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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Hooker County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2016, at 52.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 41.1%. The median was 50% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Hooker County
Lowest41.1Johnson County
Median5093 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 50.1 %Antelope County: 49.4 %Arthur County: 51 %Banner County: 49 %Blaine County: 48.9 %Boone County: 49.8 %Box Butte County: 50.2 %Boyd County: 50.2 %Brown County: 51.4 %Buffalo County: 50.3 %Burt County: 50.4 %Butler County: 49.6 %Cass County: 49.7 %Cedar County: 49.3 %Chase County: 50.8 %Cherry County: 49.9 %Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Clay County: 48.8 %Colfax County: 48.8 %Cuming County: 49.8 %Custer County: 50.5 %Dakota County: 49.9 %Dawes County: 50.3 %Dawson County: 49.5 %Deuel County: 50.9 %Dixon County: 48.8 %Dodge County: 50.6 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dundy County: 49.9 %Fillmore County: 50.1 %Franklin County: 50.1 %Frontier County: 49 %Furnas County: 50.4 %Gage County: 50.4 %Garden County: 48.8 %Garfield County: 51.7 %Gosper County: 48.4 %Grant County: 48.9 %Greeley County: 50.1 %Hall County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 50.4 %Harlan County: 49.1 %Hayes County: 48.1 %Hitchcock County: 49.8 %Holt County: 50.2 %Hooker County: 52.5 %Howard County: 49.4 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Johnson County: 41.1 %Kearney County: 50.1 %Keith County: 50 %Keya Paha County: 51.6 %Kimball County: 49.6 %Knox County: 50.5 %Lancaster County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %Logan County: 48.8 %Loup County: 48.2 %McPherson County: 52.3 %Madison County: 50.3 %Merrick County: 49.7 %Morrill County: 49.7 %Nance County: 49.9 %Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Otoe County: 50.6 %Pawnee County: 50.4 %Perkins County: 49.2 %Phelps County: 50 %Pierce County: 50.1 %Platte County: 49.6 %Polk County: 50.3 %Red Willow County: 49.7 %Richardson County: 50.1 %Rock County: 49.8 %Saline County: 49.2 %Sarpy County: 50.2 %Saunders County: 49.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Seward County: 49.3 %Sheridan County: 50.7 %Sherman County: 49.9 %Sioux County: 48.9 %Stanton County: 49.2 %Thayer County: 50.3 %Thomas County: 47.5 %Thurston County: 51.3 %Valley County: 50.2 %Washington County: 50.4 %Wayne County: 49.5 %Webster County: 50.3 %Wheeler County: 47.1 %York County: 51 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Hooker County: 52.5 %Hooker County52.5McPherson County: 52.3 %McPherson County52.3Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Keya Paha County: 51.6 %Keya Paha County51.6Brown County: 51.4 %Brown County51.4Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Thurston County: 51.3 %Thurston County51.3Arthur County: 51 %Arthur County51York County: 51 %York County51Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Deuel County: 50.9 %Deuel County50.9Chase County: 50.8 %Chase County50.8Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Nuckolls County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Sheridan County: 50.7 %Sheridan County50.7Dodge County: 50.6 %Dodge County50.6Otoe County: 50.6 %Otoe County50.6Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Washington County: 50.4 %Washington County50.4Gage County: 50.4 %Gage County50.4Burt County: 50.4 %Burt County50.4Pawnee County: 50.4 %Pawnee County50.4Hamilton County: 50.4 %Hamilton County50.4Furnas County: 50.4 %Furnas County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Webster County: 50.3 %Webster County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Dawes County: 50.3 %Dawes County50.3Thayer County: 50.3 %Thayer County50.3Sarpy County: 50.2 %Sarpy County50.2Boyd County: 50.2 %Boyd County50.2Holt County: 50.2 %Holt County50.2Valley County: 50.2 %Valley County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Hooker County: 52.5 %Hooker County52.5McPherson County: 52.3 %McPherson County52.3Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Keya