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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Arthur County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2020, at 53%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 40.6%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Arthur County
Lowest40.6Johnson County
Median49.793 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 50.7 %Antelope County: 49.3 %Arthur County: 53 %Banner County: 46.8 %Blaine County: 47.1 %Boone County: 49.7 %Box Butte County: 50.1 %Boyd County: 50.3 %Brown County: 49.6 %Buffalo County: 50.5 %Burt County: 49.3 %Butler County: 49.6 %Cass County: 49.4 %Cedar County: 48.8 %Chase County: 51.2 %Cherry County: 49.7 %Cheyenne County: 50.4 %Clay County: 49.3 %Colfax County: 48.9 %Cuming County: 49.9 %Custer County: 50.1 %Dakota County: 49.6 %Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawson County: 49.3 %Deuel County: 49.2 %Dixon County: 48.9 %Dodge County: 50.4 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Dundy County: 49.5 %Fillmore County: 49.8 %Franklin County: 48.8 %Frontier County: 48.5 %Furnas County: 49.4 %Gage County: 50.3 %Garden County: 49.6 %Garfield County: 51.7 %Gosper County: 49.2 %Grant County: 48.4 %Greeley County: 49.1 %Hall County: 49.9 %Hamilton County: 49.3 %Harlan County: 49.7 %Hayes County: 48.7 %Hitchcock County: 49.1 %Holt County: 49.4 %Hooker County: 50.3 %Howard County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 50.6 %Johnson County: 40.6 %Kearney County: 49.9 %Keith County: 50.3 %Keya Paha County: 48.8 %Kimball County: 50 %Knox County: 50.5 %Lancaster County: 49.9 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.8 %Loup County: 50.1 %McPherson County: 49.5 %Madison County: 50.3 %Merrick County: 49.5 %Morrill County: 49.3 %Nance County: 49.1 %Nemaha County: 50.6 %Nuckolls County: 50.1 %Otoe County: 50.5 %Pawnee County: 50.5 %Perkins County: 50.2 %Phelps County: 49.9 %Pierce County: 49.7 %Platte County: 49.8 %Polk County: 49.5 %Red Willow County: 49.6 %Richardson County: 50.1 %Rock County: 50.5 %Saline County: 49.4 %Sarpy County: 50.5 %Saunders County: 49.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Seward County: 49.2 %Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sherman County: 49.7 %Sioux County: 48 %Stanton County: 49.4 %Thayer County: 50.3 %Thomas County: 48.7 %Thurston County: 50.9 %Valley County: 50.3 %Washington County: 50.1 %Wayne County: 49.7 %Webster County: 49.9 %Wheeler County: 46.2 %York County: 50.5 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Arthur County: 53 %Arthur County53Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Thurston County: 50.9 %Thurston County50.9Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Nemaha County: 50.6 %Nemaha County50.6Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Buffalo County: 50.5 %Buffalo County50.5York County: 50.5 %York County50.5Sarpy County: 50.5 %Sarpy County50.5Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Rock County: 50.5 %Rock County50.5Cheyenne County: 50.4 %Cheyenne County50.4Dodge County: 50.4 %Dodge County50.4Valley County: 50.3 %Valley County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Thayer County: 50.3 %Thayer County50.3Keith County: 50.3 %Keith County50.3Hooker County: 50.3 %Hooker County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Boyd County: 50.3 %Boyd County50.3Perkins County: 50.2 %Perkins County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Box Butte County: 50.1 %Box Butte County50.1Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sheridan County50.1Nuckolls County: 50.1 %Nuckolls County50.1Loup County: 50.1 %Loup County50.1Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Washington County: 50.1 %Washington County50.1Kimball County: 50 %Kimball County50Phelps County: 49.9 %Phelps County49.9Kearney County: 49.9 %Kearney County49.9Webster County: 49.9 %Webster County49.9Arthur County: 53 %Arthur County53Garfield County: 51.7 %Garfield County51.7Scotts Bluff County: 51.3 %Scotts Bluff County51.3Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Thurston County: 50.9 %Thurston County50.9Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Nemaha