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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Hooker County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2017, at 53.3%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 40.7%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Hooker County
Lowest40.7Johnson County
Median49.993 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 50.3 %Antelope County: 49.6 %Arthur County: 50.9 %Banner County: 49 %Blaine County: 50 %Boone County: 49.9 %Box Butte County: 50.2 %Boyd County: 49.3 %Brown County: 51 %Buffalo County: 50.4 %Burt County: 50.1 %Butler County: 49.4 %Cass County: 49.7 %Cedar County: 49.1 %Chase County: 51.2 %Cherry County: 49.9 %Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Clay County: 49.1 %Colfax County: 48.6 %Cuming County: 49.8 %Custer County: 50.5 %Dakota County: 49.8 %Dawes County: 50.2 %Dawson County: 49.3 %Deuel County: 50.6 %Dixon County: 48.9 %Dodge County: 50.7 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dundy County: 49.7 %Fillmore County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 49.9 %Frontier County: 49 %Furnas County: 49.7 %Gage County: 50.2 %Garden County: 48.7 %Garfield County: 51.9 %Gosper County: 49.5 %Grant County: 48.5 %Greeley County: 50 %Hall County: 49.8 %Hamilton County: 50.1 %Harlan County: 49 %Hayes County: 49.1 %Hitchcock County: 49.3 %Holt County: 49.9 %Hooker County: 53.3 %Howard County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 50.6 %Johnson County: 40.7 %Kearney County: 50 %Keith County: 50.2 %Keya Paha County: 51.7 %Kimball County: 49.5 %Knox County: 50.5 %Lancaster County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %Logan County: 49.5 %Loup County: 47.9 %McPherson County: 49.5 %Madison County: 50.2 %Merrick County: 49.3 %Morrill County: 49.4 %Nance County: 49.7 %Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Otoe County: 50.5 %Pawnee County: 50.4 %Perkins County: 49.1 %Phelps County: 50.1 %Pierce County: 49.9 %Platte County: 49.6 %Polk County: 50.5 %Red Willow County: 50 %Richardson County: 50.1 %Rock County: 49.4 %Saline County: 49 %Sarpy County: 50.3 %Saunders County: 49.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Seward County: 49.4 %Sheridan County: 50.6 %Sherman County: 49.6 %Sioux County: 49.2 %Stanton County: 49.4 %Thayer County: 50.5 %Thomas County: 47.3 %Thurston County: 51.5 %Valley County: 50.4 %Washington County: 50.3 %Wayne County: 49.6 %Webster County: 50.5 %Wheeler County: 46.6 %York County: 50.9 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Hooker County: 53.3 %Hooker County53.3Garfield County: 51.9 %Garfield County51.9Keya Paha County: 51.7 %Keya Paha County51.7Thurston County: 51.5 %Thurston County51.5Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Arthur County: 50.9 %Arthur County50.9Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9York County: 50.9 %York County50.9Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Nuckolls County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Dodge County: 50.7 %Dodge County50.7Sheridan County: 50.6 %Sheridan County50.6Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Deuel County: 50.6 %Deuel County50.6Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Polk County: 50.5 %Polk County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Pawnee County: 50.4 %Pawnee County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Valley County: 50.4 %Valley County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Dawes County: 50.2 %Dawes County50.2Burt County: 50.1 %Burt County50.1Hamilton County: 50.1 %Hamilton County50.1Phelps County: 50.1 %Phelps County50.1Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Red Willow County: 50 %Red Willow County50Blaine County: 50 %Blaine County50Hooker County: 53.3 %Hooker County53.3Garfield County: 51.9 %Garfield County51.9Keya Paha County: 51.7 %Keya Paha County51.7Thurston County: 51.5 %Thurston County51.5Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Brown County: 51 %Brown County51Arthur County: 50.9 %Arthur County50.9Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9York County: 