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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Hooker County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2022, at 51.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 39.8%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.5Hooker County
Lowest39.8Johnson County
Median49.793 counties
Nebraska50.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 50.7 %Antelope County: 49.6 %Arthur County: 51.4 %Banner County: 47.5 %Blaine County: 48 %Boone County: 49.1 %Box Butte County: 50 %Boyd County: 50.3 %Brown County: 50.8 %Buffalo County: 50.4 %Burt County: 49.2 %Butler County: 49.6 %Cass County: 49.5 %Cedar County: 49.2 %Chase County: 50.6 %Cherry County: 49.7 %Cheyenne County: 50 %Clay County: 49.5 %Colfax County: 48.6 %Cuming County: 50 %Custer County: 49.7 %Dakota County: 49.4 %Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawson County: 48.6 %Deuel County: 49.1 %Dixon County: 48.7 %Dodge County: 50.4 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Dundy County: 50.3 %Fillmore County: 49.8 %Franklin County: 48.7 %Frontier County: 48.9 %Furnas County: 49.1 %Gage County: 50.3 %Garden County: 50.8 %Garfield County: 50.8 %Gosper County: 47.7 %Grant County: 49.2 %Greeley County: 49.2 %Hall County: 49.7 %Hamilton County: 49.2 %Harlan County: 49.5 %Hayes County: 49 %Hitchcock County: 48.8 %Holt County: 49.4 %Hooker County: 51.5 %Howard County: 49.6 %Jefferson County: 50.7 %Johnson County: 39.8 %Kearney County: 50.1 %Keith County: 50.3 %Keya Paha County: 48.3 %Kimball County: 49.5 %Knox County: 50.9 %Lancaster County: 50 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %Logan County: 50.9 %Loup County: 51.3 %McPherson County: 49.3 %Madison County: 50.1 %Merrick County: 49.1 %Morrill County: 49 %Nance County: 48.6 %Nemaha County: 50.3 %Nuckolls County: 49.9 %Otoe County: 50 %Pawnee County: 50.5 %Perkins County: 49.6 %Phelps County: 49.9 %Pierce County: 49.4 %Platte County: 49.7 %Polk County: 49.5 %Red Willow County: 49.8 %Richardson County: 50.3 %Rock County: 49.8 %Saline County: 49.2 %Sarpy County: 50.3 %Saunders County: 48.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Seward County: 49.1 %Sheridan County: 49.8 %Sherman County: 48.8 %Sioux County: 50 %Stanton County: 49.2 %Thayer County: 50.5 %Thomas County: 48.9 %Thurston County: 50.8 %Valley County: 50.1 %Washington County: 49.8 %Wayne County: 49.3 %Webster County: 49.5 %Wheeler County: 46.9 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hooker County: 51.5 %Hooker County51.5Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawes County51.4Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Arthur County: 51.4 %Arthur County51.4Loup County: 51.3 %Loup County51.3Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Logan County: 50.9 %Logan County50.9Thurston County: 50.8 %Thurston County50.8Garden County: 50.8 %Garden County50.8Brown County: 50.8 %Brown County50.8Garfield County: 50.8 %Garfield County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Chase County: 50.6 %Chase County50.6Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Dodge County: 50.4 %Dodge County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Dundy County: 50.3 %Dundy County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Boyd County: 50.3 %Boyd County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Keith County: 50.3 %Keith County50.3Nemaha County: 50.3 %Nemaha County50.3Madison County: 50.1 %Madison County50.1Valley County: 50.1 %Valley County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Cuming County: 50 %Cuming County50Sioux County: 50 %Sioux County50Box Butte County: 50 %Box Butte County50Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Otoe County: 50 %Otoe County50Nuckolls County: 49.9 %Nuckolls County49.9Phelps County: 49.9 %Phelps County49.9Fillmore County: 49.8 %Fillmore County49.8Hooker County: 51.5 %Hooker County51.5Dawes County: 51.4 %Dawes County51.4Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Arthur County: 51.4 %Arthur County51.4Loup County: 51.3 %Loup