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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Hooker County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2018, at 52.9%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 41.2%. The median was 49.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.9Hooker County
Lowest41.2Johnson County
Median49.993 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 50.3 %Antelope County: 49.5 %Arthur County: 50.7 %Banner County: 49.1 %Blaine County: 50.6 %Boone County: 50.1 %Box Butte County: 50.2 %Boyd County: 50.1 %Brown County: 51.1 %Buffalo County: 50.4 %Burt County: 50.1 %Butler County: 49.4 %Cass County: 49.5 %Cedar County: 48.9 %Chase County: 51.2 %Cherry County: 50 %Cheyenne County: 49.7 %Clay County: 49.1 %Colfax County: 48.8 %Cuming County: 50 %Custer County: 50.2 %Dakota County: 49.7 %Dawes County: 50.4 %Dawson County: 49.2 %Deuel County: 50.3 %Dixon County: 49.1 %Dodge County: 50.6 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dundy County: 50.4 %Fillmore County: 50.1 %Franklin County: 49.8 %Frontier County: 48.6 %Furnas County: 49.5 %Gage County: 50.3 %Garden County: 49.2 %Garfield County: 52 %Gosper County: 49.2 %Grant County: 48.6 %Greeley County: 50.5 %Hall County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 49.9 %Harlan County: 48.7 %Hayes County: 48 %Hitchcock County: 49 %Holt County: 49.9 %Hooker County: 52.9 %Howard County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 50.4 %Johnson County: 41.2 %Kearney County: 50.1 %Keith County: 50 %Keya Paha County: 51.1 %Kimball County: 49.9 %Knox County: 50.3 %Lancaster County: 49.9 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Logan County: 49.3 %Loup County: 48.6 %McPherson County: 48.5 %Madison County: 50.2 %Merrick County: 49.6 %Morrill County: 49.2 %Nance County: 49.3 %Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nuckolls County: 50.5 %Otoe County: 50.6 %Pawnee County: 50.3 %Perkins County: 49.4 %Phelps County: 50.2 %Pierce County: 49.9 %Platte County: 49.6 %Polk County: 50.3 %Red Willow County: 49.8 %Richardson County: 49.9 %Rock County: 49.3 %Saline County: 49.1 %Sarpy County: 50.4 %Saunders County: 49.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Seward County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 50.4 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Sioux County: 49.4 %Stanton County: 49.4 %Thayer County: 50.2 %Thomas County: 47.5 %Thurston County: 51.2 %Valley County: 50.8 %Washington County: 50 %Wayne County: 49.7 %Webster County: 50.5 %Wheeler County: 45.5 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Hooker County: 52.9 %Hooker County52.9Garfield County: 52 %Garfield County52Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Thurston County: 51.2 %Thurston County51.2Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Keya Paha County: 51.1 %Keya Paha County51.1Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Valley County: 50.8 %Valley County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Arthur County: 50.7 %Arthur County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Dodge County: 50.6 %Dodge County50.6Otoe County: 50.6 %Otoe County50.6Blaine County: 50.6 %Blaine County50.6Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Nuckolls County: 50.5 %Nuckolls County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Dundy County: 50.4 %Dundy County50.4Dawes County: 50.4 %Dawes County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Jefferson County: 50.4 %Jefferson County50.4Sarpy County: 50.4 %Sarpy County50.4Sheridan County: 50.4 %Sheridan County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Deuel County: 50.3 %Deuel County50.3Knox County: 50.3 %Knox County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Pawnee County: 50.3 %Pawnee County50.3Custer County: 50.2 %Custer County50.2Thayer County: 50.2 %Thayer County50.2Phelps County: 50.2 %Phelps County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Burt County: 50.1 %Burt County50.1Fillmore County: 50.1 %Fillmore County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Hooker County: 52.9 %Hooker County52.9Garfield County: 52 %Garfield County52Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Thurston County: 51.2 %Thurston County51.2Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Keya