Counties in Montana by female population share

Liberty County had the highest female population share of 56 counties in 2014, at 52.3%. Powell County had the lowest, at 38.7%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Montana was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.3Liberty County
Lowest38.7Powell County
Median49.456 counties
Montana49.8History

Map of counties, 2014

Beaverhead County: 49 %Big Horn County: 50.7 %Blaine County: 49.5 %Broadwater County: 48.4 %Carbon County: 50 %Carter County: 50.3 %Cascade County: 49.7 %Chouteau County: 50.6 %Custer County: 49.9 %Daniels County: 49.2 %Dawson County: 48.6 %Deer Lodge County: 47 %Fallon County: 48.9 %Fergus County: 49.3 %Flathead County: 50.2 %Gallatin County: 48.5 %Garfield County: 49.3 %Glacier County: 51 %Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Granite County: 48.9 %Hill County: 49.8 %Jefferson County: 49.1 %Judith Basin County: 47.6 %Lake County: 50.6 %Lewis and Clark County: 50.6 %Liberty County: 52.3 %Lincoln County: 49.4 %McCone County: 48.9 %Madison County: 47.8 %Meagher County: 48.8 %Mineral County: 48.5 %Missoula County: 49.9 %Musselshell County: 50.3 %Park County: 49.8 %Petroleum County: 46.2 %Phillips County: 50.2 %Pondera County: 50.8 %Powder River County: 49.5 %Powell County: 38.7 %Prairie County: 48.5 %Ravalli County: 50.8 %Richland County: 48.2 %Roosevelt County: 49.6 %Rosebud County: 49.4 %Sanders County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 48.6 %Silver Bow County: 49.4 %Stillwater County: 49 %Sweet Grass County: 49.4 %Teton County: 50.5 %Toole County: 43.1 %Treasure County: 48.2 %Valley County: 49.4 %Wheatland County: 50.3 %Wibaux County: 49.1 %Yellowstone County: 51 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Liberty County: 52.3 %Liberty County52.3Glacier County: 51 %Glacier County51Yellowstone County: 51 %Yellowstone County51Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Pondera County: 50.8 %Pondera County50.8Big Horn County: 50.7 %Big Horn County50.7Chouteau County: 50.6 %Chouteau County50.6Lewis and Clark County: 50.6 %Lewis and Clark County50.6Lake County: 50.6 %Lake County50.6Teton County: 50.5 %Teton County50.5Musselshell County: 50.3 %Musselshell County50.3Carter County: 50.3 %Carter County50.3Wheatland County: 50.3 %Wheatland County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Phillips County: 50.2 %Phillips County50.2Carbon County: 50 %Carbon County50Missoula County: 49.9 %Missoula County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Park County: 49.8 %Park County49.8Hill County: 49.8 %Hill County49.8Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Roosevelt County: 49.6 %Roosevelt County49.6Powder River County: 49.5 %Powder River County49.5Blaine County: 49.5 %Blaine County49.5Silver Bow County: 49.4 %Silver Bow County49.4Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Lincoln County: 49.4 %Lincoln County49.4Valley County: 49.4 %Valley County49.4Sweet Grass County: 49.4 %Sweet Grass County49.4Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Daniels County: 49.2 %Daniels County49.2Sanders County: 49.2 %Sanders County49.2Jefferson County: 49.1 %Jefferson County49.1Wibaux County: 49.1 %Wibaux County49.1Beaverhead County: 49 %Beaverhead County49Stillwater County: 49 %Stillwater County49Granite County: 48.9 %Granite County48.9McCone County: 48.9 %McCone County48.9Fallon County: 48.9 %Fallon County48.9Meagher County: 48.8 %Meagher County48.8Sheridan County: 48.6 %Sheridan County48.6Dawson County: 48.6 %Dawson County48.6Prairie County: 48.5 %Prairie County48.5Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Golden Valley County48.5Mineral County: 48.5 %Mineral County48.5Gallatin County: 48.5 %Gallatin County48.5Broadwater County: 48.4 %Broadwater County48.4Treasure County: 48.2 %Treasure County48.2Richland County: 48.2 %Richland County48.2Madison County: 47.8 %Madison County47.8Judith Basin County: 47.6 %Judith Basin County47.6Deer Lodge County: 47 %Deer Lodge County47Petroleum County: 46.2 %Petroleum County46.2Toole County: 43.1 %Toole County43.1Powell County: 38.7 %Powell County38.7Liberty County: 52.3 %Liberty County52.3Glacier County: 51 %Glacier County51Yellowstone County: 51 %Yellowstone County51Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Pondera County: 50.8 %Pondera County50.8Big Horn County: 50.7 %Big Horn County50.7Chouteau County: 50.6 %Chouteau County50.6Lewis and Clark County: 50.6 %Lewis and Clark County50.6Lake County: 50.6 %Lake County50.6Teton County: 50.5 %Teton County50.5Musselshell