Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2023, at 55.1%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest42.3Pulaski County
Median50.1115 counties
Missouri50.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 51.9 %Andrew County: 50.4 %Atchison County: 50.1 %Audrain County: 52.5 %Barry County: 49.9 %Barton County: 49.9 %Bates County: 50.2 %Benton County: 49.8 %Bollinger County: 49.4 %Boone County: 51.7 %Buchanan County: 49.9 %Butler County: 51.7 %Caldwell County: 49.3 %Callaway County: 48.9 %Camden County: 50.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 50.4 %Carter County: 51 %Cass County: 51.1 %Cedar County: 50.2 %Chariton County: 50 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 49.3 %Clay County: 51 %Clinton County: 49.9 %Cole County: 49.5 %Cooper County: 49.7 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Dade County: 49.6 %Dallas County: 49.8 %Daviess County: 50.3 %DeKalb County: 47.4 %Dent County: 50.2 %Douglas County: 50 %Dunklin County: 51.7 %Franklin County: 50.1 %Gasconade County: 49.7 %Gentry County: 50.8 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 51 %Harrison County: 49.8 %Henry County: 51 %Hickory County: 50.7 %Holt County: 50.7 %Howard County: 49.9 %Howell County: 51.2 %Iron County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 51.6 %Jasper County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 49.2 %Knox County: 50.1 %Laclede County: 50.4 %Lafayette County: 50.4 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lewis County: 49.6 %Lincoln County: 49.7 %Linn County: 51.2 %Livingston County: 55.1 %McDonald County: 49.2 %Macon County: 50.4 %Madison County: 49.9 %Maries County: 49.5 %Marion County: 51.9 %Mercer County: 50.6 %Miller County: 50.8 %Mississippi County: 48.7 %Moniteau County: 48.5 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 49.9 %Morgan County: 50 %New Madrid County: 52.5 %Newton County: 50.4 %Nodaway County: 50.6 %Oregon County: 51 %Osage County: 48.9 %Ozark County: 50 %Pemiscot County: 52 %Perry County: 49.7 %Pettis County: 50 %Phelps County: 47.8 %Pike County: 46.3 %Platte County: 51 %Polk County: 50.7 %Pulaski County: 42.3 %Putnam County: 49.1 %Ralls County: 49.6 %Randolph County: 48.6 %Ray County: 50.1 %Reynolds County: 49.3 %Ripley County: 51.2 %St. Charles County: 51 %St. Clair County: 49.3 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.4 %St. Francois County: 47.5 %St. Louis County: 52.5 %Saline County: 49.7 %Schuyler County: 49.8 %Scotland County: 50.8 %Scott County: 51.4 %Shannon County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.2 %Stoddard County: 50.5 %Stone County: 50.2 %Sullivan County: 49 %Taney County: 51.1 %Texas County: 47.3 %Vernon County: 51.2 %Warren County: 49.7 %Washington County: 48.3 %Wayne County: 50.1 %Webster County: 49.7 %Worth County: 49.3 %Wright County: 50.3 %St. Louis city: 51.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Livingston County: 55.1 %Livingston County55.1Audrain County: 52.5 %Audrain County52.5St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5New Madrid County: 52.5 %New Madrid County52.5Pemiscot County: 52 %Pemiscot County52Adair County: 51.9 %Adair County51.9Marion County: 51.9 %Marion County51.9Boone County: 51.7 %Boone County51.7Butler County: 51.7 %Butler County51.7Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Jackson County: 51.6 %Jackson County51.6St. Louis city: 51.5 %St. Louis city51.5Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Scott County: 51.4 %Scott County51.4Vernon County: 51.2 %Vernon County51.2Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Ripley County: 51.2 %Ripley County51.2Linn County: 51.2 %Linn County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Grundy County: 51 %Grundy County51Oregon County: 51 %Oregon County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Scotland County: 50.8 %Scotland County50.8Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8Hickory County: 50.7 %Hickory County50.7Polk County: 50.7 %Polk County50.7Holt County: 50.7 %Holt County50.7Nodaway County: 50.6 %Nodaway County50.6Mercer County: 50.6 %Mercer County50.6Stoddard County: 50.5 %Stoddard County50.5Newton County: 50.4 %Newton County50.4Livingston County: 55.1 %Livingston County55.1Audrain County: 52.5 %Audrain County52.5St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5New Madrid County: 52.5 %New Madrid County52.5Pemiscot County: 52 %Pemiscot County52Adair County: 51.9 %Adair County51.9Marion County: 51.9 %Marion County51.9Boone County: 