Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2021, at 55.7%. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 40.6%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest40.6DeKalb County
Median50.1115 counties
Missouri50.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 51.7 %Andrew County: 50.5 %Atchison County: 50 %Audrain County: 53.3 %Barry County: 49.9 %Barton County: 50.1 %Bates County: 50.3 %Benton County: 49.7 %Bollinger County: 49.8 %Boone County: 51.6 %Buchanan County: 49.9 %Butler County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 49.3 %Callaway County: 48.4 %Camden County: 50.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Carroll County: 50.2 %Carter County: 50.4 %Cass County: 51.1 %Cedar County: 49.7 %Chariton County: 49.6 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 49.4 %Clay County: 51 %Clinton County: 50 %Cole County: 49.6 %Cooper County: 49.7 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Dade County: 49.5 %Dallas County: 49.6 %Daviess County: 50.5 %DeKalb County: 40.6 %Dent County: 50.3 %Douglas County: 50.1 %Dunklin County: 51.7 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Gasconade County: 49.4 %Gentry County: 51 %Greene County: 51.2 %Grundy County: 50.9 %Harrison County: 50.1 %Henry County: 50.8 %Hickory County: 51 %Holt County: 51.6 %Howard County: 50.1 %Howell County: 51.2 %Iron County: 50.1 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jasper County: 51 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 49.1 %Knox County: 51 %Laclede County: 50.4 %Lafayette County: 50.2 %Lawrence County: 50.1 %Lewis County: 49.6 %Lincoln County: 49.8 %Linn County: 51 %Livingston County: 55.7 %McDonald County: 49.3 %Macon County: 50.6 %Madison County: 50.7 %Maries County: 49.4 %Marion County: 51.7 %Mercer County: 49.5 %Miller County: 50.7 %Mississippi County: 48.7 %Moniteau County: 48.7 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 49.7 %New Madrid County: 52.3 %Newton County: 50.3 %Nodaway County: 50.8 %Oregon County: 50.8 %Osage County: 48.8 %Ozark County: 49.9 %Pemiscot County: 52.1 %Perry County: 49.6 %Pettis County: 50 %Phelps County: 47.6 %Pike County: 46.7 %Platte County: 51 %Polk County: 50.6 %Pulaski County: 42.3 %Putnam County: 49.1 %Ralls County: 49.5 %Randolph County: 47.5 %Ray County: 50.2 %Reynolds County: 49 %Ripley County: 51.5 %St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Clair County: 49.4 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.2 %St. Francois County: 47.3 %St. Louis County: 52.5 %Saline County: 49.6 %Schuyler County: 49.8 %Scotland County: 50.6 %Scott County: 51.5 %Shannon County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.4 %Stoddard County: 50.6 %Stone County: 50.3 %Sullivan County: 48.8 %Taney County: 51 %Texas County: 47.7 %Vernon County: 51.5 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 48.3 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Webster County: 49.6 %Worth County: 49.7 %Wright County: 50.3 %St. Louis city: 51.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Livingston County: 55.7 %Livingston County55.7Audrain County: 53.3 %Audrain County53.3St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5New Madrid County: 52.3 %New Madrid County52.3Pemiscot County: 52.1 %Pemiscot County52.1Adair County: 51.7 %Adair County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Boone County: 51.6 %Boone County51.6Holt County: 51.6 %Holt County51.6Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Ripley County: 51.5 %Ripley County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5Vernon County: 51.5 %Vernon County51.5Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Cape Girardeau County51.3St. Louis city: 51.3 %St. Louis city51.3Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Charles County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51Jasper County: 51 %Jasper County51Gentry County: 51 %Gentry County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Knox County: 51 %Knox County51Hickory County: 51 %Hickory County51Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Taney County: 51 %Taney County51Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Nodaway County: 50.8 %Nodaway County50.8Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Oregon County: 50.8 %Oregon County50.8Miller County: 50.7 %Miller County50.7Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Stoddard County: 50.6 %Stoddard County50.6Polk County: 50.6 %Polk County50.6Macon County: 50.6 %Macon County50.6Scotland County: 50.6 %Scotland County50.6Livingston County: 55.7 %Livingston County55.7Audrain County: 53.3 %Audrain County53.3St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5New Madrid County: 52.3 %New Madrid County52.3Pemiscot County: 52.1 %Pemiscot County52.1Adair County: 51.7 %Adair County51.7Marion