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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Arthur County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2014, at 52.9%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 40.8%. The median was 50% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.9Arthur County
Lowest40.8Johnson County
Median5093 counties
Nebraska50.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 50 %Antelope County: 49.6 %Arthur County: 52.9 %Banner County: 49.1 %Blaine County: 48.8 %Boone County: 50.1 %Box Butte County: 50 %Boyd County: 50 %Brown County: 50.9 %Buffalo County: 50.3 %Burt County: 50.3 %Butler County: 49.4 %Cass County: 49.7 %Cedar County: 49 %Chase County: 51.2 %Cherry County: 50.3 %Cheyenne County: 50.2 %Clay County: 48.9 %Colfax County: 49 %Cuming County: 49.8 %Custer County: 50.5 %Dakota County: 50.1 %Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawson County: 49.6 %Deuel County: 50.7 %Dixon County: 49.2 %Dodge County: 50.8 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dundy County: 50 %Fillmore County: 50 %Franklin County: 49.5 %Frontier County: 48.7 %Furnas County: 50.2 %Gage County: 50.6 %Garden County: 49.3 %Garfield County: 51.7 %Gosper County: 49.1 %Grant County: 47.6 %Greeley County: 49.8 %Hall County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 49.9 %Harlan County: 48.7 %Hayes County: 47.5 %Hitchcock County: 50 %Holt County: 50.3 %Hooker County: 52.5 %Howard County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 50.4 %Johnson County: 40.8 %Kearney County: 50.6 %Keith County: 50.1 %Keya Paha County: 51.3 %Kimball County: 49.4 %Knox County: 50.6 %Lancaster County: 49.9 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Logan County: 50 %Loup County: 48.5 %McPherson County: 49.2 %Madison County: 50.3 %Merrick County: 49.6 %Morrill County: 50.2 %Nance County: 49.6 %Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nuckolls County: 50.2 %Otoe County: 50.7 %Pawnee County: 50.5 %Perkins County: 49.4 %Phelps County: 50.3 %Pierce County: 49.8 %Platte County: 49.8 %Polk County: 50.3 %Red Willow County: 49.7 %Richardson County: 50.3 %Rock County: 50.6 %Saline County: 49.1 %Sarpy County: 50.3 %Saunders County: 49.6 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.5 %Seward County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 51 %Sherman County: 49.5 %Sioux County: 49.8 %Stanton County: 49.6 %Thayer County: 50.8 %Thomas County: 48.5 %Thurston County: 51.1 %Valley County: 50.2 %Washington County: 50.1 %Wayne County: 49.6 %Webster County: 50.9 %Wheeler County: 47.2 %York County: 50.9 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Arthur County: 52.9 %Arthur County52.9Hooker County: 52.5 %Hooker County52.5Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.5 %Scotts Bluff County51.5Keya Paha County: 51.3 %Keya Paha County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Thurston County: 51.1 %Thurston County51.1Sheridan County: 51 %Sheridan County51Brown County: 50.9 %Brown County50.9Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Webster County: 50.9 %Webster County50.9York County: 50.9 %York County50.9Dodge County: 50.8 %Dodge County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Thayer County: 50.8 %Thayer County50.8Otoe County: 50.7 %Otoe County50.7Deuel County: 50.7 %Deuel County50.7Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawes County50.7Gage County: 50.6 %Gage County50.6Knox County: 50.6 %Knox County50.6Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Kearney County: 50.6 %Kearney County50.6Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Jefferson County: 50.4 %Jefferson County50.4Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Phelps County: 50.3 %Phelps County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Holt County: 50.3 %Holt County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Cherry County: 50.3 %Cherry County50.3Burt County: 50.3 %Burt County50.3Cheyenne County: 50.2 %Cheyenne County50.2Morrill County: 50.2 %Morrill County50.2Furnas County: 50.2 %Furnas County50.2Nuckolls County: 50.2 %Nuckolls County50.2Valley County: 50.2 %Valley County50.2Arthur County: 52.9 %Arthur County52.9Hooker County: 52.5 %Hooker County52.5Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.5 %Scotts Bluff County51.5Keya Paha County: 51.3 %Keya Paha County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Thurston County: 51.1 %Thurston County51.1Sheridan County: 51 %Sheridan County51Brown County: 50.9 %Brown County50.9Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Webster County: 50.9 %Webster County50.9York County: 50.9 %York County50.9Dodge County: 50.8 %Dodge County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Thayer County: 50.8 %Thayer County50.8Otoe County: 50.7 %Otoe County50.7Deuel County: 50.7 %Deuel County50.7Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawes County50.7Gage County: 50.6 %Gage County50.6Knox County: 50.6 %Knox County50.6Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Kearney County: 50.6 %Kearney County50.6Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Jefferson County: 50.4 %Jefferson County50.4Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Phelps County: 50.3 %Phelps County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Holt County: 50.3 %Holt County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Cherry County: 50.3 %Cherry County50.3Burt County: 50.3 %Burt County50.3Cheyenne County: 50.2 %Cheyenne County50.2Morrill County: 50.2 %Morrill County50.2Furnas County: 50.2 %Furnas County50.2Nuckolls County: 50.2 %Nuckolls County50.2Valley County: 50.2 %Valley County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Arthur County52.9+1.1 pts
2Hooker County52.5+0.3 pts
3Garfield County51.7+0.4 pts
4Scotts Bluff County51.5-0.1 pts
5Keya Paha County51.3-0.1 pts
6Chase County51.2+0.5 pts
7Thurston County51.1+0.3 pts
8Sheridan County510 pts
9Brown County50.9-0.1 pts
10Nemaha County50.9+0.1 pts
11Webster County50.9-0.2 pts
12York County50.9+0.1 pts
13Dodge County50.8-0.2 pts
14Douglas County50.8-0 pts
15Thayer County50.8-0.5 pts
16Otoe County50.7-0.1 pts
17Deuel County50.7+0.2 pts
18Dawes County50.7+0.1 pts
19Gage County50.6-0.1 pts
20Knox County50.6-0.3 pts
21Rock County50.6+0.5 pts
22Kearney County50.6-0.2 pts
23Custer County50.5+0.4 pts
23Pawnee County50.5+0.7 pts
25Jefferson County50.4+0.1 pts
26Lincoln County50.3-0.2 pts
27Phelps County50.3-0.3 pts
28Buffalo County50.3-0.1 pts
29Richardson County50.3-0.4 pts
30Holt County50.3-0 pts
31Polk County50.3+0.1 pts
32Madison County50.3-0.2 pts
33Sarpy County50.3+0.1 pts
34Cherry County50.30 pts
35Burt County50.3-0.2 pts
36Cheyenne County50.2-0.1 pts
37Morrill County50.2+0.1 pts
38Furnas County50.2+0.2 pts
39Nuckolls County50.2+0.1 pts
40Valley County50.2-0.3 pts
41Dakota County50.10 pts
42Keith County50.1+0.1 pts
43Washington County50.1-0 pts
44Boone County50.1-0.1 pts
45Box Butte County50+0.1 pts
46Dundy County50-0.2 pts
46Fillmore County50-0.4 pts
48Hitchcock County50-0.1 pts
49Boyd County50-0.4 pts
49Logan County50-1.2 pts
51Adams County50-0 pts
52Hall County49.9-0 pts
52Hamilton County49.9-0 pts
54Lancaster County49.9-0 pts
55Pierce County49.80 pts
56Greeley County49.80 pts
57Cuming County49.8-0.2 pts
58Platte County49.80 pts
58Sioux County49.8-0 pts
60Cass County49.7+0.2 pts
61Red Willow County49.7-0.1 pts
62Howard County49.7+0.1 pts
63Dawson County49.6+0.1 pts
64Stanton County49.6-0.2 pts
65Antelope County49.6-0 pts
65Nance County49.6+0.3 pts
67Merrick County49.6-0.3 pts
68Wayne County49.6-0.2 pts
69Saunders County49.6+0.1 pts
70Franklin County49.5-0 pts
71Sherman County49.5-0.7 pts
72Kimball County49.4-0.3 pts
73Butler County49.4-0 pts
74Perkins County49.4-0 pts
75Garden County49.3+0.2 pts
76Seward County49.2+0.1 pts
77Dixon County49.2-0.1 pts
78McPherson County49.2+0.7 pts
79Saline County49.1-0.2 pts
80Banner County49.1-0.3 pts
81Gosper County49.1-0.2 pts
82Cedar County49+0.1 pts
83Colfax County49-0.2 pts
84Clay County48.9-0.3 pts
85Blaine County48.80 pts
86Frontier County48.7-0.2 pts
87Harlan County48.7+0.3 pts
88Loup County48.5-1.7 pts
89Thomas County48.5-1.4 pts
90Grant County47.6+0.7 pts
91Hayes County47.5+0.4 pts
92Wheeler County47.2+0.3 pts
93Johnson County40.8-0.8 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Arthur County, with 52.9% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 40.8% in 2014.

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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.

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