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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Union County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2017, at 52.5%. Noble County had the lowest, at 41.2%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Union County
Lowest41.2Noble County
Median50.588 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 50.3 %Allen County: 49.7 %Ashland County: 51 %Ashtabula County: 49.6 %Athens County: 50.4 %Auglaize County: 50.3 %Belmont County: 48.8 %Brown County: 50.1 %Butler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 50.3 %Champaign County: 50.3 %Clark County: 51.5 %Clermont County: 50.8 %Clinton County: 50.4 %Columbiana County: 49.6 %Coshocton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 51 %Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Darke County: 50.5 %Defiance County: 50.5 %Delaware County: 50.8 %Erie County: 50.9 %Fairfield County: 50.2 %Fayette County: 51 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 50.2 %Gallia County: 50.7 %Geauga County: 50.7 %Greene County: 51.1 %Guernsey County: 50.7 %Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hancock County: 51 %Hardin County: 50.2 %Harrison County: 50.4 %Henry County: 50.2 %Highland County: 50.8 %Hocking County: 50.8 %Holmes County: 49.8 %Huron County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 51 %Jefferson County: 51.5 %Knox County: 50.8 %Lake County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Licking County: 50.8 %Logan County: 50.6 %Lorain County: 50.9 %Lucas County: 51.5 %Madison County: 45.3 %Mahoning County: 51.5 %Marion County: 46.8 %Medina County: 50.7 %Meigs County: 50.3 %Mercer County: 49.3 %Miami County: 50.9 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 50 %Morrow County: 49.7 %Muskingum County: 51.5 %Noble County: 41.2 %Ottawa County: 50.5 %Paulding County: 50.4 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pickaway County: 47.5 %Pike County: 50.2 %Portage County: 51.2 %Preble County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 49.8 %Richland County: 49.3 %Ross County: 47.3 %Sandusky County: 50.6 %Scioto County: 50.7 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.8 %Stark County: 51.3 %Summit County: 51.4 %Trumbull County: 51 %Tuscarawas County: 50.6 %Union County: 52.5 %Van Wert County: 50.5 %Vinton County: 49.5 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 50.1 %Wood County: 51 %Wyandot County: 50.4 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Union County: 52.5 %Union County52.5Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Mahoning County: 51.5 %Mahoning County51.5Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.2 %Portage County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Jackson County: 51 %Jackson County51Ashland County: 51 %Ashland County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Fayette County: 51 %Fayette County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Miami County: 50.9 %Miami County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Hocking County: 50.8 %Hocking County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Gallia County: 50.7 %Gallia County50.7Geauga County: 50.7 %Geauga County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Union County: 52.5 %Union County52.5Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Mahoning County: 51.5 %Mahoning County51.5Muskingum County: 51.5 %Muskingum County51.5Clark County: 51.5 %Clark County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Portage County: 51.2 %Portage County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Jackson County: 51 %Jackson County51Ashland County: 51 %Ashland County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Fayette County: 51 %Fayette County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Miami County: 50.9 %Miami County50.9Butler County: 50.9 %Butler County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Delaware County: 50.8 %Delaware County50.8Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Hocking County: 50.8 %Hocking County50.8Highland County: 50.8 %Highland County50.8Huron County: 50.8 %Huron County50.8Medina County: 50.7 %Medina County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Gallia County: 50.7 %Gallia 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Union County52.5-0.1 pts
2Cuyahoga County52.2-0.1 pts
3Montgomery County51.80 pts
4Hamilton County51.7-0.1 pts
5Jefferson County51.5-0 pts
6Mahoning County51.5-0 pts
7Muskingum County51.5-0 pts
8Clark County51.50 pts
9Lucas County51.5+0.1 pts
10Summit County51.40 pts
11Stark County51.3-0.1 pts
12Franklin County51.3-0 pts
13Lawrence County51.2-0 pts
14Lake County51.20 pts
15Portage County51.2+0.1 pts
16Greene County51.1+0.1 pts
17Crawford County510 pts
18Trumbull County51-0 pts
19Wood County51+0.1 pts
20Jackson County51-0.1 pts
21Ashland County51+0.2 pts
22Hancock County51-0.1 pts
23Fayette County51-0.1 pts
24Lorain County50.9+0.1 pts
25Erie County50.9-0.1 pts
26Miami County50.9+0.1 pts
27Butler County50.9-0 pts
28Washington County50.9+0.1 pts
29Licking County50.8-0 pts
30Delaware County50.80 pts
30Knox County50.8-0.1 pts
32Clermont County50.8-0 pts
33Hocking County50.80 pts
34Highland County50.8-0 pts
35Huron County50.8-0 pts
36Medina County50.70 pts
37Scioto County50.7-0.1 pts
38Gallia County50.7+0.1 pts
39Geauga County50.7-0 pts
40Guernsey County50.70 pts
41Logan County50.6-0.1 pts
42Sandusky County50.6+0.1 pts
43Tuscarawas County50.6-0.1 pts
44Ottawa County50.5-0.1 pts
45Van Wert County50.50 pts
46Defiance County50.5-0.1 pts
47Darke County50.5-0.1 pts
48Coshocton County50.40 pts
49Harrison County50.4-0.1 pts
50Clinton County50.4-0 pts
51Wayne County50.40 pts
51Wyandot County50.40 pts
53Athens County50.4+0.1 pts
54Preble County50.4-0 pts
55Paulding County50.4+0.1 pts
56Adams County50.3-0.1 pts
57Champaign County50.3+0.1 pts
58Carroll County50.3+0.1 pts
59Meigs County50.3-0.2 pts
60Auglaize County50.3-0.1 pts
61Fulton County50.2-0.1 pts
62Hardin County50.2-0.1 pts
63Henry County50.2-0.1 pts
64Fairfield County50.2-0.1 pts
65Pike County50.2+0.1 pts
66Brown County50.1-0.1 pts
67Williams County50.1-0.3 pts
68Seneca County50-0 pts
69Morgan County50+0.2 pts
70Warren County49.90 pts
71Perry County49.90 pts
72Shelby County49.8+0.1 pts
73Holmes County49.80 pts
74Putnam County49.8-0.2 pts
75Morrow County49.7-0.1 pts
76Allen County49.70 pts
77Columbiana County49.60 pts
78Monroe County49.6-0.3 pts
79Ashtabula County49.6-0 pts
80Vinton County49.5-0.1 pts
81Mercer County49.3-0.2 pts
82Richland County49.3+0.2 pts
83Belmont County48.8-0 pts
84Pickaway County47.5+0.2 pts
85Ross County47.3-0.3 pts
86Marion County46.8+0.1 pts
87Madison County45.3-0.5 pts
88Noble County41.2-0.1 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Union County, with 52.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 41.2% in 2017.

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