County: 51.7 %Marion County51.7Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Boone County: 51.6 %Boone County51.6Holt County: 51.6 %Holt County51.6Butler County: 51.5 %Butler County51.5Ripley County: 51.5 %Ripley County51.5Jackson County: 51.5 %Jackson County51.5Scott County: 51.5 %Scott County51.5Vernon County: 51.5 %Vernon County51.5Cape Girardeau County: 51.3 %Cape Girardeau County51.3St. Louis city: 51.3 %St. Louis city51.3Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Greene County: 51.2 %Greene County51.2Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1St. Charles County: 51.1 %St. Charles County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51Jasper County: 51 %Jasper County51Gentry County: 51 %Gentry County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Knox County: 51 %Knox County51Hickory County: 51 %Hickory County51Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Taney County: 51 %Taney County51Grundy County: 50.9 %Grundy County50.9Nodaway County: 50.8 %Nodaway County50.8Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Oregon County: 50.8 %Oregon County50.8Miller County: 50.7 %Miller County50.7Madison County: 50.7 %Madison County50.7Stoddard County: 50.6 %Stoddard County50.6Polk County: 50.6 %Polk County50.6Macon County: 50.6 %Macon County50.6Scotland County: 50.6 %Scotland County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Livingston County55.7+0.2 pts
2Audrain County53.3+0.1 pts
3St. Louis County52.5-0 pts
4New Madrid County52.3+0.2 pts
5Pemiscot County52.10 pts
6Adair County51.7-0.1 pts
7Marion County51.7+0.1 pts
8Dunklin County51.7+0.2 pts
9Boone County51.6+0.1 pts
10Holt County51.6+0.3 pts
11Butler County51.50 pts
12Ripley County51.5+0.3 pts
13Jackson County51.50 pts
14Scott County51.5-0 pts
15Vernon County51.5+0.1 pts
16Cape Girardeau County51.3-0.1 pts
17St. Louis city51.3+0.1 pts
18Howell County51.2-0 pts
19Greene County51.2-0 pts
20Christian County51.1+0.1 pts
21St. Charles County51.1-0 pts
22Cass County51.1+0.1 pts
23Platte County51+0.1 pts
24Jasper County51-0.1 pts
25Gentry County51+0.1 pts
26Clay County51-0.1 pts
27Knox County510 pts
28Hickory County51+0.2 pts
29Linn County510 pts
30Taney County51+0.2 pts
31Grundy County50.9+0.1 pts
32Nodaway County50.8+0.1 pts
33Henry County50.8-0.2 pts
34Oregon County50.8+0.1 pts
35Miller County50.70 pts
36Madison County50.7+0.2 pts
37Stoddard County50.6-0.3 pts
38Polk County50.6-0.1 pts
39Macon County50.6-0.1 pts
40Scotland County50.6+0.5 pts
41Daviess County50.5-0.2 pts
42Wayne County50.5-0.1 pts
43Andrew County50.5-0 pts
44Carter County50.4-0 pts
45Laclede County50.40 pts
46Newton County50.30 pts
47Stone County50.3-0 pts
48Wright County50.3-0.2 pts
49Jefferson County50.3+0.1 pts
50Bates County50.3-0.1 pts
51Dent County50.3-0.1 pts
52Ray County50.2+0.1 pts
53Lafayette County50.2+0.1 pts
54Franklin County50.2-0.1 pts
55Camden County50.20 pts
56Crawford County50.2+0.2 pts
57Carroll County50.20 pts
58Howard County50.10 pts
59Douglas County50.1+0.1 pts
60Iron County50.1+0.4 pts
61Barton County50.10 pts
61Harrison County50.10 pts
63Lawrence County50.1-0 pts
64Monroe County50+0.2 pts
65Shannon County50-0.1 pts
66Atchison County50-0.4 pts
67Clinton County50-0.1 pts
68Pettis County50-0.1 pts
69Buchanan County49.9-0.1 pts
70Warren County49.9+0.1 pts
71Ozark County49.9+0.1 pts
72Barry County49.90 pts
73Lincoln County49.8-0 pts
74Bollinger County49.8+0.2 pts
75Schuyler County49.8-0.5 pts
76Cedar County49.7-0 pts
77Morgan County49.7-0 pts
78Montgomery County49.7+0.1 pts
79Cooper County49.7-0.2 pts
80Benton County49.7+0.2 pts
81Worth County49.7+0.4 pts
82Dallas County49.6-0.1 pts
83Perry County49.6-0 pts
84Saline County49.6-0.1 pts
85Chariton County49.6-0 pts
86Lewis County49.6-0 pts
87Webster County49.6-0.1 pts
88Cole County49.6-0.2 pts
89Mercer County49.5+0.1 pts
90Dade County49.5+0.5 pts
91Ralls County49.5+0.2 pts
92Gasconade County49.4-0.4 pts
93Maries County49.4+0.2 pts
94Clark County49.4+0.2 pts
95St. Clair County49.4+0.1 pts
96Shelby County49.4-0 pts
97McDonald County49.3-0 pts
98Caldwell County49.3+0.3 pts
99Putnam County49.1-0 pts
100Johnson County49.1-0.2 pts
101Reynolds County490 pts
102Osage County48.8+0.2 pts
103Sullivan County48.8+0.5 pts
104Mississippi County48.7-0 pts
105Moniteau County48.7-0.2 pts
106Callaway County48.4-0.1 pts
107Washington County48.3+0.1 pts
108Ste. Genevieve County48.2+0.1 pts
109Texas County47.7-0.2 pts
110Phelps County47.60 pts
111Randolph County47.5-0.3 pts
112St. Francois County47.3-0 pts
113Pike County46.7-0.2 pts
114Pulaski County42.3-0.3 pts
115DeKalb County40.6-0.2 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Livingston County, with 55.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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DeKalb County, with 40.6% in 2021.

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