Counties in Nevada by female population share, 2025

Clark County had the highest female population share of 17 counties in 2025, at 50.4%. Pershing County had the lowest, at 36.7%. The median was 49.1% and the figure for Nevada was 50%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.4Clark County
Lowest36.7Pershing County
Median49.117 counties
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Map of counties, 2025

Churchill County: 49.4 %Clark County: 50.4 %Douglas County: 49.8 %Elko County: 48.5 %Esmeralda County: 45.4 %Eureka County: 47 %Humboldt County: 49.5 %Lander County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 47.7 %Lyon County: 48.6 %Mineral County: 49.5 %Nye County: 48.7 %Pershing County: 36.7 %Storey County: 49.7 %Washoe County: 49.5 %White Pine County: 46.1 %Carson City: 49.1 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Clark County: 50.4 %Clark County50.4Douglas County: 49.8 %Douglas County49.8Storey County: 49.7 %Storey County49.7Washoe County: 49.5 %Washoe County49.5Humboldt County: 49.5 %Humboldt County49.5Mineral County: 49.5 %Mineral County49.5Churchill County: 49.4 %Churchill County49.4Lander County: 49.1 %Lander County49.1Carson City: 49.1 %Carson City49.1Nye County: 48.7 %Nye County48.7Lyon County: 48.6 %Lyon County48.6Elko County: 48.5 %Elko County48.5Lincoln County: 47.7 %Lincoln County47.7Eureka County: 47 %Eureka County47White Pine County: 46.1 %White Pine County46.1Esmeralda County: 45.4 %Esmeralda County45.4Pershing County: 36.7 %Pershing County36.7Clark County: 50.4 %Clark County50.4Douglas County: 49.8 %Douglas County49.8Storey County: 49.7 %Storey County49.7Washoe County: 49.5 %Washoe County49.5Humboldt County: 49.5 %Humboldt County49.5Mineral County: 49.5 %Mineral County49.5Churchill County: 49.4 %Churchill County49.4Lander County: 49.1 %Lander County49.1Carson City: 49.1 %Carson City49.1Nye County: 48.7 %Nye County48.7Lyon County: 48.6 %Lyon County48.6Elko County: 48.5 %Elko County48.5Lincoln County: 47.7 %Lincoln County47.7Eureka County: 47 %Eureka County47White Pine County: 46.1 %White Pine County46.1Esmeralda County: 45.4 %Esmeralda County45.4Pershing County: 36.7 %Pershing County36.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Clark County50.4-0 pts
2Douglas County49.8-0 pts
3Storey County49.7+0.6 pts
4Washoe County49.50 pts
5Humboldt County49.5+0.3 pts
6Mineral County49.5+0.2 pts
7Churchill County49.4-0 pts
8Lander County49.1-0.5 pts
9Carson City49.1+0.1 pts
10Nye County48.70 pts
11Lyon County48.60 pts
12Elko County48.5-0.1 pts
13Lincoln County47.7-0.4 pts
14Eureka County47-0 pts
15White Pine County46.1+0.3 pts
16Esmeralda County45.4-0.1 pts
17Pershing County36.7-0 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 Nevada by female population share, 2025) [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 Nevada by female population share, 2025. 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/nevada-counties. 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 Nevada by female population share, 2025. 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/nevada-counties.

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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 Nevada by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/nevada-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Clark County, with 50.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Pershing County, with 36.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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