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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Hooker County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2019, at 53.1%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 40.6%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.1Hooker County
Lowest40.6Johnson County
Median49.893 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 50.5 %Antelope County: 49.2 %Arthur County: 51.7 %Banner County: 48.9 %Blaine County: 49.4 %Boone County: 50.1 %Box Butte County: 50.1 %Boyd County: 50.1 %Brown County: 49.7 %Buffalo County: 50.5 %Burt County: 49.9 %Butler County: 49.5 %Cass County: 49.4 %Cedar County: 48.8 %Chase County: 51.3 %Cherry County: 49.8 %Cheyenne County: 50 %Clay County: 49.4 %Colfax County: 49 %Cuming County: 49.7 %Custer County: 50.3 %Dakota County: 49.5 %Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawson County: 49.3 %Deuel County: 49.7 %Dixon County: 49 %Dodge County: 50.5 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Dundy County: 50.1 %Fillmore County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 49.4 %Frontier County: 49.1 %Furnas County: 49.7 %Gage County: 50.4 %Garden County: 49.1 %Garfield County: 52 %Gosper County: 49.1 %Grant County: 48.9 %Greeley County: 49.7 %Hall County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 49.7 %Harlan County: 48.9 %Hayes County: 48.1 %Hitchcock County: 49 %Holt County: 49.6 %Hooker County: 53.1 %Howard County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 50.6 %Johnson County: 40.6 %Kearney County: 50 %Keith County: 50.2 %Keya Paha County: 49.7 %Kimball County: 49.7 %Knox County: 50.3 %Lancaster County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.4 %Loup County: 49.5 %McPherson County: 49.6 %Madison County: 50.2 %Merrick County: 49.2 %Morrill County: 49.5 %Nance County: 49.1 %Nemaha County: 50.8 %Nuckolls County: 50.4 %Otoe County: 50.5 %Pawnee County: 50.2 %Perkins County: 49.5 %Phelps County: 50.1 %Pierce County: 49.8 %Platte County: 49.7 %Polk County: 49.9 %Red Willow County: 49.6 %Richardson County: 49.8 %Rock County: 50.3 %Saline County: 49.1 %Sarpy County: 50.4 %Saunders County: 49.1 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Seward County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 50.5 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Sioux County: 49.4 %Stanton County: 49.1 %Thayer County: 50.4 %Thomas County: 48 %Thurston County: 51.1 %Valley County: 50.3 %Washington County: 50.1 %Wayne County: 49.8 %Webster County: 50.7 %Wheeler County: 45.6 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Hooker County: 53.1 %Hooker County53.1Garfield County: 52 %Garfield County52Arthur County: 51.7 %Arthur County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.3 %Chase County51.3Thurston County: 51.1 %Thurston County51.1Nemaha County: 50.8 %Nemaha County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawes County50.7Webster County: 50.7 %Webster County50.7Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Sheridan County: 50.5 %Sheridan County50.5Dodge County: 50.5 %Dodge County50.5Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Adams County: 50.5 %Adams County50.5Buffalo County: 50.5 %Buffalo County50.5Logan County: 50.4 %Logan County50.4Thayer County: 50.4 %Thayer County50.4Nuckolls County: 50.4 %Nuckolls County50.4Sarpy County: 50.4 %Sarpy County50.4Gage County: 50.4 %Gage County50.4Valley County: 50.3 %Valley County50.3Knox County: 50.3 %Knox County50.3Rock County: 50.3 %Rock County50.3Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Pawnee County: 50.2 %Pawnee County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Box Butte County: 50.1 %Box Butte County50.1Boyd County: 50.1 %Boyd County50.1Phelps County: 50.1 %Phelps County50.1Dundy County: 50.1 %Dundy County50.1Washington County: 50.1 %Washington County50.1Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Kearney County: 50 %Kearney County50Burt County: 49.9 %Burt County49.9Hall County: 49.9 %Hall County49.9Hooker County: 53.1 %Hooker County53.1Garfield County: 52 %Garfield County52Arthur County: 51.7 %Arthur County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.3 %Chase