50.9 %York County50.9Nuckolls County: 50.8 %Nuckolls County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Dodge County: 50.7 %Dodge County50.7Sheridan County: 50.6 %Sheridan County50.6Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Deuel County: 50.6 %Deuel County50.6Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Polk County: 50.5 %Polk County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Pawnee County: 50.4 %Pawnee County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Valley County: 50.4 %Valley County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Dawes County: 50.2 %Dawes County50.2Burt County: 50.1 %Burt County50.1Hamilton County: 50.1 %Hamilton County50.1Phelps County: 50.1 %Phelps County50.1Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Red Willow County: 50 %Red Willow County50Blaine County: 50 %Blaine County50
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hooker County53.3+0.8 pts
2Garfield County51.9+0.1 pts
3Keya Paha County51.7+0.1 pts
4Thurston County51.5+0.2 pts
5Scotts Bluff County51.3-0 pts
6Chase County51.2+0.4 pts
7Brown County51-0.4 pts
8Arthur County50.9-0.1 pts
9Nemaha County50.9-0 pts
10York County50.9-0.1 pts
11Nuckolls County50.80 pts
12Douglas County50.80 pts
13Dodge County50.7+0.1 pts
14Sheridan County50.6-0.1 pts
15Jefferson County50.6+0.2 pts
16Deuel County50.6-0.3 pts
17Otoe County50.5-0 pts
18Thayer County50.5+0.3 pts
19Knox County50.5-0 pts
20Polk County50.5+0.2 pts
21Webster County50.5+0.2 pts
22Custer County50.5-0 pts
23Pawnee County50.4+0.1 pts
24Lincoln County50.4-0.1 pts
25Valley County50.4+0.2 pts
26Buffalo County50.4+0.1 pts
27Adams County50.3+0.2 pts
28Sarpy County50.30 pts
29Washington County50.3-0.2 pts
30Keith County50.2+0.3 pts
31Gage County50.2-0.2 pts
32Madison County50.2-0.1 pts
33Box Butte County50.20 pts
34Dawes County50.2-0.1 pts
35Burt County50.1-0.3 pts
36Hamilton County50.1-0.3 pts
37Phelps County50.1+0.1 pts
38Richardson County50.1-0.1 pts
39Red Willow County50+0.4 pts
40Blaine County50+1.1 pts
40Greeley County50-0.1 pts
42Kearney County50-0.2 pts
43Franklin County49.9-0.2 pts
44Fillmore County49.9-0.1 pts
45Pierce County49.9-0.2 pts
46Boone County49.9+0.1 pts
47Cherry County49.9-0 pts
48Holt County49.9-0.3 pts
49Howard County49.9+0.4 pts
50Lancaster County49.8-0 pts
51Hall County49.8-0.1 pts
52Cuming County49.8-0 pts
53Dakota County49.8-0.1 pts
54Dundy County49.7-0.2 pts
55Cheyenne County49.7-0.1 pts
56Furnas County49.7-0.6 pts
57Nance County49.7-0.3 pts
58Cass County49.7-0 pts
59Wayne County49.6+0.1 pts
60Platte County49.6-0.1 pts
61Antelope County49.6+0.1 pts
62Sherman County49.6-0.4 pts
63McPherson County49.5-2.8 pts
64Logan County49.5+0.7 pts
65Kimball County49.5-0.1 pts
66Gosper County49.5+1.1 pts
67Rock County49.4-0.3 pts
68Seward County49.4+0.1 pts
69Stanton County49.4+0.2 pts
70Butler County49.4-0.2 pts
71Morrill County49.4-0.3 pts
72Boyd County49.3-0.9 pts
73Dawson County49.3-0.2 pts
74Merrick County49.3-0.5 pts
75Hitchcock County49.3-0.5 pts
76Saunders County49.2-0.1 pts
77Sioux County49.2+0.3 pts
78Cedar County49.1-0.1 pts
79Hayes County49.1+1 pts
80Clay County49.1+0.3 pts
81Perkins County49.1-0.1 pts
82Harlan County49-0.1 pts
83Banner County49-0 pts
84Frontier County490 pts
85Saline County49-0.2 pts
86Dixon County48.9+0.1 pts
87Garden County48.7-0.1 pts
88Colfax County48.6-0.2 pts
89Grant County48.5-0.4 pts
90Loup County47.9-0.3 pts
91Thomas County47.3-0.2 pts
92Wheeler County46.6-0.5 pts
93Johnson County40.7-0.3 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 Nebraska by female population share, 2017) [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, 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/nebraska-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/nebraska-counties?period=2017.

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

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hooker County, with 53.3% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 40.7% in 2017.

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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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