County51.3Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Logan County: 50.9 %Logan County50.9Thurston County: 50.8 %Thurston County50.8Garden County: 50.8 %Garden County50.8Brown County: 50.8 %Brown County50.8Garfield County: 50.8 %Garfield County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Chase County: 50.6 %Chase County50.6Pawnee County: 50.5 %Pawnee County50.5Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Dodge County: 50.4 %Dodge County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Dundy County: 50.3 %Dundy County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Boyd County: 50.3 %Boyd County50.3Gage County: 50.3 %Gage County50.3Keith County: 50.3 %Keith County50.3Nemaha County: 50.3 %Nemaha County50.3Madison County: 50.1 %Madison County50.1Valley County: 50.1 %Valley County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Cuming County: 50 %Cuming County50Sioux County: 50 %Sioux County50Box Butte County: 50 %Box Butte County50Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Otoe County: 50 %Otoe County50Nuckolls County: 49.9 %Nuckolls County49.9Phelps County: 49.9 %Phelps County49.9Fillmore County: 49.8 %Fillmore County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hooker County51.5+0.7 pts
2Dawes County51.4-0 pts
3Scotts Bluff County51.40 pts
4Arthur County51.4-1.7 pts
5Loup County51.3+1.2 pts
6Knox County50.9+0.2 pts
7Logan County50.9-0.5 pts
8Thurston County50.80 pts
9Garden County50.8+0.5 pts
10Brown County50.8+0.8 pts
11Garfield County50.8-0.3 pts
12Adams County50.70 pts
12Douglas County50.70 pts
14Jefferson County50.7+0.1 pts
15York County50.6-0.1 pts
16Chase County50.6-0.2 pts
17Pawnee County50.5+0.2 pts
18Thayer County50.5+0.2 pts
19Buffalo County50.4-0 pts
20Dodge County50.4+0.1 pts
21Lincoln County50.4+0.1 pts
22Dundy County50.3+0.7 pts
23Sarpy County50.3-0.1 pts
24Richardson County50.3+0.2 pts
25Boyd County50.3-0.1 pts
26Gage County50.3-0 pts
27Keith County50.3+0.1 pts
28Nemaha County50.3-0.3 pts
29Madison County50.1-0 pts
30Valley County50.1-0.2 pts
31Kearney County50.1+0.3 pts
32Lancaster County50+0.1 pts
33Cuming County50-0.1 pts
33Sioux County50+2.1 pts
35Box Butte County50-0.3 pts
36Cheyenne County50-0.2 pts
37Otoe County50-0.4 pts
38Nuckolls County49.9-0.2 pts
39Phelps County49.9-0.2 pts
40Fillmore County49.8+0.1 pts
41Washington County49.8-0.1 pts
42Sheridan County49.8+0.1 pts
43Red Willow County49.80 pts
44Rock County49.8-0.2 pts
45Hall County49.7-0.1 pts
46Custer County49.7-0.3 pts
47Platte County49.7-0 pts
48Cherry County49.7-0.1 pts
49Antelope County49.6+0.1 pts
50Howard County49.6-0.4 pts
51Butler County49.6-0.1 pts
52Perkins County49.6-0.1 pts
53Polk County49.5+0.2 pts
54Kimball County49.5-0.4 pts
55Webster County49.5-0.3 pts
56Harlan County49.5-0.4 pts
57Cass County49.5+0.2 pts
58Clay County49.5+0.2 pts
59Pierce County49.4-0.3 pts
60Dakota County49.4-0.1 pts
61Holt County49.4-0 pts
62McPherson County49.3-0.4 pts
63Wayne County49.3-0.4 pts
64Hamilton County49.2-0.2 pts
65Greeley County49.2-0.1 pts
66Stanton County49.2+0.1 pts
67Burt County49.2-0.5 pts
68Saline County49.2-0.3 pts
69Cedar County49.2+0.2 pts
70Grant County49.2+0.4 pts
71Furnas County49.1-0.3 pts
72Merrick County49.1+0.1 pts
73Boone County49.1-0.6 pts
74Seward County49.1-0 pts
75Deuel County49.1+0.2 pts
76Hayes County49+0.9 pts
77Morrill County49-0 pts
78Frontier County48.90 pts
79Thomas County48.9+0.6 pts
80Saunders County48.8-0.2 pts
81Sherman County48.8-0.2 pts
82Hitchcock County48.8+0.1 pts
83Dixon County48.7-0.3 pts
84Franklin County48.7-0 pts
85Nance County48.6+0.2 pts
86Colfax County48.6-0.2 pts
87Dawson County48.6-0.5 pts
88Keya Paha County48.30 pts
89Blaine County48-0.4 pts
90Gosper County47.7-0.5 pts
91Banner County47.5+0.6 pts
92Wheeler County46.9+1 pts
93Johnson County39.8+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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hooker County, with 51.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 39.8% in 2022.

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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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