County51.3Thurston County: 51.1 %Thurston County51.1Nemaha County: 50.8 %Nemaha County50.8Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Dawes County: 50.7 %Dawes County50.7Webster County: 50.7 %Webster County50.7Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Sheridan County: 50.5 %Sheridan County50.5Dodge County: 50.5 %Dodge County50.5Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Adams County: 50.5 %Adams County50.5Buffalo County: 50.5 %Buffalo County50.5Logan County: 50.4 %Logan County50.4Thayer County: 50.4 %Thayer County50.4Nuckolls County: 50.4 %Nuckolls County50.4Sarpy County: 50.4 %Sarpy County50.4Gage County: 50.4 %Gage County50.4Valley County: 50.3 %Valley County50.3Knox County: 50.3 %Knox County50.3Rock County: 50.3 %Rock County50.3Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Pawnee County: 50.2 %Pawnee County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Box Butte County: 50.1 %Box Butte County50.1Boyd County: 50.1 %Boyd County50.1Phelps County: 50.1 %Phelps County50.1Dundy County: 50.1 %Dundy County50.1Washington County: 50.1 %Washington County50.1Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Kearney County: 50 %Kearney County50Burt County: 49.9 %Burt County49.9Hall County: 49.9 %Hall County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hooker County53.1+0.3 pts
2Garfield County52-0 pts
3Arthur County51.7+1 pts
4Scotts Bluff County51.3-0.1 pts
5Chase County51.3+0.1 pts
6Thurston County51.1-0.1 pts
7Nemaha County50.8-0 pts
8Douglas County50.8-0 pts
9Dawes County50.7+0.4 pts
10Webster County50.7+0.2 pts
11Jefferson County50.6+0.3 pts
12York County50.6-0.1 pts
13Sheridan County50.5+0.2 pts
14Dodge County50.5-0.1 pts
15Otoe County50.5-0.1 pts
16Adams County50.5+0.2 pts
17Buffalo County50.5+0.1 pts
18Logan County50.4+1.1 pts
19Thayer County50.4+0.2 pts
20Nuckolls County50.4-0.1 pts
21Sarpy County50.40 pts
22Gage County50.40 pts
23Valley County50.3-0.5 pts
24Knox County50.30 pts
25Rock County50.3+1 pts
26Custer County50.30 pts
27Lincoln County50.2-0.1 pts
28Madison County50.2+0.1 pts
29Pawnee County50.2-0.1 pts
30Keith County50.2+0.1 pts
31Boone County50.10 pts
32Box Butte County50.1-0.1 pts
33Boyd County50.1+0.1 pts
34Phelps County50.1-0.1 pts
35Dundy County50.1-0.3 pts
36Washington County50.10 pts
37Cheyenne County50+0.3 pts
38Kearney County50-0.1 pts
39Burt County49.9-0.2 pts
40Hall County49.90 pts
41Fillmore County49.9-0.2 pts
41Polk County49.9-0.5 pts
43Wayne County49.8+0.2 pts
44Lancaster County49.8-0 pts
45Richardson County49.8-0.1 pts
46Pierce County49.8-0.1 pts
47Cherry County49.8-0.3 pts
48Hamilton County49.7-0.2 pts
49Platte County49.7+0.1 pts
50Greeley County49.7-0.8 pts
51Cuming County49.7-0.3 pts
52Brown County49.7-1.3 pts
53Sherman County49.70 pts
54Kimball County49.7-0.2 pts
55Keya Paha County49.7-1.4 pts
56Furnas County49.7+0.1 pts
57Deuel County49.7-0.6 pts
58Howard County49.70 pts
59McPherson County49.6+1.2 pts
60Holt County49.6-0.2 pts
61Red Willow County49.6-0.2 pts
62Dakota County49.5-0.1 pts
63Loup County49.5+0.9 pts
64Morrill County49.5+0.3 pts
65Butler County49.5+0.1 pts
66Perkins County49.5+0.1 pts
67Franklin County49.4-0.4 pts
68Blaine County49.4-1.1 pts
69Cass County49.4-0.1 pts
70Clay County49.4+0.3 pts
71Sioux County49.4-0.1 pts
72Dawson County49.3+0.1 pts
73Antelope County49.2-0.3 pts
74Merrick County49.2-0.4 pts
75Seward County49.2-0 pts
76Garden County49.1-0.1 pts
76Stanton County49.1-0.3 pts
78Nance County49.1-0.2 pts
79Gosper County49.1-0.1 pts
80Saunders County49.1-0.2 pts
81Frontier County49.1+0.4 pts
82Saline County49.1-0 pts
83Hitchcock County49-0 pts
84Dixon County49-0.1 pts
85Colfax County49+0.1 pts
86Grant County48.9+0.3 pts
87Banner County48.9-0.1 pts
88Harlan County48.9+0.2 pts
89Cedar County48.8-0.1 pts
90Hayes County48.1+0.1 pts
91Thomas County48+0.5 pts
92Wheeler County45.6+0.2 pts
93Johnson County40.6-0.5 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, 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hooker County, with 53.1% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 40.6% in 2019.

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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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