Counties in Missouri by female population share

Livingston County had the highest female population share of 115 counties in 2024, at 54.9%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 42.6%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for Missouri was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest42.6Pulaski County
Median50.1115 counties
Missouri50.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 52 %Andrew County: 50.4 %Atchison County: 49.9 %Audrain County: 52.5 %Barry County: 50 %Barton County: 50 %Bates County: 50.1 %Benton County: 49.8 %Bollinger County: 49.6 %Boone County: 51.8 %Buchanan County: 49.9 %Butler County: 51.6 %Caldwell County: 49.2 %Callaway County: 48.9 %Camden County: 50.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 50.6 %Carter County: 51.2 %Cass County: 51.1 %Cedar County: 50.1 %Chariton County: 49.9 %Christian County: 51.1 %Clark County: 49.5 %Clay County: 50.9 %Clinton County: 49.7 %Cole County: 49.5 %Cooper County: 49.5 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Dade County: 49.4 %Dallas County: 50 %Daviess County: 50.2 %DeKalb County: 47.4 %Dent County: 50.3 %Douglas County: 50.1 %Dunklin County: 51.7 %Franklin County: 50.1 %Gasconade County: 49.6 %Gentry County: 50.8 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 50.8 %Harrison County: 50 %Henry County: 51.1 %Hickory County: 50.6 %Holt County: 50.6 %Howard County: 50.3 %Howell County: 51.2 %Iron County: 49.4 %Jackson County: 51.7 %Jasper County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 49.1 %Knox County: 50.2 %Laclede County: 50.5 %Lafayette County: 50.4 %Lawrence County: 50.2 %Lewis County: 49.4 %Lincoln County: 49.7 %Linn County: 51 %Livingston County: 54.9 %McDonald County: 49.1 %Macon County: 50.4 %Madison County: 50.1 %Maries County: 49.8 %Marion County: 51.8 %Mercer County: 50.8 %Miller County: 51 %Mississippi County: 48.3 %Moniteau County: 48.3 %Monroe County: 50.1 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 50.1 %New Madrid County: 52.5 %Newton County: 50.4 %Nodaway County: 51 %Oregon County: 50.6 %Osage County: 48.9 %Ozark County: 49.8 %Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Perry County: 49.7 %Pettis County: 50 %Phelps County: 48 %Pike County: 46.3 %Platte County: 51 %Polk County: 50.5 %Pulaski County: 42.6 %Putnam County: 49.4 %Ralls County: 49.6 %Randolph County: 47.9 %Ray County: 50.2 %Reynolds County: 48.8 %Ripley County: 51.1 %St. Charles County: 51 %St. Clair County: 48.7 %Ste. Genevieve County: 48.4 %St. Francois County: 47.5 %St. Louis County: 52.5 %Saline County: 49.8 %Schuyler County: 49.6 %Scotland County: 50.4 %Scott County: 51.3 %Shannon County: 49.9 %Shelby County: 48.9 %Stoddard County: 50.4 %Stone County: 50.4 %Sullivan County: 49 %Taney County: 51.1 %Texas County: 47.2 %Vernon County: 51.3 %Warren County: 49.6 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wayne County: 50.1 %Webster County: 49.7 %Worth County: 49.1 %Wright County: 50.3 %St. Louis city: 51.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Livingston County: 54.9 %Livingston County54.9St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5Audrain County: 52.5 %Audrain County52.5New Madrid County: 52.5 %New Madrid County52.5Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Pemiscot County52.3Adair County: 52 %Adair County52Boone County: 51.8 %Boone County51.8Marion County: 51.8 %Marion County51.8Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Jackson County: 51.7 %Jackson County51.7Butler County: 51.6 %Butler County51.6St. Louis city: 51.6 %St. Louis city51.6Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Vernon County: 51.3 %Vernon County51.3Scott County: 51.3 %Scott County51.3Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Carter County: 51.2 %Carter County51.2Ripley County: 51.1 %Ripley County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Henry County: 51.1 %Henry County51.1Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51Miller County: 51 %Miller County51Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Nodaway County: 51 %Nodaway County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Clay County: 50.9 %Clay County50.9Mercer County: 50.8 %Mercer County50.8Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Grundy County: 50.8 %Grundy County50.8Oregon County: 50.6 %Oregon County50.6Holt County: 50.6 %Holt County50.6Hickory County: 50.6 %Hickory County50.6Carroll County: 50.6 %Carroll County50.6Laclede County: 50.5 %Laclede County50.5Polk County: 50.5 %Polk County50.5Andrew County: 50.4 %Andrew County50.4Livingston County: 54.9 %Livingston County54.9St. Louis County: 52.5 %St. Louis County52.5Audrain County: 52.5 %Audrain County52.5New Madrid County: 52.5 %New Madrid County52.5Pemiscot County: 52.3 %Pemiscot County52.3Adair County: 52 %Adair