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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Union County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2016, at 52.6%. Noble County had the lowest, at 41.3%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Union County
Lowest41.3Noble County
Median50.688 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 49.7 %Ashland County: 50.8 %Ashtabula County: 49.6 %Athens County: 50.3 %Auglaize County: 50.3 %Belmont County: 48.8 %Brown County: 50.3 %Butler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 50.2 %Champaign County: 50.2 %Clark County: 51.5 %Clermont County: 50.8 %Clinton County: 50.5 %Columbiana County: 49.6 %Coshocton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 51 %Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Darke County: 50.6 %Defiance County: 50.5 %Delaware County: 50.8 %Erie County: 51 %Fairfield County: 50.3 %Fayette County: 51.1 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 50.4 %Gallia County: 50.6 %Geauga County: 50.7 %Greene County: 51 %Guernsey County: 50.7 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 51.1 %Hardin County: 50.3 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 50.3 %Highland County: 50.8 %Hocking County: 50.8 %Holmes County: 49.7 %Huron County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 51.5 %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: 51.4 %Madison County: 45.8 %Mahoning County: 51.5 %Marion County: 46.7 %Medina County: 50.7 %Meigs County: 50.5 %Mercer County: 49.5 %Miami County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 49.8 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 49.8 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.5 %Noble County: 41.3 %Ottawa County: 50.6 %Paulding County: 50.2 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pickaway County: 47.3 %Pike County: 50.1 %Portage County: 51.1 %Preble County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 50 %Richland County: 49.1 %Ross County: 47.5 %Sandusky County: 50.5 %Scioto County: 50.8 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.7 %Stark County: 51.4 %Summit County: 51.4 %Trumbull County: 51 %Tuscarawas County: 50.7 %Union County: 52.6 %Van Wert County: 50.5 %Vinton County: 49.6 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 50.4 %Wood County: 50.9 %Wyandot County: 50.4 %
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Union County: 52.6 %Union County52.6Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Cuyahoga County52.3Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Mahoning County: 51.5 %Mahoning County51.5Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.4 %Stark County51.4Lucas County: 51.4 %Lucas County51.4Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Jackson County: 51.1 %Jackson County51.1Hancock County: 51.1 %Hancock County51.1Fayette County: 51.1 %Fayette County51.1Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Ashland County: 50.8 %Ashland County50.8Lorain County: 50.8 %Lorain County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Scioto County: 50.8 %Scioto County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Hocking County: 50.8 %Hocking County50.8Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7Geauga County: 50.7 %Geauga County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Union County: 52.6 %Union County52.6Cuyahoga County: 52.3 %Cuyahoga County52.3Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Mahoning County: 51.5 %Mahoning County51.5Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.4 %Stark County51.4Lucas County: 51.4 %Lucas County51.4Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Jackson County: 51.1 %Jackson County51.1Hancock County: 51.1 %Hancock County51.1Fayette County: 51.1 %Fayette County51.1Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Knox County: 50.9 %Knox County50.9Ashland County: 50.8 %Ashland County50.8Lorain County: 50.8 %Lorain County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Scioto County: 50.8 %Scioto County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Hocking County: 50.8 %Hocking County50.8Logan County: 50.8 %Logan County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7Geauga County: 50.7 %Geauga County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Union County52.6+0.1 pts
2Cuyahoga County52.3-0 pts
3Montgomery County51.8-0 pts
4Hamilton County51.8-0.1 pts
5Mahoning County51.5-0 pts
6Jefferson County51.5+0.1 pts
6Muskingum County51.5-0 pts
8Clark County51.5-0 pts
9Summit County51.4-0 pts
10Stark County51.40 pts
11Lucas County51.4-0.1 pts
12Lawrence County51.30 pts
13Franklin County51.3-0 pts
14Lake County51.2-0 pts
15Portage County51.1-0 pts
16Jackson County51.1+0.2 pts
17Hancock County51.1+0.1 pts
18Fayette County51.1+0.2 pts
19Trumbull County51-0 pts
20Crawford County51-0 pts
21Greene County51-0 pts
22Erie County510 pts
23Wood County50.90 pts
24Butler County50.90 pts
25Licking County50.9-0 pts
26Knox County50.9-0.1 pts
27Ashland County50.8-0.1 pts
28Lorain County50.80 pts
29Miami County50.80 pts
30Clermont County50.80 pts
31Scioto County50.8-0 pts
32Delaware County50.8-0 pts
33Highland County50.8-0 pts
34Hocking County50.8+0.1 pts
35Logan County50.8-0.1 pts
35Washington County50.8-0 pts
37Huron County50.80 pts
38Medina County50.70 pts
39Geauga County50.7-0.1 pts
40Guernsey County50.7-0 pts
41Tuscarawas County50.70 pts
42Ottawa County50.60 pts
43Gallia County50.6-0.2 pts
44Harrison County50.60 pts
45Darke County50.6-0.1 pts
46Defiance County50.5+0.1 pts
47Sandusky County50.5-0.1 pts
48Van Wert County50.5-0.2 pts
49Clinton County50.5-0.2 pts
49Meigs County50.5-0 pts
51Coshocton County50.4-0 pts
52Preble County50.40 pts
53Wyandot County50.4-0.1 pts
54Wayne County50.40 pts
55Adams County50.4-0.1 pts
56Williams County50.40 pts
57Fulton County50.4-0 pts
58Henry County50.3-0.3 pts
59Auglaize County50.30 pts
60Athens County50.3+0.1 pts
61Hardin County50.3-0 pts
62Fairfield County50.30 pts
63Brown County50.3+0.1 pts
64Paulding County50.2-0.1 pts
65Carroll County50.2+0.1 pts
66Champaign County50.2+0.1 pts
67Pike County50.10 pts
68Seneca County50-0 pts
69Putnam County50-0 pts
70Perry County49.9-0 pts
71Warren County49.90 pts
72Monroe County49.8+0.2 pts
73Morrow County49.8-0 pts
74Morgan County49.8-0.2 pts
75Holmes County49.7-0.1 pts
76Shelby County49.70 pts
77Allen County49.7-0 pts
78Columbiana County49.60 pts
79Ashtabula County49.6-0.1 pts
80Vinton County49.6-0.1 pts
81Mercer County49.5-0.1 pts
82Richland County49.1-0 pts
83Belmont County48.8-0.1 pts
84Ross County47.5-0.1 pts
85Pickaway County47.3-0.2 pts
86Marion County46.7-0.3 pts
87Madison County45.8+0.6 pts
88Noble County41.3-0.3 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Union County, with 52.6% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 41.3% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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