51.7 %Boone County51.7Butler County: 51.7 %Butler County51.7Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Jackson County: 51.6 %Jackson County51.6St. Louis city: 51.5 %St. Louis city51.5Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Scott County: 51.4 %Scott County51.4Vernon County: 51.2 %Vernon County51.2Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Ripley County: 51.2 %Ripley County51.2Linn County: 51.2 %Linn County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Henry County: 51 %Henry County51Grundy County: 51 %Grundy County51Oregon County: 51 %Oregon County51Clay County: 51 %Clay County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Scotland County: 50.8 %Scotland County50.8Miller County: 50.8 %Miller County50.8Hickory County: 50.7 %Hickory County50.7Polk County: 50.7 %Polk County50.7Holt County: 50.7 %Holt County50.7Nodaway County: 50.6 %Nodaway County50.6Mercer County: 50.6 %Mercer County50.6Stoddard County: 50.5 %Stoddard County50.5Newton County: 50.4 %Newton County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Livingston County55.1-0.2 pts
2Audrain County52.5-0.1 pts
3St. Louis County52.50 pts
4New Madrid County52.5-0 pts
5Pemiscot County52+0.2 pts
6Adair County51.9+0.3 pts
7Marion County51.9+0.2 pts
8Boone County51.70 pts
9Butler County51.7+0.1 pts
10Dunklin County51.7+0.1 pts
11Jackson County51.6+0.1 pts
12St. Louis city51.5+0.2 pts
13Cape Girardeau County51.40 pts
14Scott County51.4-0.1 pts
15Vernon County51.2-0.1 pts
16Howell County51.2-0 pts
17Ripley County51.2-0.2 pts
18Linn County51.2+0.2 pts
19Greene County51.1-0.1 pts
20Jasper County51.10 pts
20Taney County51.1+0.1 pts
22Christian County51.10 pts
23Cass County51.10 pts
24Platte County510 pts
25St. Charles County51-0 pts
26Henry County51+0.2 pts
27Grundy County510 pts
28Oregon County51+0.1 pts
29Clay County51-0 pts
30Carter County51+0.1 pts
31Gentry County50.8-0.1 pts
32Scotland County50.8+0.4 pts
33Miller County50.80 pts
34Hickory County50.7-0.2 pts
35Polk County50.7+0.2 pts
36Holt County50.7-0.4 pts
37Nodaway County50.6-0.5 pts
38Mercer County50.6+0.9 pts
39Stoddard County50.5-0.1 pts
40Newton County50.4+0.1 pts
41Andrew County50.40 pts
42Carroll County50.4+0.3 pts
43Macon County50.4-0.1 pts
44Laclede County50.4+0.1 pts
45Lafayette County50.4+0.2 pts
46Wright County50.3-0 pts
47Jefferson County50.30 pts
48Daviess County50.3-0.3 pts
49Lawrence County50.2+0.1 pts
50Stone County50.2+0.1 pts
51Bates County50.2-0.1 pts
52Cedar County50.2+0.1 pts
53Dent County50.2-0.1 pts
54Camden County50.20 pts
55Crawford County50.2-0 pts
56Franklin County50.1-0.1 pts
57Atchison County50.10 pts
57Knox County50.1-0.6 pts
59Wayne County50.1-0.2 pts
60Ray County50.1-0.3 pts
61Chariton County50+0.5 pts
62Monroe County50+0.1 pts
63Pettis County50+0.1 pts
64Ozark County50+0.3 pts
65Morgan County500 pts
66Douglas County50-0.2 pts
67Shannon County50-0 pts
68Barry County49.9+0.1 pts
69Madison County49.9-0.2 pts
70Buchanan County49.9-0.2 pts
71Clinton County49.9-0 pts
72Howard County49.9-0.3 pts
73Barton County49.9-0.3 pts
74Montgomery County49.9+0.2 pts
75Schuyler County49.8-0.6 pts
76Dallas County49.8-0.2 pts
77Benton County49.8-0.1 pts
78Harrison County49.8+0.1 pts
79Warren County49.7-0.2 pts
79Webster County49.7-0.2 pts
81Cooper County49.7-0 pts
82Perry County49.7+0.2 pts
83Lincoln County49.7-0 pts
84Gasconade County49.70 pts
84Saline County49.7+0.1 pts
86Lewis County49.60 pts
87Ralls County49.6-0.2 pts
88Dade County49.6-0.2 pts
89Cole County49.5-0 pts
90Maries County49.5+0.1 pts
91Iron County49.4-0.2 pts
92Bollinger County49.4-0.3 pts
93Worth County49.3-0.5 pts
94Caldwell County49.30 pts
95Clark County49.3-0 pts
96St. Clair County49.3+0.1 pts
97Reynolds County49.3-0.1 pts
98McDonald County49.2-0.3 pts
99Shelby County49.2-0 pts
100Johnson County49.2+0.1 pts
101Putnam County49.1-0.1 pts
102Sullivan County49+0.2 pts
103Callaway County48.9+0.5 pts
104Osage County48.9-0.2 pts
105Mississippi County48.7-1 pts
106Randolph County48.6+1 pts
107Moniteau County48.5+0.1 pts
108Ste. Genevieve County48.4+0.1 pts
109Washington County48.30 pts
110Phelps County47.8+0.1 pts
111St. Francois County47.5-0.1 pts
112DeKalb County47.4+5.6 pts
113Texas County47.3-0 pts
114Pike County46.3-0.6 pts
115Pulaski County42.3-0 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.

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Livingston County, with 55.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pulaski County, with 42.3% in 2023.

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