Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2016, at 56.5%. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 36.9%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 51.7 %Andrew County: 50.3 %Atchison County: 50.8 %Audrain County: 54.6 %Barry County: 49.8 %Barton County: 50.1 %Bates County: 50.8 %Benton County: 49.8 %Bollinger County: 50 %Boone County: 51.4 %Buchanan County: 49.7 %Butler County: 51.4 %Caldwell County: 49.4 %Callaway County: 48.6 %Camden County: 50.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 50.8 %Carter County: 50.8 %Cass County: 51.1 %Cedar County: 50 %Chariton County: 49.8 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 50 %Clay County: 51.1 %Clinton County: 49.8 %Cole County: 49.1 %Cooper County: 47.1 %Crawford County: 50.3 %Dade County: 49.4 %Dallas County: 49.8 %Daviess County: 49.7 %DeKalb County: 36.9 %Dent County: 49.9 %Douglas County: 50.2 %Dunklin County: 51.9 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Gasconade County: 49.7 %Gentry County: 51.1 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 51.6 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 51 %Hickory County: 50.8 %Holt County: 50.9 %Howard County: 50 %Howell County: 51.3 %Iron County: 50.2 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jasper County: 51.2 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 48.7 %Knox County: 50.4 %Laclede County: 50.7 %Lafayette County: 50.5 %Lawrence County: 50.3 %Lewis County: 49.7 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Linn County: 51.5 %Livingston County: 56.5 %McDonald County: 49.2 %Macon County: 51 %Madison County: 50.6 %Maries County: 49.8 %Marion County: 51.7 %Mercer County: 49.3 %Miller County: 50.6 %Mississippi County: 46.2 %Moniteau County: 46.7 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 50 %Morgan County: 49.8 %New Madrid County: 51.7 %Newton County: 50.4 %Nodaway County: 49.7 %Oregon County: 51 %Osage County: 48.4 %Ozark County: 50 %Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Perry County: 50 %Pettis County: 50.5 %Phelps County: 47.6 %Pike County: 44.8 %Platte County: 50.8 %Polk County: 51 %Pulaski County: 42.6 %Putnam County: 49.4 %Ralls County: 49.2 %Randolph County: 47.2 %Ray County: 50.4 %Reynolds County: 48.9 %Ripley County: 51.7 %St. Charles County: 51 %St. Clair County: 49.8 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.7 %St. Francois County: 46.4 %St. Louis County: 52.6 %Saline County: 49.9 %Schuyler County: 50.6 %Scotland County: 50.2 %Scott County: 51.3 %Shannon County: 50.4 %Shelby County: 49.7 %Stoddard County: 50.9 %Stone County: 50.7 %Sullivan County: 48.4 %Taney County: 51.2 %Texas County: 47.7 %Vernon County: 51.4 %Warren County: 49.8 %Washington County: 48.5 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Webster County: 49.1 %Worth County: 50.3 %Wright County: 50.6 %St. Louis city: 51.4 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Livingston County: 56.5 %Livingston County56.5Audrain County: 54.6 %Audrain County54.6St. Louis County: 52.6 %St. Louis County52.6Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Pemiscot County52.3Dunklin County: 51.9 %Dunklin County51.9Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7New Madrid County: 51.7 %New Madrid County51.7Adair County: 51.7 %Adair County51.7Ripley County: 51.7 %Ripley County51.7Grundy County: 51.6 %Grundy County51.6Linn County: 51.5 %Linn County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Vernon County: 51.4 %Vernon County51.4St. Louis city: 51.4 %St. Louis city51.4Boone County: 51.4 %Boone County51.4Butler County: 51.4 %Butler County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Scott County: 51.3 %Scott County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Jasper County: 51.2 %Jasper County51.2Taney County: 51.2 %Taney County51.2Gentry County: 51.1 %Gentry County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Macon County: 51 %Macon County51Oregon County: 51 %Oregon County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Polk County: 51 %Polk County51Holt County: 50.9 %Holt County50.9Stoddard County: 50.9 %Stoddard County50.9Hickory County: 50.8 %Hickory County50.8Bates County: 50.8 %Bates County50.8Platte County: 50.8 %Platte County50.8Carroll County: 50.8 %Carroll County50.8Atchison County: 50.8 %Atchison County50.8Carter County: 50.8 %Carter County50.8Stone County: 50.7 %Stone County50.7Livingston County: 56.5 %Livingston County56.5Audrain County: 54.6 %Audrain County54.6St. Louis County: 52.6 %St. Louis County52.6Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Pemiscot County52.3Dunklin County: 51.9 %Dunklin County51.9Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7New Madrid