Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2019, at 56.3%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 42.7%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest42.7Pulaski County
Median50.2115 counties
Missouri50.9History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 51.8 %Andrew County: 50.3 %Atchison County: 50.4 %Audrain County: 53.5 %Barry County: 49.8 %Barton County: 50.2 %Bates County: 50.3 %Benton County: 49.8 %Bollinger County: 49.3 %Boone County: 51.5 %Buchanan County: 49.8 %Butler County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 49.1 %Callaway County: 48.7 %Camden County: 50.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Carroll County: 50.9 %Carter County: 50.2 %Cass County: 51 %Cedar County: 50.1 %Chariton County: 49.7 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 49.6 %Clay County: 51.1 %Clinton County: 50.2 %Cole County: 49 %Cooper County: 47.6 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Dade County: 49.4 %Dallas County: 49.8 %Daviess County: 50.1 %DeKalb County: 43.3 %Dent County: 50 %Douglas County: 50.1 %Dunklin County: 51.6 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Gasconade County: 49.6 %Gentry County: 50.8 %Greene County: 51.2 %Grundy County: 51 %Harrison County: 50.3 %Henry County: 51 %Hickory County: 50.6 %Holt County: 51.4 %Howard County: 50 %Howell County: 51.3 %Iron County: 50 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jasper County: 51 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 49.4 %Knox County: 50.5 %Laclede County: 50.6 %Lafayette County: 50.3 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lewis County: 49.6 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Linn County: 51.1 %Livingston County: 56.3 %McDonald County: 49.3 %Macon County: 50.9 %Madison County: 50.7 %Maries County: 49.4 %Marion County: 51.7 %Mercer County: 49 %Miller County: 50.6 %Mississippi County: 45.9 %Moniteau County: 47.7 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 50 %Morgan County: 49.9 %New Madrid County: 51.6 %Newton County: 50.3 %Nodaway County: 49.7 %Oregon County: 50.9 %Osage County: 48.5 %Ozark County: 49.9 %Pemiscot County: 52.4 %Perry County: 49.8 %Pettis County: 50.2 %Phelps County: 47.5 %Pike County: 46.1 %Platte County: 50.8 %Polk County: 50.6 %Pulaski County: 42.7 %Putnam County: 49 %Ralls County: 49.4 %Randolph County: 47.2 %Ray County: 50.2 %Reynolds County: 49 %Ripley County: 51.5 %St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Clair County: 49.5 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.3 %St. Francois County: 46.5 %St. Louis County: 52.5 %Saline County: 49.8 %Schuyler County: 50.9 %Scotland County: 50.5 %Scott County: 51.5 %Shannon County: 50.1 %Shelby County: 49.3 %Stoddard County: 51.1 %Stone County: 50.4 %Sullivan County: 48.9 %Taney County: 51 %Texas County: 47.7 %Vernon County: 51.5 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 48 %Wayne County: 50.7 %Webster County: 49.1 %Worth County: 50.9 %Wright County: 50.5 %St. Louis city: 51.2 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Livingston County: 56.3 %Livingston County56.3Audrain County: 53.5 %Audrain County53.5St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5Pemiscot County: 52.4 %Pemiscot County52.4Adair County: 51.8 %Adair County51.8Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Dunklin County: 51.6 %Dunklin County51.6New Madrid County: 51.6 %New Madrid County51.6Ripley County: 51.5 %Ripley County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5Vernon County: 51.5 %Vernon County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Boone County: 51.5 %Boone County51.5Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Holt County: 51.4 %Holt County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Cape Girardeau County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2St. Louis city: 51.2 %St. Louis city51.2Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Charles County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Stoddard County: 51.1 %Stoddard County51.1Linn County: 51.1 %Linn County51.1Grundy County: 51 %Grundy County51Cass County: 51 %Cass County51Jasper County: 51 %Jasper County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Taney County: 51 %Taney County51Oregon County: 50.9 %Oregon County50.9Worth County: 50.9 %Worth County50.9Schuyler County: 50.9 %Schuyler County50.9Macon County: 50.9 %Macon County50.9Carroll County: 50.9 %Carroll County50.9Platte County: 50.8 %Platte County50.8Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Wayne County: 50.7 %Wayne County50.7Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Miller County: 50.6 %Miller County50.6Polk County: 50.6 %Polk County50.6Livingston County: 56.3 %Livingston County56.3Audrain County: 53.5 %Audrain County53.5St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5Pemiscot County: 52.4 %Pemiscot County52.4Adair County: 51.8 %Adair