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Counties in Nebraska by female population share

Scotts Bluff County had the highest female population share of 93 counties in 2024, at 51.4%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 39.7%. 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
Lowest39.7Johnson County
Median49.793 counties
Nebraska50.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 51 %Antelope County: 49.5 %Arthur County: 50.6 %Banner County: 46.9 %Blaine County: 48.6 %Boone County: 49.3 %Box Butte County: 49.8 %Boyd County: 50.2 %Brown County: 50.6 %Buffalo County: 50.3 %Burt County: 49.2 %Butler County: 49.7 %Cass County: 49.5 %Cedar County: 48.8 %Chase County: 51.2 %Cherry County: 49.4 %Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Clay County: 49.2 %Colfax County: 49.1 %Cuming County: 50.1 %Custer County: 49.5 %Dakota County: 48.9 %Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawson County: 48.1 %Deuel County: 49.5 %Dixon County: 47.9 %Dodge County: 50.7 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Dundy County: 50.6 %Fillmore County: 49.6 %Franklin County: 48.2 %Frontier County: 48.3 %Furnas County: 49 %Gage County: 50.2 %Garden County: 51 %Garfield County: 50.9 %Gosper County: 47.7 %Grant County: 48.5 %Greeley County: 48.8 %Hall County: 49.2 %Hamilton County: 49.3 %Harlan County: 49.4 %Hayes County: 48.3 %Hitchcock County: 48.9 %Holt County: 49.7 %Hooker County: 50.7 %Howard County: 49.8 %Jefferson County: 50.5 %Johnson County: 39.7 %Kearney County: 49.9 %Keith County: 50.2 %Keya Paha County: 47.2 %Kimball County: 49.4 %Knox County: 50.8 %Lancaster County: 50 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.7 %Loup County: 51 %McPherson County: 48.1 %Madison County: 50 %Merrick County: 49 %Morrill County: 49.8 %Nance County: 48.7 %Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nuckolls County: 50.3 %Otoe County: 49.6 %Pawnee County: 51 %Perkins County: 49.6 %Phelps County: 49.8 %Pierce County: 49.3 %Platte County: 49.6 %Polk County: 49.1 %Red Willow County: 49.9 %Richardson County: 50.3 %Rock County: 49.8 %Saline County: 49.5 %Sarpy County: 50.3 %Saunders County: 48.7 %Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Seward County: 49 %Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sherman County: 48.9 %Sioux County: 49.7 %Stanton County: 48.9 %Thayer County: 50.9 %Thomas County: 48.8 %Thurston County: 50.7 %Valley County: 50 %Washington County: 49.7 %Wayne County: 49.6 %Webster County: 49.7 %Wheeler County: 47.5 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Loup County: 51 %Loup County51Pawnee County: 51 %Pawnee County51Garden County: 51 %Garden County51Adams County: 51 %Adams County51Garfield County: 50.9 %Garfield County50.9Thayer County: 50.9 %Thayer County50.9Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Hooker County: 50.7 %Hooker County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Logan County: 50.7 %Logan County50.7Thurston County: 50.7 %Thurston County50.7Dodge County: 50.7 %Dodge County50.7Dundy County: 50.6 %Dundy County50.6Arthur County: 50.6 %Arthur County50.6Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Nuckolls County: 50.3 %Nuckolls County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nemaha County50.2Boyd County: 50.2 %Boyd County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sheridan County50.1Cuming County: 50.1 %Cuming County50.1Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Madison County: 50 %Madison County50Valley County: 50 %Valley County50Kearney County: 49.9 %Kearney County49.9Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Cheyenne County49.9Red Willow County: 49.9 %Red Willow County49.9Howard County: 49.8 %Howard County49.8Morrill County: 49.8 %Morrill County49.8Box Butte County: 49.8 %Box Butte County49.8Scotts Bluff County: 51.4 %Scotts Bluff County51.4Chase County: 51.2 %Chase County51.2Dawes County: 51.2 %Dawes County51.2Loup County: 51 %Loup County51Pawnee County: 51 %Pawnee County51Garden County: 51 %Garden County51Adams County: 51 %Adams County51Garfield County: 