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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Scotts Bluff County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2023, at 51.4%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 39.4%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 50.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.4Scotts Bluff County
Lowest39.4Johnson County
Median49.793 counties
Nebraska50.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 50.9 %Antelope County: 49.5 %Arthur County: 50.7 %Banner County: 47.6 %Blaine County: 48.3 %Boone County: 49.4 %Box Butte County: 49.8 %Boyd County: 50.4 %Brown County: 51.1 %Buffalo County: 50.4 %Burt County: 49 %Butler County: 49.6 %Cass County: 49.4 %Cedar County: 49.1 %Chase County: 51 %Cherry County: 49.8 %Cheyenne County: 50 %Clay County: 49.2 %Colfax County: 48.4 %Cuming County: 50.2 %Custer County: 49.5 %Dakota County: 49.1 %Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawson County: 48.2 %Deuel County: 49.7 %Dixon County: 48.4 %Dodge County: 50.5 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Dundy County: 49.8 %Fillmore County: 50.2 %Franklin County: 48.4 %Frontier County: 48.4 %Furnas County: 48.9 %Gage County: 50.2 %Garden County: 51.2 %Garfield County: 50.3 %Gosper County: 48 %Grant County: 48.9 %Greeley County: 48.5 %Hall County: 49.3 %Hamilton County: 49.2 %Harlan County: 49.6 %Hayes County: 48.8 %Hitchcock County: 48.8 %Holt County: 49.7 %Hooker County: 50.8 %Howard County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 50.8 %Johnson County: 39.4 %Kearney County: 50.1 %Keith County: 50.2 %Keya Paha County: 47.8 %Kimball County: 49.5 %Knox County: 50.9 %Lancaster County: 50 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.9 %Loup County: 51.2 %McPherson County: 48.7 %Madison County: 50.1 %Merrick County: 49 %Morrill County: 49 %Nance County: 48.1 %Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nuckolls County: 50 %Otoe County: 49.9 %Pawnee County: 50.7 %Perkins County: 49.4 %Phelps County: 49.8 %Pierce County: 49.2 %Platte County: 49.7 %Polk County: 49.2 %Red Willow County: 49.8 %Richardson County: 50.3 %Rock County: 49.6 %Saline County: 49.3 %Sarpy County: 50.3 %Saunders County: 48.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Seward County: 49 %Sheridan County: 49.7 %Sherman County: 48.8 %Sioux County: 50.3 %Stanton County: 49 %Thayer County: 50.5 %Thomas County: 50.2 %Thurston County: 50.5 %Valley County: 50.4 %Washington County: 49.8 %Wayne County: 49.4 %Webster County: 49.4 %Wheeler County: 46.7 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Garden County: 51.2 %Garden County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Loup County: 51.2 %Loup County51.2Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Chase County: 51 %Chase County51Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Logan County: 50.9 %Logan County50.9Adams County: 50.9 %Adams County50.9Hooker County: 50.8 %Hooker County50.8Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Arthur County: 50.7 %Arthur County50.7Pawnee County: 50.7 %Pawnee County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Thurston County: 50.5 %Thurston County50.5Dodge County: 50.5 %Dodge County50.5Valley County: 50.4 %Valley County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Boyd County: 50.4 %Boyd County50.4Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Garfield County: 50.3 %Garfield County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Sioux County: 50.3 %Sioux County50.3Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nemaha County50.2Thomas County: 50.2 %Thomas County50.2Cuming County: 50.2 %Cuming County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Fillmore County: 50.2 %Fillmore County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Madison County: 50.1 %Madison County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Nuckolls County: 50 %Nuckolls County50Otoe County: 49.9 %Otoe County49.9Red Willow County: 49.8 %Red Willow County49.8Washington County: 49.8 %Washington County49.8Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Garden County: 51.2 %Garden County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Loup County: 51.2 %Loup County51.2Brown County: 51.1 %Brown