 pts
76Bollinger County49.9+0.1 pts
77Montgomery County49.8-0 pts
78Clinton County49.80 pts
79Benton County49.8+0.1 pts
80Barry County49.8-0.3 pts
81Morgan County49.70 pts
82Clark County49.7+0.1 pts
83Buchanan County49.7-0 pts
84St. Clair County49.7+0.2 pts
85Chariton County49.7-0.4 pts
86Lewis County49.7-0.2 pts
87Ozark County49.6+0.1 pts
88Nodaway County49.6+0.1 pts
89Daviess County49.6-0.2 pts
90Maries County49.6-0.3 pts
91Mercer County49.50 pts
92Caldwell County49.5+0.1 pts
93Ralls County49.5+0.1 pts
94Dade County49.40 pts
95McDonald County49.4+0.2 pts
96Webster County49.3+0.1 pts
97Cole County49.2-0 pts
98Putnam County49.1-0.2 pts
99Reynolds County48.9-0.1 pts
100Ste. Genevieve County48.9-0.2 pts
101Johnson County48.8-0.1 pts
102Callaway County48.6-0.2 pts
103Sullivan County48.6-0.3 pts
104Washington County48.5-0 pts
105Osage County48.3+0.1 pts
106Texas County480 pts
107Phelps County47.50 pts
108Randolph County47.50 pts
109Cooper County47.1-0.1 pts
110Moniteau County46.9-0.1 pts
111St. Francois County46.5-0.1 pts
112Mississippi County46.2-0.1 pts
113Pike County45.1+0.3 pts
114Pulaski County42.7-0.2 pts
115DeKalb County36.7+0.1 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.

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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 Missouri by female population share, 2015) [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 Missouri by female population share, 2015. 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/missouri-counties?period=2015. 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 Missouri by female population share, 2015. 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/missouri-counties?period=2015.

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Livingston County, with 55.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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