Counties in Montana by female population share

Liberty County had the highest female population share of 56 counties in 2016, at 51.9%. Powell County had the lowest, at 39.1%. The median was 49.3% and the figure for Montana was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Liberty County
Lowest39.1Powell County
Median49.356 counties
Montana49.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 49.1 %Big Horn County: 50.8 %Blaine County: 50 %Broadwater County: 48.5 %Carbon County: 49.7 %Carter County: 50.3 %Cascade County: 49.6 %Chouteau County: 50.5 %Custer County: 49.5 %Daniels County: 48.5 %Dawson County: 48.4 %Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Fallon County: 49.1 %Fergus County: 49.3 %Flathead County: 50.2 %Gallatin County: 48.3 %Garfield County: 49.1 %Glacier County: 50.9 %Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Granite County: 48.3 %Hill County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Judith Basin County: 47.1 %Lake County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Liberty County: 51.9 %Lincoln County: 49.5 %McCone County: 49.3 %Madison County: 47.6 %Meagher County: 49 %Mineral County: 49.3 %Missoula County: 50.1 %Musselshell County: 50.1 %Park County: 49.6 %Petroleum County: 45.9 %Phillips County: 49.6 %Pondera County: 50.4 %Powder River County: 49.7 %Powell County: 39.1 %Prairie County: 48.6 %Ravalli County: 50.9 %Richland County: 48.5 %Roosevelt County: 49.7 %Rosebud County: 49.4 %Sanders County: 48.9 %Sheridan County: 48.4 %Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Stillwater County: 48.8 %Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Teton County: 50.4 %Toole County: 42.8 %Treasure County: 49.2 %Valley County: 49.3 %Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wibaux County: 49.4 %Yellowstone County: 50.8 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Liberty County: 51.9 %Liberty County51.9Ravalli County: 50.9 %Ravalli County50.9Glacier County: 50.9 %Glacier County50.9Yellowstone County: 50.8 %Yellowstone County50.8Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Big Horn County: 50.8 %Big Horn County50.8Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Lewis and Clark County50.7Chouteau County: 50.5 %Chouteau County50.5Teton County: 50.4 %Teton County50.4Pondera County: 50.4 %Pondera County50.4Carter County: 50.3 %Carter County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Hill County: 50.1 %Hill County50.1Missoula County: 50.1 %Missoula County50.1Musselshell County: 50.1 %Musselshell County50.1Blaine County: 50 %Blaine County50Powder River County: 49.7 %Powder River County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Roosevelt County: 49.7 %Roosevelt County49.7Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Cascade County: 49.6 %Cascade County49.6Phillips County: 49.6 %Phillips County49.6Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lincoln County49.5Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Wibaux County: 49.4 %Wibaux County49.4Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3Valley County: 49.3 %Valley County49.3McCone County: 49.3 %McCone County49.3Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wheatland County49.3Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jefferson County49.3Mineral County: 49.3 %Mineral County49.3Treasure County: 49.2 %Treasure County49.2Fallon County: 49.1 %Fallon County49.1Garfield County: 49.1 %Garfield County49.1Beaverhead County: 49.1 %Beaverhead County49.1Meagher County: 49 %Meagher County49Sanders County: 48.9 %Sanders County48.9Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Sweet Grass County48.8Stillwater County: 48.8 %Stillwater County48.8Prairie County: 48.6 %Prairie County48.6Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Golden Valley County48.5Daniels County: 48.5 %Daniels County48.5Broadwater County: 48.5 %Broadwater County48.5Richland County: 48.5 %Richland County48.5Sheridan County: 48.4 %Sheridan County48.4Dawson County: 48.4 %Dawson County48.4Granite County: 48.3 %Granite County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Madison County: 47.6 %Madison County47.6Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Deer Lodge County47.3Judith Basin County: 47.1 %Judith Basin County47.1Petroleum County: 45.9 %Petroleum County45.9Toole County: 42.8 %Toole County42.8Powell County: 39.1 %Powell County39.1Liberty