Paha County: 51.6 %Keya Paha County51.6Brown County: 51.4 %Brown County51.4Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Thurston County: 51.3 %Thurston County51.3Arthur County: 51 %Arthur County51York County: 51 %York County51Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Deuel County: 50.9 %Deuel County50.9Chase County: 50.8 %Chase County50.8Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Nuckolls County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Sheridan County: 50.7 %Sheridan County50.7Dodge County: 50.6 %Dodge County50.6Otoe County: 50.6 %Otoe County50.6Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Washington County: 50.4 %Washington County50.4Gage County: 50.4 %Gage County50.4Burt County: 50.4 %Burt County50.4Pawnee County: 50.4 %Pawnee County50.4Hamilton County: 50.4 %Hamilton County50.4Furnas County: 50.4 %Furnas County50.4Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Webster County: 50.3 %Webster County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Dawes County: 50.3 %Dawes County50.3Thayer County: 50.3 %Thayer County50.3Sarpy County: 50.2 %Sarpy County50.2Boyd County: 50.2 %Boyd County50.2Holt County: 50.2 %Holt County50.2Valley County: 50.2 %Valley County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Hooker County52.5-0.1 pts
2McPherson County52.3+2.6 pts
3Garfield County51.7+0.3 pts
4Keya Paha County51.6+0.4 pts
5Brown County51.4+0.7 pts
6Scotts Bluff County51.40 pts
7Thurston County51.3+0.2 pts
8Arthur County51-2.3 pts
9York County510 pts
10Nemaha County50.9-0 pts
11Deuel County50.9-0.3 pts
12Chase County50.8-0.1 pts
13Nuckolls County50.8+0.1 pts
14Douglas County50.80 pts
15Sheridan County50.7-0.1 pts
16Dodge County50.6-0.1 pts
17Otoe County50.6-0.1 pts
18Knox County50.5-0.1 pts
19Lincoln County50.5+0.1 pts
20Custer County50.5-0 pts
21Washington County50.4+0.3 pts
22Gage County50.4-0.1 pts
23Burt County50.4-0.1 pts
24Pawnee County50.40 pts
25Hamilton County50.4+0.3 pts
26Furnas County50.4+0.1 pts
27Jefferson County50.3-0.1 pts
28Webster County50.3-0.5 pts
29Madison County50.3+0.1 pts
30Buffalo County50.3-0 pts
31Polk County50.3-0.2 pts
32Dawes County50.3-0.3 pts
33Thayer County50.3-0.3 pts
34Sarpy County50.2-0.1 pts
35Boyd County50.2+0.2 pts
36Holt County50.2-0 pts
37Valley County50.2-0.2 pts
38Box Butte County50.2+0.2 pts
39Richardson County50.10 pts
40Kearney County50.1-0.4 pts
41Franklin County50.1+0.6 pts
42Adams County50.1-0 pts
43Pierce County50.1-0.1 pts
44Fillmore County50.1+0.1 pts
45Greeley County50.10 pts
46Keith County50+0.2 pts
47Phelps County50-0.2 pts
48Dundy County49.9-0.6 pts
49Nance County49.9+0.5 pts
50Hall County49.9-0 pts
51Sherman County49.9+0.5 pts
52Cherry County49.9-0.5 pts
53Dakota County49.9-0.1 pts
54Cheyenne County49.9-0.1 pts
55Lancaster County49.8-0 pts
56Cuming County49.8-0.1 pts
57Boone County49.8-0.1 pts
58Hitchcock County49.8-0.5 pts
59Rock County49.8-0.3 pts
60Merrick County49.7+0.4 pts
61Morrill County49.7-0.7 pts
62Cass County49.7+0.2 pts
63Red Willow County49.7-0 pts
64Platte County49.6-0.2 pts
65Butler County49.6+0.1 pts
66Kimball County49.6+0.8 pts
67Wayne County49.5-0.1 pts
68Dawson County49.5-0.1 pts
69Howard County49.4-0.4 pts
70Antelope County49.4-0.2 pts
71Seward County49.3+0.2 pts
72Saunders County49.3-0.1 pts
73Cedar County49.30 pts
74Perkins County49.2-0.2 pts
75Saline County49.2+0.1 pts
76Stanton County49.2-0.2 pts
77Harlan County49.1+0.3 pts
78Banner County49+0.3 pts
79Frontier County49+0.1 pts
80Grant County48.9+1.3 pts
81Blaine County48.9-1.2 pts
82Sioux County48.90 pts
83Colfax County48.8-0.3 pts
84Clay County48.8+0.2 pts
85Logan County48.8-0.6 pts
86Dixon County48.80 pts
87Garden County48.8-1 pts
88Gosper County48.4-0.5 pts
89Loup County48.2+0.2 pts
90Hayes County48.1+1.2 pts
91Thomas County47.50 pts
92Wheeler County47.1+1 pts
93Johnson County41.1-0.1 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hooker County, with 52.5% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 41.1% in 2016.

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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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