Paha County: 51.1 %Keya Paha County51.1Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Nemaha County: 50.9 %Nemaha County50.9Valley County: 50.8 %Valley County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Arthur County: 50.7 %Arthur County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Dodge County: 50.6 %Dodge County50.6Otoe County: 50.6 %Otoe County50.6Blaine County: 50.6 %Blaine County50.6Greeley County: 50.5 %Greeley County50.5Nuckolls County: 50.5 %Nuckolls County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Dundy County: 50.4 %Dundy County50.4Dawes County: 50.4 %Dawes County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Jefferson County: 50.4 %Jefferson County50.4Sarpy County: 50.4 %Sarpy County50.4Sheridan County: 50.4 %Sheridan County50.4Adams County: 50.3 %Adams County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Polk County: 50.3 %Polk County50.3Deuel County: 50.3 %Deuel County50.3Knox County: 50.3 %Knox County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Pawnee County: 50.3 %Pawnee County50.3Custer County: 50.2 %Custer County50.2Thayer County: 50.2 %Thayer County50.2Phelps County: 50.2 %Phelps County50.2Box Butte County: 50.2 %Box Butte County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Burt County: 50.1 %Burt County50.1Fillmore County: 50.1 %Fillmore County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hooker County52.9-0.5 pts
2Garfield County52+0.1 pts
3Scotts Bluff County51.4+0.1 pts
4Thurston County51.2-0.3 pts
5Chase County51.20 pts
6Keya Paha County51.1-0.6 pts
7Brown County51.10 pts
8Nemaha County50.9-0 pts
9Valley County50.8+0.5 pts
10Douglas County50.80 pts
11Arthur County50.7-0.2 pts
12York County50.6-0.2 pts
13Dodge County50.6-0.1 pts
14Otoe County50.6+0.1 pts
15Blaine County50.6+0.6 pts
16Greeley County50.5+0.5 pts
16Nuckolls County50.5-0.3 pts
18Webster County50.5-0 pts
19Dundy County50.4+0.7 pts
20Dawes County50.4+0.2 pts
21Buffalo County50.40 pts
22Jefferson County50.4-0.2 pts
23Sarpy County50.4+0.1 pts
23Sheridan County50.4-0.3 pts
25Adams County50.3+0.1 pts
25Gage County50.3+0.1 pts
27Polk County50.3-0.2 pts
28Deuel County50.3-0.2 pts
29Knox County50.3-0.2 pts
30Lincoln County50.3-0.1 pts
31Pawnee County50.3-0.1 pts
32Custer County50.2-0.2 pts
33Thayer County50.2-0.3 pts
34Phelps County50.2+0.2 pts
35Box Butte County50.2-0 pts
36Madison County50.2-0 pts
37Boone County50.1+0.2 pts
38Burt County50.1-0 pts
39Fillmore County50.1+0.1 pts
40Kearney County50.1+0.1 pts
41Boyd County50.1+0.7 pts
42Keith County50-0.2 pts
43Cherry County50+0.2 pts
44Washington County50-0.2 pts
45Cuming County50+0.2 pts
46Hamilton County49.9-0.2 pts
47Pierce County49.9-0 pts
48Kimball County49.9+0.4 pts
49Richardson County49.9-0.1 pts
50Hall County49.9+0.1 pts
51Lancaster County49.90 pts
52Holt County49.9-0 pts
53Franklin County49.8-0.1 pts
54Red Willow County49.8-0.3 pts
55Cheyenne County49.70 pts
56Sherman County49.7+0.1 pts
57Dakota County49.7-0.1 pts
58Howard County49.7-0.2 pts
59Wayne County49.7+0.1 pts
60Platte County49.6+0.1 pts
61Merrick County49.6+0.3 pts
62Furnas County49.5-0.2 pts
63Cass County49.5-0.1 pts
64Antelope County49.5-0.1 pts
65Sioux County49.4+0.3 pts
66Stanton County49.40 pts
67Butler County49.40 pts
68Perkins County49.4+0.3 pts
69Rock County49.3-0.1 pts
70Nance County49.3-0.3 pts
71Logan County49.3-0.2 pts
72Saunders County49.30 pts
73Gosper County49.2-0.2 pts
74Seward County49.2-0.2 pts
75Dawson County49.2-0.1 pts
76Garden County49.2+0.5 pts
77Morrill County49.2-0.2 pts
78Dixon County49.1+0.2 pts
79Clay County49.1-0 pts
80Saline County49.1+0.1 pts
81Banner County49.1+0.1 pts
82Hitchcock County49-0.2 pts
83Cedar County48.9-0.2 pts
84Colfax County48.8+0.2 pts
85Harlan County48.7-0.4 pts
86Loup County48.6+0.7 pts
87Frontier County48.6-0.3 pts
88Grant County48.6+0.1 pts
89McPherson County48.5-1.1 pts
90Hayes County48-1.1 pts
91Thomas County47.5+0.2 pts
92Wheeler County45.5-1.2 pts
93Johnson County41.2+0.4 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, 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hooker County, with 52.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 41.2% in 2018.

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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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