County: 51.9 %Liberty County51.9Ravalli County: 50.9 %Ravalli County50.9Glacier County: 50.9 %Glacier County50.9Yellowstone County: 50.8 %Yellowstone County50.8Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Big Horn County: 50.8 %Big Horn County50.8Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Lewis and Clark County50.7Chouteau County: 50.5 %Chouteau County50.5Teton County: 50.4 %Teton County50.4Pondera County: 50.4 %Pondera County50.4Carter County: 50.3 %Carter County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Hill County: 50.1 %Hill County50.1Missoula County: 50.1 %Missoula County50.1Musselshell County: 50.1 %Musselshell County50.1Blaine County: 50 %Blaine County50Powder River County: 49.7 %Powder River County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Roosevelt County: 49.7 %Roosevelt County49.7Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Cascade County: 49.6 %Cascade County49.6Phillips County: 49.6 %Phillips County49.6Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lincoln County49.5Custer County: 49.5 %Custer County49.5Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Wibaux County: 49.4 %Wibaux County49.4Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3Valley County: 49.3 %Valley County49.3McCone County: 49.3 %McCone County49.3Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wheatland County49.3Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jefferson County49.3Mineral County: 49.3 %Mineral County49.3Treasure County: 49.2 %Treasure County49.2Fallon County: 49.1 %Fallon County49.1Garfield County: 49.1 %Garfield County49.1Beaverhead County: 49.1 %Beaverhead County49.1Meagher County: 49 %Meagher County49Sanders County: 48.9 %Sanders County48.9Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Sweet Grass County48.8Stillwater County: 48.8 %Stillwater County48.8Prairie County: 48.6 %Prairie County48.6Golden Valley County: 48.5 %Golden Valley County48.5Daniels County: 48.5 %Daniels County48.5Broadwater County: 48.5 %Broadwater County48.5Richland County: 48.5 %Richland County48.5Sheridan County: 48.4 %Sheridan County48.4Dawson County: 48.4 %Dawson County48.4Granite County: 48.3 %Granite County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Madison County: 47.6 %Madison County47.6Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Deer Lodge County47.3Judith Basin County: 47.1 %Judith Basin County47.1Petroleum County: 45.9 %Petroleum County45.9Toole County: 42.8 %Toole County42.8Powell County: 39.1 %Powell County39.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Liberty County51.9-0.3 pts
2Ravalli County50.9+0.3 pts
3Glacier County50.9-0 pts
4Yellowstone County50.8-0.1 pts
5Lake County50.8+0.2 pts
6Big Horn County50.8-0 pts
7Lewis and Clark County50.7+0.2 pts
8Chouteau County50.5+0.1 pts
9Teton County50.40 pts
10Pondera County50.4-0.5 pts
11Carter County50.3-0.6 pts
12Flathead County50.2-0.1 pts
13Hill County50.1+0.4 pts
14Missoula County50.1+0.1 pts
15Musselshell County50.10 pts
16Blaine County50+0.1 pts
17Powder River County49.7-0.2 pts
18Carbon County49.70 pts
19Roosevelt County49.7+0.1 pts
20Park County49.6-0.1 pts
21Cascade County49.6-0.1 pts
22Phillips County49.6-0.4 pts
23Lincoln County49.5+0.2 pts
24Custer County49.5-0.1 pts
25Rosebud County49.4+0.1 pts
26Wibaux County49.4-0.8 pts
27Silver Bow County49.3-0.1 pts
28Valley County49.3+0.1 pts
29McCone County49.3+0.2 pts
30Wheatland County49.3-0.2 pts
31Fergus County49.3-0.1 pts
32Jefferson County49.3-0.1 pts
32Mineral County49.3+0.7 pts
34Treasure County49.2+0.7 pts
35Fallon County49.1+0.1 pts
36Garfield County49.1+0.6 pts
37Beaverhead County49.10 pts
38Meagher County49-0 pts
39Sanders County48.9-0.1 pts
40Sweet Grass County48.8-0.3 pts
41Stillwater County48.8-0.4 pts
42Prairie County48.6+0.4 pts
43Golden Valley County48.5+0.2 pts
44Daniels County48.5-0.2 pts
45Broadwater County48.5+0.1 pts
46Richland County48.5+0.3 pts
47Sheridan County48.4-0.5 pts
48Dawson County48.4+0.4 pts
49Granite County48.3-0.4 pts
50Gallatin County48.3-0.2 pts
51Madison County47.60 pts
52Deer Lodge County47.3+0.1 pts
53Judith Basin County47.1-0 pts
54Petroleum County45.9+0.8 pts
55Toole County42.80 pts
56Powell County39.1+0.1 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Liberty County, with 51.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 39.1% in 2016.

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