County: 50.6 %Nemaha County50.6Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Otoe County: 50.5 %Otoe County50.5Buffalo County: 50.5 %Buffalo County50.5York County: 50.5 %York County50.5Sarpy County: 50.5 %Sarpy County50.5Knox County: 50.5 %Knox County50.5Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Rock County: 50.5 %Rock County50.5Cheyenne County: 50.4 %Cheyenne County50.4Dodge County: 50.4 %Dodge County50.4Valley County: 50.3 %Valley County50.3Madison County: 50.3 %Madison County50.3Thayer County: 50.3 %Thayer County50.3Keith County: 50.3 %Keith County50.3Hooker County: 50.3 %Hooker County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Boyd County: 50.3 %Boyd County50.3Perkins County: 50.2 %Perkins County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Box Butte County: 50.1 %Box Butte County50.1Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sheridan County50.1Nuckolls County: 50.1 %Nuckolls County50.1Loup County: 50.1 %Loup County50.1Richardson County: 50.1 %Richardson County50.1Custer County: 50.1 %Custer County50.1Washington County: 50.1 %Washington County50.1Kimball County: 50 %Kimball County50Phelps County: 49.9 %Phelps County49.9Kearney County: 49.9 %Kearney County49.9Webster County: 49.9 %Webster County49.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Arthur County53+1.3 pts
2Garfield County51.7-0.2 pts
3Scotts Bluff County51.3-0.1 pts
4Chase County51.2-0.1 pts
5Dawes County51.2+0.5 pts
6Thurston County50.9-0.2 pts
7Logan County50.8+0.4 pts
8Adams County50.7+0.2 pts
9Douglas County50.7-0.1 pts
10Nemaha County50.6-0.2 pts
11Jefferson County50.6-0 pts
12Otoe County50.50 pts
13Buffalo County50.50 pts
14York County50.5-0.1 pts
15Sarpy County50.5+0.1 pts
16Knox County50.5+0.1 pts
17Pawnee County50.5+0.2 pts
17Rock County50.5+0.2 pts
19Cheyenne County50.4+0.4 pts
20Dodge County50.4-0.2 pts
21Valley County50.30 pts
22Madison County50.3+0.1 pts
23Thayer County50.3-0.1 pts
24Keith County50.3+0.1 pts
25Hooker County50.3-2.8 pts
26Gage County50.3-0.1 pts
27Boyd County50.3+0.2 pts
28Perkins County50.2+0.8 pts
29Lincoln County50.2-0.1 pts
30Box Butte County50.10 pts
31Sheridan County50.1-0.4 pts
32Nuckolls County50.1-0.3 pts
33Loup County50.1+0.6 pts
34Richardson County50.1+0.3 pts
35Custer County50.1-0.2 pts
36Washington County50.10 pts
37Kimball County50+0.3 pts
38Phelps County49.9-0.1 pts
39Kearney County49.9-0 pts
40Webster County49.9-0.8 pts
41Hall County49.90 pts
42Lancaster County49.90 pts
43Howard County49.9+0.2 pts
44Cuming County49.9+0.1 pts
45Fillmore County49.8-0.1 pts
46Platte County49.80 pts
47Wayne County49.7-0.1 pts
48Pierce County49.7-0.1 pts
49Boone County49.7-0.5 pts
50Cherry County49.7-0.1 pts
51Harlan County49.7+0.8 pts
52Sherman County49.7-0 pts
53Red Willow County49.60 pts
54Brown County49.6-0.1 pts
55Butler County49.6+0.1 pts
56Dakota County49.60 pts
57Garden County49.6+0.4 pts
58McPherson County49.5-0.2 pts
59Polk County49.5-0.4 pts
60Dundy County49.5-0.6 pts
61Merrick County49.5+0.2 pts
62Stanton County49.4+0.3 pts
63Saline County49.4+0.4 pts
64Furnas County49.4-0.3 pts
65Cass County49.4-0 pts
66Holt County49.4-0.3 pts
67Burt County49.3-0.6 pts
68Clay County49.3-0.1 pts
69Dawson County49.30 pts
70Hamilton County49.3-0.4 pts
71Morrill County49.3-0.2 pts
72Antelope County49.30 pts
73Gosper County49.2+0.1 pts
74Saunders County49.2+0.1 pts
75Seward County49.2-0 pts
76Deuel County49.2-0.5 pts
77Hitchcock County49.1+0.1 pts
78Nance County49.1-0 pts
79Greeley County49.1-0.7 pts
80Dixon County48.9-0.1 pts
81Colfax County48.9-0.1 pts
82Cedar County48.80 pts
83Keya Paha County48.8-0.9 pts
84Franklin County48.8-0.7 pts
85Thomas County48.7+0.7 pts
86Hayes County48.7+0.6 pts
87Frontier County48.5-0.6 pts
88Grant County48.4-0.6 pts
89Sioux County48-1.4 pts
90Blaine County47.1-2.3 pts
91Banner County46.8-2.1 pts
92Wheeler County46.2+0.6 pts
93Johnson County40.6-0 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Arthur County, with 53% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 40.6% in 2020.

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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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