County51.8Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Dunklin County: 51.6 %Dunklin County51.6New Madrid County: 51.6 %New Madrid County51.6Ripley County: 51.5 %Ripley County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5Vernon County: 51.5 %Vernon County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Boone County: 51.5 %Boone County51.5Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Holt County: 51.4 %Holt County51.4Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Cape Girardeau County51.3Howell County: 51.3 %Howell County51.3Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2St. Louis city: 51.2 %St. Louis city51.2Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Charles County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Stoddard County: 51.1 %Stoddard County51.1Linn County: 51.1 %Linn County51.1Grundy County: 51 %Grundy County51Cass County: 51 %Cass County51Jasper County: 51 %Jasper County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Taney County: 51 %Taney County51Oregon County: 50.9 %Oregon County50.9Worth County: 50.9 %Worth County50.9Schuyler County: 50.9 %Schuyler County50.9Macon County: 50.9 %Macon County50.9Carroll County: 50.9 %Carroll County50.9Platte County: 50.8 %Platte County50.8Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Wayne County: 50.7 %Wayne County50.7Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Miller County: 50.6 %Miller County50.6Polk County: 50.6 %Polk County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Livingston County56.3-0.6 pts
2Audrain County53.5-0.7 pts
3St. Louis County52.5-0 pts
4Pemiscot County52.4+0.1 pts
5Adair County51.8-0.1 pts
6Marion County51.7-0 pts
7Dunklin County51.6-0.1 pts
8New Madrid County51.60 pts
9Ripley County51.5+0.2 pts
10Scott County51.5+0.1 pts
11Vernon County51.5+0.1 pts
12Jackson County51.50 pts
13Boone County51.5+0.1 pts
14Butler County51.5-0 pts
15Holt County51.4+0.1 pts
16Cape Girardeau County51.3-0 pts
17Howell County51.30 pts
18Greene County51.2-0 pts
18St. Louis city51.2-0.1 pts
20Clay County51.1+0.1 pts
21St. Charles County51.10 pts
22Christian County51.1+0.1 pts
23Stoddard County51.1+0.1 pts
24Linn County51.1+0.2 pts
25Grundy County510 pts
26Cass County51-0 pts
27Jasper County51-0 pts
28Henry County51-0 pts
29Taney County51-0.1 pts
30Oregon County50.9-0.1 pts
31Worth County50.90 pts
32Schuyler County50.9+0.4 pts
33Macon County50.9+0.1 pts
34Carroll County50.9-0.2 pts
35Platte County50.8-0.1 pts
36Gentry County50.8-0 pts
37Wayne County50.7+0.1 pts
38Madison County50.7-0 pts
39Miller County50.6-0 pts
40Polk County50.6-0.1 pts
41Hickory County50.6-0.1 pts
42Laclede County50.6-0.1 pts
43Wright County50.5-0.1 pts
44Knox County50.50 pts
45Scotland County50.5-0.2 pts
46Stone County50.4-0.1 pts
47Franklin County50.40 pts
48Atchison County50.4+0.1 pts
49Newton County50.3-0 pts
50Lafayette County50.3-0.1 pts
51Bates County50.3-0.4 pts
52Harrison County50.3-0.3 pts
53Camden County50.3+0.1 pts
54Andrew County50.3+0.1 pts
55Jefferson County50.3-0 pts
56Carter County50.2-0.1 pts
57Crawford County50.2-0.2 pts
58Pettis County50.20 pts
59Lawrence County50.20 pts
60Ray County50.2-0 pts
61Clinton County50.2+0.4 pts
62Barton County50.2-0.2 pts
63Daviess County50.1+0.2 pts
64Cedar County50.1-0 pts
65Shannon County50.1+0.2 pts
66Douglas County50.1+0.1 pts
67Iron County500 pts
68Howard County50+0.1 pts
69Monroe County50-0.2 pts
70Dent County50-0.1 pts
71Montgomery County50+0.2 pts
72Lincoln County49.9+0.1 pts
73Ozark County49.9-0 pts
74Warren County49.9-0.1 pts
75Morgan County49.9-0.2 pts
76Perry County49.8+0.1 pts
77Barry County49.8+0.2 pts
78Dallas County49.8+0.2 pts
79Saline County49.8-0.1 pts
80Buchanan County49.8-0.1 pts
81Benton County49.8+0.1 pts
82Chariton County49.7-0.2 pts
83Nodaway County49.7+0.3 pts
84Gasconade County49.6-0.1 pts
85Lewis County49.6-0.1 pts
86Clark County49.6+0.1 pts
87St. Clair County49.5-0.4 pts
88Maries County49.4-0 pts
89Ralls County49.4+0.1 pts
90Johnson County49.4+0.2 pts
91Dade County49.4+0.3 pts
92McDonald County49.3-0.1 pts
93Bollinger County49.3+0.1 pts
94Shelby County49.3-0.5 pts
95Caldwell County49.10 pts
96Webster County49.10 pts
97Putnam County490 pts
98Cole County49-0 pts
99Reynolds County49-0.2 pts
100Mercer County49+0.4 pts
101Sullivan County48.9+0.4 pts
102Callaway County48.7-0 pts
103Osage County48.50 pts
104Ste. Genevieve County48.3-0.3 pts
105Washington County48-0.1 pts
106Moniteau County47.7+0.6 pts
107Texas County47.7+0.3 pts
108Cooper County47.6+0.4 pts
109Phelps County47.5-0 pts
110Randolph County47.2-0.2 pts
111St. Francois County46.5+0.2 pts
112Pike County46.1+1.6 pts
113Mississippi County45.9-0.1 pts
114DeKalb County43.3+6.3 pts
115Pulaski County42.7+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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Livingston County, with 56.3% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pulaski County, with 42.7% in 2019.

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