Counties in Montana by female population share

Liberty County had the highest female population share of 56 counties in 2017, at 51.8%. Powell County had the lowest, at 39%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Montana was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest51.8Liberty County
Median49.456 counties
Montana49.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Big Horn County: 50.8 %Blaine County: 49.8 %Broadwater County: 48 %Carbon County: 49.7 %Carter County: 50.2 %Cascade County: 49.6 %Chouteau County: 50.5 %Custer County: 49.7 %Daniels County: 48.3 %Dawson County: 48.6 %Deer Lodge County: 47.4 %Fallon County: 49.2 %Fergus County: 49.4 %Flathead County: 50.3 %Gallatin County: 48.3 %Garfield County: 49.7 %Glacier County: 51 %Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Granite County: 48.2 %Hill County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 49.3 %Judith Basin County: 47.4 %Lake County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Liberty County: 51.8 %Lincoln County: 49.3 %McCone County: 49.2 %Madison County: 47.6 %Meagher County: 49.1 %Mineral County: 49 %Missoula County: 50.2 %Musselshell County: 50.1 %Park County: 49.6 %Petroleum County: 46.6 %Phillips County: 49.9 %Pondera County: 50.1 %Powder River County: 49.4 %Powell County: 39 %Prairie County: 47.9 %Ravalli County: 50.8 %Richland County: 48.8 %Roosevelt County: 49.9 %Rosebud County: 49.4 %Sanders County: 49 %Sheridan County: 48 %Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Stillwater County: 48.9 %Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Teton County: 50.5 %Toole County: 43 %Treasure County: 48.7 %Valley County: 48.8 %Wheatland County: 49.4 %Wibaux County: 49.4 %Yellowstone County: 50.9 %
  • Under 48
  • 48 to 49
  • 49 to 50
  • 50 and over
%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Liberty County: 51.8 %Liberty County51.8Glacier County: 51 %Glacier County51Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County50.8Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Big Horn County: 50.8 %Big Horn County50.8Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Chouteau County: 50.5 %Chouteau County50.5Teton County: 50.5 %Teton County50.5Flathead County: 50.3 %Flathead County50.3Carter County: 50.2 %Carter County50.2Missoula County: 50.2 %Missoula County50.2Hill County: 50.1 %Hill County50.1Pondera County: 50.1 %Pondera County50.1Musselshell County: 50.1 %Musselshell County50.1Phillips County: 49.9 %Phillips County49.9Roosevelt County: 49.9 %Roosevelt County49.9Blaine County: 49.8 %Blaine County49.8Garfield County: 49.7 %Garfield County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Custer County: 49.7 %Custer County49.7Cascade County: 49.6 %Cascade County49.6Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Powder River County: 49.4 %Powder River County49.4Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Beaverhead County49.4Wheatland County: 49.4 %Wheatland County49.4Wibaux County: 49.4 %Wibaux County49.4Fergus County: 49.4 %Fergus County49.4Lincoln County: 49.3 %Lincoln County49.3Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jefferson County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3McCone County: 49.2 %McCone County49.2Fallon County: 49.2 %Fallon County49.2Meagher County: 49.1 %Meagher County49.1Sanders County: 49 %Sanders County49Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Stillwater County: 48.9 %Stillwater County48.9Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Sweet Grass County48.8Valley County: 48.8 %Valley County48.8Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Golden Valley County48.8Richland County: 48.8 %Richland County48.8Treasure County: 48.7 %Treasure County48.7Dawson County: 48.6 %Dawson County48.6Daniels County: 48.3 %Daniels County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Granite County: 48.2 %Granite County48.2Broadwater County: 48 %Broadwater County48Sheridan County: 48 %Sheridan County48Prairie County: 47.9 %Prairie County47.9Madison County: 47.6 %Madison County47.6Judith Basin County: 47.4 %Judith Basin County47.4Deer Lodge County: 47.4 %Deer Lodge County47.4Petroleum County: 46.6 %Petroleum County46.6Toole County: 43 %Toole County43Powell County: 39 %Powell County39Liberty County: 51.8 %Liberty County51.8Glacier County: 51 %Glacier County51Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County50.8Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Big Horn County: 50.8 %Big Horn County50.8Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Chouteau County: 50.5 %Chouteau County50.5Teton County: 50.5 %Teton County50.5Flathead County: 50.3 %Flathead County50.3Carter