Counties in Montana by female population share

Liberty County had the highest female population share of 56 counties in 2019, at 51.5%. Powell County had the lowest, at 37.9%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Montana was 49.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.5Liberty County
Lowest37.9Powell County
Median49.456 counties
Montana49.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Big Horn County: 51 %Blaine County: 49.9 %Broadwater County: 48.3 %Carbon County: 49.7 %Carter County: 50.4 %Cascade County: 49.7 %Chouteau County: 49.9 %Custer County: 49.9 %Daniels County: 48.4 %Dawson County: 48.5 %Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Fallon County: 49.8 %Fergus County: 49.3 %Flathead County: 50.2 %Gallatin County: 48.2 %Garfield County: 49.7 %Glacier County: 51.1 %Golden Valley County: 47.6 %Granite County: 48.1 %Hill County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 49 %Judith Basin County: 48 %Lake County: 51 %Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Liberty County: 51.5 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %McCone County: 49.4 %Madison County: 47.9 %Meagher County: 48.5 %Mineral County: 48.9 %Missoula County: 50.4 %Musselshell County: 49.2 %Park County: 49.6 %Petroleum County: 46.8 %Phillips County: 50 %Pondera County: 50.5 %Powder River County: 50.9 %Powell County: 37.9 %Prairie County: 47.5 %Ravalli County: 50.6 %Richland County: 48.8 %Roosevelt County: 50 %Rosebud County: 49.6 %Sanders County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 48.1 %Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Stillwater County: 49.2 %Sweet Grass County: 49.5 %Teton County: 50.1 %Toole County: 42.7 %Treasure County: 48.9 %Valley County: 48.7 %Wheatland County: 48.5 %Wibaux County: 49.2 %Yellowstone County: 50.9 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Liberty County: 51.5 %Liberty County51.5Glacier County: 51.1 %Glacier County51.1Lake County: 51 %Lake County51Big Horn County: 51 %Big Horn County51Powder River County: 50.9 %Powder River County50.9Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County50.8Ravalli County: 50.6 %Ravalli County50.6Pondera County: 50.5 %Pondera County50.5Missoula County: 50.4 %Missoula County50.4Carter County: 50.4 %Carter County50.4Hill County: 50.3 %Hill County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Teton County: 50.1 %Teton County50.1Roosevelt County: 50 %Roosevelt County50Phillips County: 50 %Phillips County50Chouteau County: 49.9 %Chouteau County49.9Blaine County: 49.9 %Blaine County49.9Lincoln County: 49.9 %Lincoln County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Fallon County: 49.8 %Fallon County49.8Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Garfield County: 49.7 %Garfield County49.7Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Rosebud County: 49.6 %Rosebud County49.6Sweet Grass County: 49.5 %Sweet Grass County49.5McCone County: 49.4 %McCone County49.4Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Beaverhead County49.4Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3Stillwater County: 49.2 %Stillwater County49.2Wibaux County: 49.2 %Wibaux County49.2Sanders County: 49.2 %Sanders County49.2Musselshell County: 49.2 %Musselshell County49.2Jefferson County: 49 %Jefferson County49Mineral County: 48.9 %Mineral County48.9Treasure County: 48.9 %Treasure County48.9Richland County: 48.8 %Richland County48.8Valley County: 48.7 %Valley County48.7Meagher County: 48.5 %Meagher County48.5Wheatland County: 48.5 %Wheatland County48.5Dawson County: 48.5 %Dawson County48.5Daniels County: 48.4 %Daniels County48.4Broadwater County: 48.3 %Broadwater County48.3Gallatin County: 48.2 %Gallatin County48.2Granite County: 48.1 %Granite County48.1Sheridan County: 48.1 %Sheridan County48.1Judith Basin County: 48 %Judith Basin County48Madison County: 47.9 %Madison County47.9Golden Valley County: 47.6 %Golden Valley County47.6Prairie County: 47.5 %Prairie County47.5Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Deer Lodge County47.3Petroleum County: 46.8 %Petroleum County46.8Toole County: 42.7 %Toole County42.7Powell County: 37.9 %Powell County37.9Liberty County: 