County: 51.7 %New Madrid County51.7Adair County: 51.7 %Adair County51.7Ripley County: 51.7 %Ripley County51.7Grundy County: 51.6 %Grundy County51.6Linn County: 51.5 %Linn County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Vernon County: 51.4 %Vernon County51.4St. Louis city: 51.4 %St. Louis city51.4Boone County: 51.4 %Boone County51.4Butler County: 51.4 %Butler County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Scott County: 51.3 %Scott County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Jasper County: 51.2 %Jasper County51.2Taney County: 51.2 %Taney County51.2Gentry County: 51.1 %Gentry County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Macon County: 51 %Macon County51Oregon County: 51 %Oregon County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Polk County: 51 %Polk County51Holt County: 50.9 %Holt County50.9Stoddard County: 50.9 %Stoddard County50.9Hickory County: 50.8 %Hickory County50.8Bates County: 50.8 %Bates County50.8Platte County: 50.8 %Platte County50.8Carroll County: 50.8 %Carroll County50.8Atchison County: 50.8 %Atchison County50.8Carter County: 50.8 %Carter County50.8Stone County: 50.7 %Stone County50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Livingston County56.5+0.6 pts
2Audrain County54.6-0.1 pts
3St. Louis County52.6-0 pts
4Pemiscot County52.3-0.2 pts
5Dunklin County51.9-0 pts
6Marion County51.7+0.1 pts
7New Madrid County51.7-0 pts
8Adair County51.7-0.2 pts
8Ripley County51.7+0.5 pts
10Grundy County51.6-0.5 pts
11Linn County51.5+0.3 pts
12Jackson County51.5-0 pts
13Vernon County51.4-0.2 pts
14St. Louis city51.4-0 pts
15Boone County51.4-0 pts
16Butler County51.4-0.1 pts
17Cape Girardeau County51.4-0 pts
18Scott County51.3-0.2 pts
19Howell County51.30 pts
20Jasper County51.20 pts
21Taney County51.20 pts
22Gentry County51.1-0.1 pts
23Clay County51.10 pts
24Greene County51.1-0.1 pts
25Cass County51.10 pts
26Christian County51.1-0 pts
27St. Charles County510 pts
28Macon County51+0.3 pts
29Oregon County51-0.3 pts
30Henry County51+0.1 pts
31Polk County51+0.1 pts
32Holt County50.9+0.1 pts
33Stoddard County50.9-0.2 pts
34Hickory County50.8-0.1 pts
35Bates County50.8+0.2 pts
36Platte County50.8+0.1 pts
37Carroll County50.8-0.2 pts
38Atchison County50.8+0.5 pts
39Carter County50.8+0.1 pts
40Stone County50.7-0.1 pts
41Laclede County50.7+0.1 pts
42Harrison County50.6+0.1 pts
43Schuyler County50.6-0 pts
44Madison County50.6-0.1 pts
45Wright County50.6-0.1 pts
46Miller County50.6+0.2 pts
47Lafayette County50.50 pts
48Pettis County50.5-0.2 pts
49Wayne County50.5-0 pts
50Knox County50.4-0.2 pts
51Newton County50.4-0 pts
52Shannon County50.4+0.1 pts
53Franklin County50.4-0.1 pts
54Ray County50.4+0.2 pts
55Worth County50.30 pts
56Lawrence County50.3-0.1 pts
57Camden County50.3-0 pts
58Jefferson County50.30 pts
59Andrew County50.3-0.3 pts
60Crawford County50.3-0.1 pts
61Douglas County50.2-0.1 pts
62Iron County50.2-0.1 pts
63Scotland County50.2-0.1 pts
64Barton County50.1-0.3 pts
65Cedar County50-0.3 pts
66Perry County50-0 pts
67Howard County50-0.1 pts
68Montgomery County50+0.2 pts
69Monroe County50-0 pts
69Ozark County50+0.4 pts
71Bollinger County50+0.1 pts
72Clark County50+0.3 pts
73Saline County49.90 pts
74Dent County49.9-0.1 pts
75Lincoln County49.9-0 pts
76Benton County49.8+0.1 pts
77Barry County49.8+0.1 pts
77Warren County49.8-0 pts
79Clinton County49.80 pts
80Morgan County49.8+0.1 pts
81Dallas County49.8-0.2 pts
82St. Clair County49.8+0.1 pts
83Chariton County49.8+0.1 pts
84Maries County49.8+0.2 pts
85Buchanan County49.70 pts
86Shelby County49.7-0.2 pts
87Nodaway County49.7+0.1 pts
88Gasconade County49.7-0.3 pts
89Daviess County49.7+0.1 pts
90Lewis County49.7-0 pts
91Caldwell County49.4-0.1 pts
92Dade County49.4-0.1 pts
93Putnam County49.4+0.3 pts
94Mercer County49.3-0.2 pts
95McDonald County49.2-0.2 pts
96Ralls County49.2-0.3 pts
97Cole County49.1-0.1 pts
98Webster County49.1-0.2 pts
99Reynolds County48.9-0 pts
100Johnson County48.7-0.1 pts
101Ste. Genevieve County48.7-0.1 pts
102Callaway County48.6-0 pts
103Washington County48.5-0 pts
104Osage County48.4+0.1 pts
105Sullivan County48.4-0.2 pts
106Texas County47.7-0.3 pts
107Phelps County47.6+0.1 pts
108Randolph County47.2-0.2 pts
109Cooper County47.1+0.1 pts
110Moniteau County46.7-0.2 pts
111St. Francois County46.4-0.1 pts
112Mississippi County46.2+0.1 pts
113Pike County44.8-0.3 pts
114Pulaski County42.6-0.1 pts
115DeKalb County36.9+0.2 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.

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/missouri-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Livingston County, with 56.5% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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