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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Union County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2015, at 52.5%. Noble County had the lowest, at 41.6%. The median was 50.7% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Union County
Lowest41.6Noble County
Median50.788 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 50.5 %Allen County: 49.7 %Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashtabula County: 49.7 %Athens County: 50.2 %Auglaize County: 50.3 %Belmont County: 48.9 %Brown County: 50.1 %Butler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 50.1 %Champaign County: 50.1 %Clark County: 51.5 %Clermont County: 50.8 %Clinton County: 50.7 %Columbiana County: 49.6 %Coshocton County: 50.5 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Darke County: 50.7 %Defiance County: 50.4 %Delaware County: 50.8 %Erie County: 51 %Fairfield County: 50.2 %Fayette County: 50.9 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Gallia County: 50.8 %Geauga County: 50.8 %Greene County: 51 %Guernsey County: 50.7 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 51 %Hardin County: 50.4 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 50.6 %Highland County: 50.8 %Hocking County: 50.7 %Holmes County: 49.8 %Huron County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Knox County: 50.9 %Lake County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Licking County: 50.9 %Logan County: 50.8 %Lorain County: 50.8 %Lucas County: 51.5 %Madison County: 45.2 %Mahoning County: 51.6 %Marion County: 47 %Medina County: 50.7 %Meigs County: 50.5 %Mercer County: 49.6 %Miami County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 49.7 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 50 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.5 %Noble County: 41.6 %Ottawa County: 50.6 %Paulding County: 50.3 %Perry County: 50 %Pickaway County: 47.5 %Pike County: 50.1 %Portage County: 51.1 %Preble County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 50 %Richland County: 49.1 %Ross County: 47.6 %Sandusky County: 50.6 %Scioto County: 50.8 %Seneca County: 50.1 %Shelby County: 49.7 %Stark County: 51.4 %Summit County: 51.4 %Trumbull County: 51.1 %Tuscarawas County: 50.6 %Union County: 52.5 %Van Wert County: 50.8 %Vinton County: 49.7 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 50.3 %Wood County: 50.9 %Wyandot County: 50.5 %
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  • 50 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Union County: 52.5 %Union County52.5Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Cuyahoga County52.3Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Mahoning County: 51.6 %Mahoning County51.6Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.4 %Stark County51.4Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Trumbull County: 51.1 %Trumbull County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashland County50.9Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Lorain County: 50.8 %Lorain County50.8Geauga County: 50.8 %Geauga County50.8Scioto County: 50.8 %Scioto County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Gallia County: 50.8 %Gallia County50.8Van Wert County: 50.8 %Van Wert County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7Union County: 52.5 %Union County52.5Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Cuyahoga County52.3Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Mahoning County: 51.6 %Mahoning County51.6Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.4 %Stark County51.4Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Trumbull County: 51.1 %Trumbull County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashland County50.9Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Lorain County: 50.8 %Lorain County50.8Geauga County: 50.8 %Geauga County50.8Scioto County: 50.8 %Scioto County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Gallia County: 50.8 %Gallia County50.8Van Wert County: 50.8 %Van Wert County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Union County52.5-0.2 pts
2Cuyahoga County52.3-0 pts
3Hamilton County51.8-0 pts
4Montgomery County51.8-0.1 pts
5Mahoning County51.60 pts
6Muskingum County51.5-0 pts
7Clark County51.50 pts
8Lucas County51.5-0 pts
9Jefferson County51.4-0.2 pts
10Summit County51.4-0 pts
11Stark County51.4-0.1 pts
12Franklin County51.3-0 pts
13Lawrence County51.30 pts
14Lake County51.2-0 pts
15Portage County51.10 pts
16Trumbull County51.1-0 pts
17Crawford County51.1-0.1 pts
18Greene County51+0.1 pts
19Hancock County51-0.2 pts
20Erie County51-0 pts
21Ashland County50.9+0.1 pts
22Knox County50.9-0.1 pts
23Wood County50.9-0.1 pts
24Butler County50.90 pts
25Jackson County50.90 pts
26Licking County50.9-0.1 pts
27Fayette County50.9+0.1 pts
28Logan County50.8+0.1 pts
29Lorain County50.8-0 pts
30Geauga County50.8-0 pts
31Scioto County50.8-0 pts
32Washington County50.8-0.2 pts
33Delaware County50.80 pts
34Highland County50.8-0.1 pts
35Gallia County50.8-0.1 pts
36Van Wert County50.8-0.3 pts
37Miami County50.8+0.1 pts
38Clermont County50.80 pts
39Huron County50.8-0.1 pts
40Medina County50.7-0 pts
41Clinton County50.7-0.1 pts
42Guernsey County50.7-0.1 pts
42Hocking County50.7+0.1 pts
44Darke County50.7-0.1 pts
45Tuscarawas County50.6-0.1 pts
46Henry County50.6+0.1 pts
47Ottawa County50.6-0.1 pts
48Sandusky County50.6-0.1 pts
49Harrison County50.60 pts
50Adams County50.5-0 pts
51Meigs County50.5-0.1 pts
52Coshocton County50.5-0.1 pts
53Wyandot County50.5-0.2 pts
54Defiance County50.4-0 pts
55Fulton County50.4-0.1 pts
56Preble County50.40 pts
57Wayne County50.4-0.1 pts
58Hardin County50.4-0 pts
59Williams County50.3-0 pts
60Paulding County50.3+0.2 pts
61Auglaize County50.3-0.1 pts
62Fairfield County50.2-0 pts
63Athens County50.2-0 pts
64Carroll County50.1+0.1 pts
65Brown County50.1-0.1 pts
66Champaign County50.1-0.2 pts
67Pike County50.1-0 pts
68Seneca County50.1+0.1 pts
69Putnam County50+0.1 pts
70Morgan County50-0 pts
71Perry County50-0.1 pts
72Warren County49.9-0 pts
73Morrow County49.8+0.2 pts
74Holmes County49.8-0.1 pts
75Allen County49.7+0.1 pts
76Ashtabula County49.70 pts
77Shelby County49.7-0 pts
78Monroe County49.70 pts
79Vinton County49.7-0.5 pts
80Mercer County49.60 pts
81Columbiana County49.6-0.1 pts
82Richland County49.1-0.1 pts
83Belmont County48.9-0.1 pts
84Ross County47.6+0.1 pts
85Pickaway County47.5+0.1 pts
86Marion County47+0.1 pts
87Madison County45.2-0.1 pts
88Noble County41.6-0.1 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 Ohio by female population share, 2015) [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 Ohio by female population share, 2015. 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/ohio-counties?period=2015. 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 Ohio by female population share, 2015. 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/ohio-counties?period=2015.

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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 Ohio by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/ohio-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Union County, with 52.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 41.6% in 2015.

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