County: 50.2 %Carter County50.2Missoula County: 50.2 %Missoula County50.2Hill County: 50.1 %Hill County50.1Pondera County: 50.1 %Pondera County50.1Musselshell County: 50.1 %Musselshell County50.1Phillips County: 49.9 %Phillips County49.9Roosevelt County: 49.9 %Roosevelt County49.9Blaine County: 49.8 %Blaine County49.8Garfield County: 49.7 %Garfield County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Custer County: 49.7 %Custer County49.7Cascade County: 49.6 %Cascade County49.6Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Powder River County: 49.4 %Powder River County49.4Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Beaverhead County49.4Wheatland County: 49.4 %Wheatland County49.4Wibaux County: 49.4 %Wibaux County49.4Fergus County: 49.4 %Fergus County49.4Lincoln County: 49.3 %Lincoln County49.3Jefferson County: 49.3 %Jefferson County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3McCone County: 49.2 %McCone County49.2Fallon County: 49.2 %Fallon County49.2Meagher County: 49.1 %Meagher County49.1Sanders County: 49 %Sanders County49Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Stillwater County: 48.9 %Stillwater County48.9Sweet Grass County: 48.8 %Sweet Grass County48.8Valley County: 48.8 %Valley County48.8Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Golden Valley County48.8Richland County: 48.8 %Richland County48.8Treasure County: 48.7 %Treasure County48.7Dawson County: 48.6 %Dawson County48.6Daniels County: 48.3 %Daniels County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Granite County: 48.2 %Granite County48.2Broadwater County: 48 %Broadwater County48Sheridan County: 48 %Sheridan County48Prairie County: 47.9 %Prairie County47.9Madison County: 47.6 %Madison County47.6Judith Basin County: 47.4 %Judith Basin County47.4Deer Lodge County: 47.4 %Deer Lodge County47.4Petroleum County: 46.6 %Petroleum County46.6Toole County: 43 %Toole County43Powell County: 39 %Powell County39
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Liberty County51.8-0.1 pts
2Glacier County51+0.1 pts
3Yellowstone County50.90 pts
4Lewis and Clark County50.8+0.1 pts
5Lake County50.8-0 pts
6Big Horn County50.80 pts
7Ravalli County50.8-0.1 pts
8Chouteau County50.50 pts
9Teton County50.5+0.1 pts
10Flathead County50.3+0.1 pts
11Carter County50.2-0.1 pts
12Missoula County50.2+0.1 pts
13Hill County50.1-0.1 pts
14Pondera County50.1-0.3 pts
15Musselshell County50.10 pts
16Phillips County49.9+0.3 pts
17Roosevelt County49.9+0.2 pts
18Blaine County49.8-0.2 pts
19Garfield County49.7+0.6 pts
20Carbon County49.7-0 pts
21Custer County49.7+0.2 pts
22Cascade County49.6-0 pts
23Park County49.6-0.1 pts
24Powder River County49.4-0.3 pts
25Rosebud County49.40 pts
26Beaverhead County49.4+0.3 pts
27Wheatland County49.4+0.1 pts
28Wibaux County49.4-0 pts
29Fergus County49.4+0.1 pts
30Lincoln County49.3-0.2 pts
31Jefferson County49.3+0.1 pts
32Silver Bow County49.3-0.1 pts
33McCone County49.2-0.1 pts
34Fallon County49.20 pts
35Meagher County49.1+0.1 pts
36Sanders County49+0.1 pts
37Mineral County49-0.3 pts
38Stillwater County48.9+0.1 pts
39Sweet Grass County48.80 pts
40Valley County48.8-0.5 pts
41Golden Valley County48.8+0.3 pts
42Richland County48.8+0.3 pts
43Treasure County48.7-0.6 pts
44Dawson County48.6+0.3 pts
45Daniels County48.3-0.2 pts
46Gallatin County48.3-0 pts
47Granite County48.2-0.1 pts
48Broadwater County48-0.4 pts
49Sheridan County48-0.4 pts
50Prairie County47.9-0.8 pts
51Madison County47.60 pts
52Judith Basin County47.4+0.3 pts
53Deer Lodge County47.40 pts
54Petroleum County46.6+0.7 pts
55Toole County43+0.2 pts
56Powell County39-0.1 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

MLA 9

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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_montana_by_2017,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/montana-counties?period=2017. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2017
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/montana-counties?period=2017
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/montana-counties?period=2017.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Montana by female population share using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"female_share","level":"province","within":"Montana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=female_share&level=province&within=Montana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest female population share?

Liberty County, with 51.8% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Powell County, with 39% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Female population share: other rankings

Counties in Montana: more rankings