County: 50.3 %Musselshell County50.3Carter County: 50.3 %Carter County50.3Wheatland County: 50.3 %Wheatland County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Phillips County: 50.2 %Phillips County50.2Carbon County: 50 %Carbon County50Missoula County: 49.9 %Missoula County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Park County: 49.8 %Park County49.8Hill County: 49.8 %Hill County49.8Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Roosevelt County: 49.6 %Roosevelt County49.6Powder River County: 49.5 %Powder River County49.5Blaine County: 49.5 %Blaine County49.5Silver Bow County: 49.4 %Silver Bow County49.4Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Lincoln County: 49.4 %Lincoln County49.4Valley County: 49.4 %Valley County49.4Sweet Grass County: 49.4 %Sweet Grass County49.4Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Garfield County: 49.3 %Garfield County49.3Daniels County: 49.2 %Daniels County49.2Sanders County: 49.2 %Sanders County49.2Jefferson County: 49.1 %Jefferson County49.1Wibaux County: 49.1 %Wibaux County49.1Beaverhead County: 49 %Beaverhead County49Stillwater County: 49 %Stillwater County49Granite County: 48.9 %Granite County48.9McCone County: 48.9 %McCone County48.9Fallon County: 48.9 %Fallon County48.9Meagher County: 48.8 %Meagher County48.8Sheridan County: 48.6 %Sheridan County48.6Dawson County: 48.6 %Dawson County48.6Prairie County: 48.5 %Prairie County48.5Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Golden Valley County48.5Mineral County: 48.5 %Mineral County48.5Gallatin County: 48.5 %Gallatin County48.5Broadwater County: 48.4 %Broadwater County48.4Treasure County: 48.2 %Treasure County48.2Richland County: 48.2 %Richland County48.2Madison County: 47.8 %Madison County47.8Judith Basin County: 47.6 %Judith Basin County47.6Deer Lodge County: 47 %Deer Lodge County47Petroleum County: 46.2 %Petroleum County46.2Toole County: 43.1 %Toole County43.1Powell County: 38.7 %Powell County38.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Liberty County52.3+0.1 pts
2Glacier County51+0.1 pts
3Yellowstone County51-0.1 pts
4Ravalli County50.8+0.2 pts
5Pondera County50.8-0.5 pts
6Big Horn County50.7+0.1 pts
7Chouteau County50.6+0.3 pts
8Lewis and Clark County50.6-0 pts
9Lake County50.6-0.1 pts
10Teton County50.50 pts
11Musselshell County50.3+0.1 pts
12Carter County50.3+0.2 pts
13Wheatland County50.3-0.1 pts
14Flathead County50.2+0.1 pts
15Phillips County50.2+0.2 pts
16Carbon County50+0.3 pts
17Missoula County49.9-0.1 pts
18Custer County49.9+0.1 pts
19Park County49.8-0 pts
20Hill County49.8-0.1 pts
21Cascade County49.70 pts
22Roosevelt County49.6-0.3 pts
23Powder River County49.5-0.2 pts
24Blaine County49.5-0.2 pts
25Silver Bow County49.4+0.2 pts
26Rosebud County49.4-0.2 pts
27Lincoln County49.4+0.1 pts
28Valley County49.4-0.1 pts
29Sweet Grass County49.4-0.2 pts
30Fergus County49.3-0.4 pts
31Garfield County49.3-0.1 pts
32Daniels County49.2-0.4 pts
33Sanders County49.2-0.1 pts
34Jefferson County49.10 pts
35Wibaux County49.1-1.2 pts
36Beaverhead County49+0.1 pts
37Stillwater County49-0.1 pts
38Granite County48.9-0.2 pts
39McCone County48.9+0.2 pts
40Fallon County48.9+0.1 pts
41Meagher County48.8-0.2 pts
42Sheridan County48.6+0.1 pts
43Dawson County48.6-0 pts
44Prairie County48.5+0.3 pts
45Golden Valley County48.5-0 pts
46Mineral County48.5+0.2 pts
47Gallatin County48.5-0.1 pts
48Broadwater County48.4-0.1 pts
49Treasure County48.2-0.3 pts
50Richland County48.20 pts
51Madison County47.8-0.3 pts
52Judith Basin County47.6-0.2 pts
53Deer Lodge County47+0.2 pts
54Petroleum County46.2-1.3 pts
55Toole County43.1-0.5 pts
56Powell County38.7-0.4 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.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Montana by female population share, 2014) [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 Montana by female population share, 2014. 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/montana-counties?period=2014. 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 Montana by female population share, 2014. 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/montana-counties?period=2014.

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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 Montana by female population share, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/montana-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Liberty County, with 52.3% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 38.7% in 2014.

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