County51.1Chase County: 51 %Chase County51Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Logan County: 50.9 %Logan County50.9Adams County: 50.9 %Adams County50.9Hooker County: 50.8 %Hooker County50.8Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Arthur County: 50.7 %Arthur County50.7Pawnee County: 50.7 %Pawnee County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Thayer County: 50.5 %Thayer County50.5Thurston County: 50.5 %Thurston County50.5Dodge County: 50.5 %Dodge County50.5Valley County: 50.4 %Valley County50.4Buffalo County: 50.4 %Buffalo County50.4Boyd County: 50.4 %Boyd County50.4Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Garfield County: 50.3 %Garfield County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Sioux County: 50.3 %Sioux County50.3Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nemaha County50.2Thomas County: 50.2 %Thomas County50.2Cuming County: 50.2 %Cuming County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Fillmore County: 50.2 %Fillmore County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Madison County: 50.1 %Madison County50.1Kearney County: 50.1 %Kearney County50.1Cheyenne County: 50 %Cheyenne County50Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Nuckolls County: 50 %Nuckolls County50Otoe County: 49.9 %Otoe County49.9Red Willow County: 49.8 %Red Willow County49.8Washington County: 49.8 %Washington County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scotts Bluff County51.40 pts
2Garden County51.2+0.4 pts
3Dawes County51.2-0.2 pts
3Loup County51.2-0.1 pts
5Brown County51.1+0.3 pts
6Chase County51+0.4 pts
7Knox County50.9-0 pts
8Logan County50.90 pts
9Adams County50.9+0.2 pts
10Hooker County50.8-0.7 pts
11Jefferson County50.8+0.1 pts
12Douglas County50.70 pts
13Arthur County50.7-0.7 pts
14Pawnee County50.7+0.1 pts
15York County50.60 pts
16Thayer County50.5+0.1 pts
17Thurston County50.5-0.3 pts
18Dodge County50.50 pts
19Valley County50.4+0.3 pts
20Buffalo County50.4-0 pts
21Boyd County50.4+0.1 pts
22Richardson County50.30 pts
23Garfield County50.3-0.5 pts
24Sarpy County50.3-0.1 pts
25Sioux County50.3+0.3 pts
26Nemaha County50.2-0 pts
27Thomas County50.2+1.4 pts
28Cuming County50.2+0.2 pts
29Keith County50.2-0.1 pts
30Gage County50.2-0.1 pts
31Fillmore County50.2+0.3 pts
32Lincoln County50.2-0.2 pts
33Madison County50.1-0.1 pts
34Kearney County50.1-0.1 pts
35Cheyenne County500 pts
36Lancaster County500 pts
37Nuckolls County50+0.1 pts
38Otoe County49.9-0.1 pts
39Red Willow County49.80 pts
40Washington County49.8-0 pts
41Dundy County49.8-0.6 pts
42Phelps County49.8-0.1 pts
43Cherry County49.8+0.1 pts
44Box Butte County49.8-0.2 pts
45Platte County49.70 pts
46Holt County49.7+0.3 pts
47Sheridan County49.7-0.1 pts
48Howard County49.7+0.1 pts
49Deuel County49.7+0.6 pts
50Harlan County49.6+0.2 pts
51Butler County49.60 pts
52Rock County49.6-0.2 pts
53Antelope County49.5-0.1 pts
54Kimball County49.50 pts
55Custer County49.5-0.2 pts
56Wayne County49.4+0.2 pts
57Cass County49.4-0 pts
58Perkins County49.4-0.2 pts
59Webster County49.4-0.1 pts
60Boone County49.4+0.2 pts
61Hall County49.3-0.4 pts
62Saline County49.3+0.2 pts
63Pierce County49.2-0.2 pts
64Clay County49.2-0.2 pts
65Hamilton County49.20 pts
66Polk County49.2-0.3 pts
67Dakota County49.1-0.3 pts
68Cedar County49.1-0.1 pts
69Burt County49-0.1 pts
70Stanton County49-0.1 pts
71Seward County49-0.1 pts
72Merrick County49-0.1 pts
73Morrill County49-0 pts
74Furnas County48.9-0.3 pts
75Grant County48.9-0.3 pts
76Hitchcock County48.8+0.1 pts
77Hayes County48.8-0.2 pts
78Saunders County48.8-0 pts
79Sherman County48.8-0 pts
80McPherson County48.7-0.6 pts
81Greeley County48.5-0.7 pts
82Dixon County48.4-0.3 pts
83Franklin County48.4-0.2 pts
84Colfax County48.4-0.2 pts
85Frontier County48.4-0.5 pts
86Blaine County48.3+0.3 pts
87Dawson County48.2-0.4 pts
88Nance County48.1-0.5 pts
89Gosper County48+0.3 pts
90Keya Paha County47.8-0.4 pts
91Banner County47.6+0.1 pts
92Wheeler County46.7-0.1 pts
93Johnson County39.4-0.4 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Scotts Bluff County, with 51.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 39.4% in 2023.

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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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