County52Boone County: 51.8 %Boone County51.8Marion County: 51.8 %Marion County51.8Dunklin County: 51.7 %Dunklin County51.7Jackson County: 51.7 %Jackson County51.7Butler County: 51.6 %Butler County51.6St. Louis city: 51.6 %St. Louis city51.6Cape Girardeau County: 51.4 %Cape Girardeau County51.4Vernon County: 51.3 %Vernon County51.3Scott County: 51.3 %Scott County51.3Howell County: 51.2 %Howell County51.2Carter County: 51.2 %Carter County51.2Ripley County: 51.1 %Ripley County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Henry County: 51.1 %Henry County51.1Taney County: 51.1 %Taney County51.1Christian County: 51.1 %Christian County51.1Jasper County: 51.1 %Jasper County51.1Cass County: 51.1 %Cass County51.1Platte County: 51 %Platte County51Miller County: 51 %Miller County51Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Nodaway County: 51 %Nodaway County51St. Charles County: 51 %St. Charles County51Clay County: 50.9 %Clay County50.9Mercer County: 50.8 %Mercer County50.8Gentry County: 50.8 %Gentry County50.8Grundy County: 50.8 %Grundy County50.8Oregon County: 50.6 %Oregon County50.6Holt County: 50.6 %Holt County50.6Hickory County: 50.6 %Hickory County50.6Carroll County: 50.6 %Carroll County50.6Laclede County: 50.5 %Laclede County50.5Polk County: 50.5 %Polk County50.5Andrew County: 50.4 %Andrew County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Livingston County54.9-0.2 pts
2St. Louis County52.50 pts
3Audrain County52.5-0 pts
4New Madrid County52.5-0 pts
5Pemiscot County52.3+0.3 pts
6Adair County52+0.1 pts
7Boone County51.8+0.1 pts
8Marion County51.8-0.1 pts
9Dunklin County51.70 pts
10Jackson County51.70 pts
11Butler County51.6-0.1 pts
12St. Louis city51.60 pts
13Cape Girardeau County51.4+0.1 pts
14Vernon County51.3+0.1 pts
15Scott County51.3-0.1 pts
16Howell County51.2+0.1 pts
17Carter County51.2+0.2 pts
18Ripley County51.1-0 pts
19Greene County51.10 pts
20Henry County51.1+0.1 pts
21Taney County51.10 pts
22Christian County51.10 pts
23Jasper County51.1-0 pts
24Cass County51.1-0 pts
25Platte County51-0 pts
26Miller County51+0.2 pts
27Linn County51-0.2 pts
28Nodaway County51+0.3 pts
29St. Charles County51-0.1 pts
30Clay County50.9-0 pts
31Mercer County50.8+0.2 pts
32Gentry County50.8-0 pts
33Grundy County50.8-0.2 pts
34Oregon County50.6-0.4 pts
35Holt County50.6-0.1 pts
36Hickory County50.6-0.1 pts
37Carroll County50.6+0.2 pts
38Laclede County50.5+0.1 pts
39Polk County50.5-0.2 pts
40Andrew County50.40 pts
41Scotland County50.4-0.4 pts
42Newton County50.4-0 pts
43Macon County50.4-0 pts
44Lafayette County50.40 pts
44Stoddard County50.4-0.1 pts
46Stone County50.4+0.1 pts
47Dent County50.3+0.1 pts
48Howard County50.3+0.4 pts
49Jefferson County50.30 pts
50Wright County50.3-0 pts
51Knox County50.2+0.1 pts
52Ray County50.2+0.1 pts
53Lawrence County50.2-0 pts
54Daviess County50.2-0.1 pts
55Camden County50.2-0.1 pts
56Crawford County50.1-0.1 pts
57Cedar County50.1-0.1 pts
58Douglas County50.1+0.2 pts
59Morgan County50.1+0.1 pts
60Wayne County50.1-0 pts
61Bates County50.1-0.2 pts
62Madison County50.1+0.1 pts
63Franklin County50.1-0.1 pts
63Monroe County50.10 pts
65Barton County50+0.2 pts
66Pettis County500 pts
67Barry County50+0.1 pts
68Harrison County50+0.2 pts
69Dallas County50+0.2 pts
70Atchison County49.9-0.2 pts
70Chariton County49.9-0.1 pts
72Shannon County49.9-0.1 pts
73Buchanan County49.9-0.1 pts
74Benton County49.8+0.1 pts
75Saline County49.8+0.2 pts
76Maries County49.8+0.3 pts
77Ozark County49.8-0.2 pts
78Perry County49.7+0.1 pts
79Lincoln County49.7+0.1 pts
80Webster County49.7-0.1 pts
81Montgomery County49.7-0.2 pts
82Clinton County49.7-0.2 pts
83Schuyler County49.6-0.2 pts
84Ralls County49.60 pts
85Bollinger County49.6+0.2 pts
86Gasconade County49.6-0.1 pts
87Warren County49.6-0.2 pts
88Cooper County49.5-0.2 pts
89Clark County49.5+0.2 pts
90Cole County49.5-0.1 pts
91Iron County49.40 pts
92Lewis County49.4-0.2 pts
92Putnam County49.4+0.3 pts
94Dade County49.4-0.2 pts
95Caldwell County49.2-0.1 pts
96McDonald County49.1-0.1 pts
97Johnson County49.1-0.1 pts
98Worth County49.1-0.3 pts
99Sullivan County490 pts
100Osage County48.9+0.1 pts
101Shelby County48.9-0.3 pts
102Callaway County48.9-0.1 pts
103Reynolds County48.8-0.5 pts
104St. Clair County48.7-0.6 pts
105Ste. Genevieve County48.40 pts
106Washington County48.4+0.1 pts
107Moniteau County48.3-0.2 pts
108Mississippi County48.3-0.5 pts
109Phelps County48+0.2 pts
110Randolph County47.9-0.6 pts
111St. Francois County47.5-0 pts
112DeKalb County47.4-0 pts
113Texas County47.2-0.2 pts
114Pike County46.30 pts
115Pulaski County42.6+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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Livingston County, with 54.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pulaski County, with 42.6% in 2024.

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