50.9 %Garfield County50.9Thayer County: 50.9 %Thayer County50.9Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Hooker County: 50.7 %Hooker County50.7Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Logan County: 50.7 %Logan County50.7Thurston County: 50.7 %Thurston County50.7Dodge County: 50.7 %Dodge County50.7Dundy County: 50.6 %Dundy County50.6Arthur County: 50.6 %Arthur County50.6Brown County: 50.6 %Brown County50.6York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Richardson County: 50.3 %Richardson County50.3Buffalo County: 50.3 %Buffalo County50.3Nuckolls County: 50.3 %Nuckolls County50.3Sarpy County: 50.3 %Sarpy County50.3Nemaha County: 50.2 %Nemaha County50.2Boyd County: 50.2 %Boyd County50.2Keith County: 50.2 %Keith County50.2Gage County: 50.2 %Gage County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Sheridan County: 50.1 %Sheridan County50.1Cuming County: 50.1 %Cuming County50.1Lancaster County: 50 %Lancaster County50Madison County: 50 %Madison County50Valley County: 50 %Valley County50Kearney County: 49.9 %Kearney County49.9Cheyenne County: 49.9 %Cheyenne County49.9Red Willow County: 49.9 %Red Willow County49.9Howard County: 49.8 %Howard County49.8Morrill County: 49.8 %Morrill County49.8Box Butte County: 49.8 %Box Butte County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scotts Bluff County51.4-0 pts
2Chase County51.2+0.2 pts
3Dawes County51.2-0 pts
4Loup County51-0.2 pts
5Pawnee County51+0.3 pts
6Garden County51-0.2 pts
7Adams County51+0.1 pts
8Garfield County50.9+0.6 pts
9Thayer County50.9+0.3 pts
10Knox County50.8-0.1 pts
11Hooker County50.7-0.1 pts
12Douglas County50.7-0.1 pts
13Logan County50.7-0.3 pts
14Thurston County50.7+0.2 pts
15Dodge County50.7+0.2 pts
16Dundy County50.6+0.8 pts
17Arthur County50.6-0.1 pts
18Brown County50.6-0.5 pts
19York County50.6-0 pts
20Jefferson County50.5-0.3 pts
21Richardson County50.30 pts
22Buffalo County50.3-0.1 pts
23Nuckolls County50.3+0.3 pts
24Sarpy County50.3-0 pts
25Nemaha County50.20 pts
26Boyd County50.2-0.1 pts
27Keith County50.20 pts
28Gage County50.20 pts
29Lincoln County50.20 pts
30Sheridan County50.1+0.5 pts
31Cuming County50.1-0.1 pts
32Lancaster County50-0 pts
33Madison County50-0.1 pts
34Valley County50-0.5 pts
35Kearney County49.9-0.1 pts
36Cheyenne County49.9-0.1 pts
37Red Willow County49.90 pts
38Howard County49.8+0.2 pts
39Morrill County49.8+0.9 pts
40Box Butte County49.80 pts
41Rock County49.8+0.2 pts
42Phelps County49.8-0 pts
43Webster County49.7+0.4 pts
44Butler County49.7+0.1 pts
45Sioux County49.7-0.5 pts
46Holt County49.7-0 pts
47Washington County49.7-0.1 pts
48Otoe County49.6-0.3 pts
49Platte County49.6-0.1 pts
50Wayne County49.6+0.1 pts
51Fillmore County49.6-0.6 pts
52Perkins County49.6+0.2 pts
53Antelope County49.50 pts
54Custer County49.50 pts
55Saline County49.5+0.2 pts
56Deuel County49.5-0.2 pts
57Cass County49.50 pts
58Cherry County49.4-0.3 pts
59Kimball County49.4-0.1 pts
60Harlan County49.4-0.3 pts
61Pierce County49.3+0.1 pts
62Hamilton County49.3+0.1 pts
63Boone County49.3-0.1 pts
64Clay County49.2-0 pts
65Hall County49.2-0.2 pts
66Burt County49.2+0.1 pts
67Polk County49.1-0.1 pts
68Colfax County49.1+0.7 pts
69Furnas County49+0.2 pts
70Merrick County490 pts
71Seward County49-0.1 pts
72Dakota County48.9-0.2 pts
73Sherman County48.9+0.1 pts
74Hitchcock County48.90 pts
75Stanton County48.9-0.2 pts
76Thomas County48.8-1.4 pts
77Cedar County48.8-0.3 pts
78Greeley County48.8+0.3 pts
79Saunders County48.7-0.1 pts
80Nance County48.7+0.6 pts
81Blaine County48.6+0.3 pts
82Grant County48.5-0.4 pts
83Frontier County48.3-0 pts
84Hayes County48.3-0.5 pts
85Franklin County48.2-0.3 pts
86McPherson County48.1-0.6 pts
87Dawson County48.1-0.1 pts
88Dixon County47.9-0.6 pts
89Gosper County47.7-0.3 pts
90Wheeler County47.5+0.7 pts
91Keya Paha County47.2-0.7 pts
92Banner County46.9-0.7 pts
93Johnson County39.7+0.2 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Scotts Bluff County, with 51.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Johnson County, with 39.7% in 2024.

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