Counties in Montana by female population share

Liberty County had the highest female population share of 56 counties in 2018, at 51.8%. Powell County had the lowest, at 38.2%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Montana was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.8Liberty County
Lowest38.2Powell County
Median49.456 counties
Montana49.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Beaverhead County: 49.3 %Big Horn County: 50.7 %Blaine County: 49.9 %Broadwater County: 48.2 %Carbon County: 49.9 %Carter County: 50.4 %Cascade County: 49.7 %Chouteau County: 50.3 %Custer County: 49.7 %Daniels County: 48.3 %Dawson County: 48.7 %Deer Lodge County: 47.2 %Fallon County: 49.7 %Fergus County: 49.1 %Flathead County: 50.3 %Gallatin County: 48.3 %Garfield County: 49.9 %Glacier County: 51.3 %Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Granite County: 47.9 %Hill County: 50.4 %Jefferson County: 49.4 %Judith Basin County: 47.5 %Lake County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Liberty County: 51.8 %Lincoln County: 49.5 %McCone County: 49.4 %Madison County: 48.2 %Meagher County: 49.6 %Mineral County: 49.3 %Missoula County: 50.3 %Musselshell County: 49.5 %Park County: 49.6 %Petroleum County: 47.1 %Phillips County: 50 %Pondera County: 49.8 %Powder River County: 50 %Powell County: 38.2 %Prairie County: 47 %Ravalli County: 50.8 %Richland County: 48.7 %Roosevelt County: 50.1 %Rosebud County: 49.4 %Sanders County: 49.1 %Sheridan County: 48.1 %Silver Bow County: 49.2 %Stillwater County: 48.9 %Sweet Grass County: 49 %Teton County: 50.1 %Toole County: 43.3 %Treasure County: 48.7 %Valley County: 48.7 %Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wibaux County: 48.8 %Yellowstone County: 50.9 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Liberty County: 51.8 %Liberty County51.8Glacier County: 51.3 %Glacier County51.3Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Big Horn County: 50.7 %Big Horn County50.7Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Lewis and Clark County50.7Carter County: 50.4 %Carter County50.4Hill County: 50.4 %Hill County50.4Chouteau County: 50.3 %Chouteau County50.3Flathead County: 50.3 %Flathead County50.3Missoula County: 50.3 %Missoula County50.3Teton County: 50.1 %Teton County50.1Roosevelt County: 50.1 %Roosevelt County50.1Powder River County: 50 %Powder River County50Phillips County: 50 %Phillips County50Blaine County: 49.9 %Blaine County49.9Garfield County: 49.9 %Garfield County49.9Carbon County: 49.9 %Carbon County49.9Pondera County: 49.8 %Pondera County49.8Fallon County: 49.7 %Fallon County49.7Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Custer County: 49.7 %Custer County49.7Meagher County: 49.6 %Meagher County49.6Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lincoln County49.5Musselshell County: 49.5 %Musselshell County49.5Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4McCone County: 49.4 %McCone County49.4Jefferson County: 49.4 %Jefferson County49.4Mineral County: 49.3 %Mineral County49.3Beaverhead County: 49.3 %Beaverhead County49.3Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wheatland County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.2 %Silver Bow County49.2Sanders County: 49.1 %Sanders County49.1Fergus County: 49.1 %Fergus County49.1Sweet Grass County: 49 %Sweet Grass County49Stillwater County: 48.9 %Stillwater County48.9Wibaux County: 48.8 %Wibaux County48.8Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Golden Valley County48.8Treasure County: 48.7 %Treasure County48.7Dawson County: 48.7 %Dawson County48.7Valley County: 48.7 %Valley County48.7Richland County: 48.7 %Richland County48.7Daniels County: 48.3 %Daniels County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Broadwater County: 48.2 %Broadwater County48.2Madison County: 48.2 %Madison County48.2Sheridan County: 48.1 %Sheridan County48.1Granite County: 47.9 %Granite County47.9Judith Basin County: 47.5 %Judith Basin County47.5Deer Lodge County: 47.2 %Deer Lodge County47.2Petroleum County: 47.1 %Petroleum County47.1Prairie County: 47 %Prairie County47Toole County: 43.3 %Toole County43.3Powell County: 38.2 %Powell County38.2Liberty County: 51.8 %Liberty County51.8Glacier County: 51.3 %Glacier County51.3Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lake County: 50.8 %Lake County50.8Ravalli County: 50.8 %Ravalli County50.8Big Horn County: 50.7 %Big Horn County50.7Lewis and Clark County: 50.7 %Lewis and Clark County50.7Carter County: 50.4 %Carter County50.4Hill County: 50.4 %Hill County50.4Chouteau County: 50.3 %Chouteau County50.3Flathead County: 50.3 %Flathead County50.3Missoula County: 50.3 %Missoula County50.3Teton County: 50.1 %Teton County50.1Roosevelt County: 50.1 %Roosevelt County50.1Powder River County: 50 %Powder River County50Phillips County: 50 %Phillips County50Blaine County: 49.9 %Blaine County49.9Garfield County: 49.9 %Garfield County49.9Carbon County: 49.9 %Carbon County49.9Pondera County: 49.8 %Pondera County49.8Fallon County: 49.7 %Fallon County49.7Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Custer County: 49.7 %Custer County49.7Meagher County: 49.6 %Meagher County49.6Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Lincoln County: 49.5 %Lincoln County49.5Musselshell County: 49.5 %Musselshell County49.5Rosebud County: 49.4 %Rosebud County49.4McCone County: 49.4 %McCone County49.4Jefferson County: 49.4 %Jefferson County49.4Mineral County: 49.3 %Mineral County49.3Beaverhead County: 49.3 %Beaverhead County49.3Wheatland County: 49.3 %Wheatland County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.2 %Silver Bow County49.2Sanders County: 49.1 %Sanders County49.1Fergus County: 49.1 %Fergus County49.1Sweet Grass County: 49 %Sweet Grass County49Stillwater County: 48.9 %Stillwater County48.9Wibaux County: 48.8 %Wibaux County48.8Golden Valley County: 48.8 %Golden Valley County48.8Treasure County: 48.7 %Treasure County48.7Dawson County: 48.7 %Dawson County48.7Valley County: 48.7 %Valley County48.7Richland County: 48.7 %Richland County48.7Daniels County: 48.3 %Daniels County48.3Gallatin County: 48.3 %Gallatin County48.3Broadwater County: 48.2 %Broadwater County48.2Madison County: 48.2 %Madison County48.2Sheridan County: 48.1 %Sheridan County48.1Granite County: 47.9 %Granite County47.9Judith Basin County: 47.5 %Judith Basin County47.5Deer Lodge County: 47.2 %Deer Lodge County47.2Petroleum County: 47.1 %Petroleum County47.1Prairie County: 47 %Prairie County47Toole County: 43.3 %Toole County43.3Powell County: 38.2 %Powell County38.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Liberty County51.8+0.1 pts
2Glacier County51.3+0.3 pts
3Yellowstone County50.9+0.1 pts
4Lake County50.8-0 pts
5Ravalli County50.8-0 pts
6Big Horn County50.7-0.1 pts
7Lewis and Clark County50.7-0.1 pts
8Carter County50.4+0.2 pts
9Hill County50.4+0.3 pts
10Chouteau County50.3-0.2 pts
11Flathead County50.30 pts
12Missoula County50.3+0.1 pts
13Teton County50.1-0.4 pts
14Roosevelt County50.1+0.2 pts
15Powder River County50+0.6 pts
16Phillips County500 pts
17Blaine County49.90 pts
17Garfield County49.9+0.2 pts
19Carbon County49.9+0.2 pts
20Pondera County49.8-0.3 pts
21Fallon County49.7+0.5 pts
22Cascade County49.7+0.1 pts
23Custer County49.7-0 pts
24Meagher County49.6+0.5 pts
25Park County49.6-0 pts
26Lincoln County49.5+0.2 pts
27Musselshell County49.5-0.6 pts
28Rosebud County49.40 pts
29McCone County49.4+0.2 pts
30Jefferson County49.40 pts
31Mineral County49.3+0.3 pts
32Beaverhead County49.3-0.1 pts
33Wheatland County49.3-0.1 pts
34Silver Bow County49.2-0 pts
35Sanders County49.1+0.1 pts
36Fergus County49.1-0.3 pts
37Sweet Grass County49+0.2 pts
38Stillwater County48.90 pts
39Wibaux County48.8-0.6 pts
40Golden Valley County48.80 pts
41Treasure County48.7+0.1 pts
42Dawson County48.7+0.1 pts
43Valley County48.7-0.1 pts
44Richland County48.7-0.1 pts
45Daniels County48.30 pts
46Gallatin County48.3-0 pts
47Broadwater County48.2+0.2 pts
48Madison County48.2+0.5 pts
49Sheridan County48.1+0.1 pts
50Granite County47.9-0.3 pts
51Judith Basin County47.50 pts
52Deer Lodge County47.2-0.1 pts
53Petroleum County47.1+0.5 pts
54Prairie County47-0.9 pts
55Toole County43.3+0.3 pts
56Powell County38.2-0.7 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Liberty County, with 51.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 38.2% in 2018.

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