51.5 %Liberty County51.5Glacier County: 51.1 %Glacier County51.1Lake County: 51 %Lake County51Big Horn County: 51 %Big Horn County51Powder River County: 50.9 %Powder River County50.9Yellowstone County: 50.9 %Yellowstone County50.9Lewis and Clark County: 50.8 %Lewis and Clark County50.8Ravalli County: 50.6 %Ravalli County50.6Pondera County: 50.5 %Pondera County50.5Missoula County: 50.4 %Missoula County50.4Carter County: 50.4 %Carter County50.4Hill County: 50.3 %Hill County50.3Flathead County: 50.2 %Flathead County50.2Teton County: 50.1 %Teton County50.1Roosevelt County: 50 %Roosevelt County50Phillips County: 50 %Phillips County50Chouteau County: 49.9 %Chouteau County49.9Blaine County: 49.9 %Blaine County49.9Lincoln County: 49.9 %Lincoln County49.9Custer County: 49.9 %Custer County49.9Fallon County: 49.8 %Fallon County49.8Cascade County: 49.7 %Cascade County49.7Carbon County: 49.7 %Carbon County49.7Garfield County: 49.7 %Garfield County49.7Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Rosebud County: 49.6 %Rosebud County49.6Sweet Grass County: 49.5 %Sweet Grass County49.5McCone County: 49.4 %McCone County49.4Beaverhead County: 49.4 %Beaverhead County49.4Fergus County: 49.3 %Fergus County49.3Silver Bow County: 49.3 %Silver Bow County49.3Stillwater County: 49.2 %Stillwater County49.2Wibaux County: 49.2 %Wibaux County49.2Sanders County: 49.2 %Sanders County49.2Musselshell County: 49.2 %Musselshell County49.2Jefferson County: 49 %Jefferson County49Mineral County: 48.9 %Mineral County48.9Treasure County: 48.9 %Treasure County48.9Richland County: 48.8 %Richland County48.8Valley County: 48.7 %Valley County48.7Meagher County: 48.5 %Meagher County48.5Wheatland County: 48.5 %Wheatland County48.5Dawson County: 48.5 %Dawson County48.5Daniels County: 48.4 %Daniels County48.4Broadwater County: 48.3 %Broadwater County48.3Gallatin County: 48.2 %Gallatin County48.2Granite County: 48.1 %Granite County48.1Sheridan County: 48.1 %Sheridan County48.1Judith Basin County: 48 %Judith Basin County48Madison County: 47.9 %Madison County47.9Golden Valley County: 47.6 %Golden Valley County47.6Prairie County: 47.5 %Prairie County47.5Deer Lodge County: 47.3 %Deer Lodge County47.3Petroleum County: 46.8 %Petroleum County46.8Toole County: 42.7 %Toole County42.7Powell County: 37.9 %Powell County37.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Liberty County51.5-0.3 pts
2Glacier County51.1-0.2 pts
3Lake County51+0.2 pts
4Big Horn County51+0.2 pts
5Powder River County50.9+0.9 pts
5Yellowstone County50.9-0 pts
7Lewis and Clark County50.80 pts
8Ravalli County50.6-0.1 pts
9Pondera County50.5+0.7 pts
10Missoula County50.4+0.1 pts
11Carter County50.4-0.1 pts
12Hill County50.3-0.1 pts
13Flathead County50.2-0.1 pts
14Teton County50.1-0 pts
15Roosevelt County50-0.1 pts
16Phillips County500 pts
17Chouteau County49.9-0.4 pts
18Blaine County49.9+0.1 pts
19Lincoln County49.9+0.4 pts
20Custer County49.9+0.2 pts
21Fallon County49.8+0.1 pts
22Cascade County49.7+0.1 pts
23Carbon County49.7-0.1 pts
24Garfield County49.7-0.2 pts
25Park County49.6+0.1 pts
26Rosebud County49.6+0.1 pts
27Sweet Grass County49.5+0.5 pts
28McCone County49.40 pts
29Beaverhead County49.4+0.1 pts
30Fergus County49.3+0.2 pts
31Silver Bow County49.3+0.1 pts
32Stillwater County49.2+0.3 pts
33Wibaux County49.2+0.4 pts
34Sanders County49.2+0.1 pts
35Musselshell County49.2-0.3 pts
36Jefferson County49-0.4 pts
37Mineral County48.9-0.4 pts
38Treasure County48.9+0.2 pts
39Richland County48.8+0.1 pts
40Valley County48.70 pts
41Meagher County48.5-1 pts
42Wheatland County48.5-0.7 pts
43Dawson County48.5-0.2 pts
44Daniels County48.4+0.1 pts
45Broadwater County48.3+0.1 pts
46Gallatin County48.2-0.1 pts
47Granite County48.1+0.2 pts
48Sheridan County48.1-0 pts
49Judith Basin County48+0.5 pts
50Madison County47.9-0.2 pts
51Golden Valley County47.6-1.2 pts
52Prairie County47.5+0.5 pts
53Deer Lodge County47.3+0.1 pts
54Petroleum County46.8-0.3 pts
55Toole County42.7-0.7 pts
56Powell County37.9-0.3 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Liberty County, with 51.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell County, with 37.9% in 2019.

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