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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Union County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2019, at 52.4%. Noble County had the lowest, at 40.9%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.4Union County
Lowest40.9Noble County
Median50.588 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 49.8 %Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashtabula County: 49.5 %Athens County: 50.5 %Auglaize County: 50.2 %Belmont County: 48.8 %Brown County: 50.2 %Butler County: 50.8 %Carroll County: 50.1 %Champaign County: 50.3 %Clark County: 51.4 %Clermont County: 50.8 %Clinton County: 50.4 %Columbiana County: 49.5 %Coshocton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Darke County: 50.3 %Defiance County: 50.5 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Erie County: 50.9 %Fairfield County: 50.4 %Fayette County: 51.3 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 50.1 %Gallia County: 50.7 %Geauga County: 50.6 %Greene County: 51.1 %Guernsey County: 50.7 %Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hancock County: 51 %Hardin County: 50.1 %Harrison County: 50.3 %Henry County: 50.3 %Highland County: 50.4 %Hocking County: 50.6 %Holmes County: 49.8 %Huron County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Knox County: 50.8 %Lake County: 51.3 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Licking County: 50.8 %Logan County: 50.6 %Lorain County: 51 %Lucas County: 51.5 %Madison County: 45.2 %Mahoning County: 51.4 %Marion County: 46.8 %Medina County: 50.8 %Meigs County: 50.2 %Mercer County: 49.3 %Miami County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 49.4 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.4 %Noble County: 40.9 %Ottawa County: 50.6 %Paulding County: 50.6 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pickaway County: 47.6 %Pike County: 50.4 %Portage County: 51.2 %Preble County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 49.9 %Richland County: 49.1 %Ross County: 47.8 %Sandusky County: 50.4 %Scioto County: 50.6 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.8 %Stark County: 51.3 %Summit County: 51.4 %Trumbull County: 51 %Tuscarawas County: 50.6 %Union County: 52.4 %Van Wert County: 50.4 %Vinton County: 49.4 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 50 %Wood County: 51.1 %Wyandot County: 50.4 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Union County: 52.4 %Union County52.4Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Clark County: 51.4 %Clark County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Muskingum County: 51.4 %Muskingum County51.4Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Lake County: 51.3 %Lake County51.3Fayette County: 51.3 %Fayette County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Portage County: 51.2 %Portage County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Wood County: 51.1 %Wood County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Lorain County: 51 %Lorain County51Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashland County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Butler County: 50.8 %Butler County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Huron County: 50.7 %Huron County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Gallia County: 50.7 %Gallia County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Paulding County: 50.6 %Paulding County50.6Scioto County: 50.6 %Scioto County50.6Hocking County: 50.6 %Hocking County50.6Tuscarawas County: 50.6 %Tuscarawas County50.6Union County: 52.4 %Union County52.4Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Summit County: 51.4 %Summit County51.4Clark County: 51.4 %Clark County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Muskingum County: 51.4 %Muskingum County51.4Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Lake County: 51.3 %Lake County51.3Fayette County: 51.3 %Fayette County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Portage County: 51.2 %Portage County51.2Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Wood County: 51.1 %Wood County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Trumbull County: 51 %Trumbull County51Hancock County: 51 %Hancock County51Lorain County: 51 %Lorain County51Ashland County: 50.9 %Ashland County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Jackson County: 50.9 %Jackson County50.9Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Knox County: 50.8 %Knox County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Butler County: 50.8 %Butler County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Huron County: 50.7 %Huron County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Gallia County: 50.7 %Gallia County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Paulding County: 50.6 %Paulding County50.6Scioto County: 50.6 %Scioto County50.6Hocking County: 50.6 %Hocking County50.6Tuscarawas County: 50.6 %Tuscarawas County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Union County52.4-0 pts
2Cuyahoga County52.2-0 pts
3Montgomery County51.8-0 pts
4Hamilton County51.7-0 pts
5Lucas County51.5+0.1 pts
6Mahoning County51.4-0 pts
7Summit County51.4-0 pts
8Clark County51.4-0.1 pts
9Jefferson County51.4-0.1 pts
10Muskingum County51.4-0.1 pts
11Stark County51.3-0 pts
12Lawrence County51.3-0.1 pts
13Lake County51.3+0.1 pts
14Fayette County51.3+0.1 pts
15Franklin County51.30 pts
16Portage County51.2+0.1 pts
17Greene County51.10 pts
18Wood County51.10 pts
19Crawford County51.1+0.1 pts
20Trumbull County51-0.1 pts
21Hancock County51-0 pts
22Lorain County51-0 pts
23Ashland County50.90 pts
24Erie County50.9-0.1 pts
25Jackson County50.9-0.1 pts
26Licking County50.80 pts
27Knox County50.80 pts
28Miami County50.80 pts
29Butler County50.8-0 pts
30Washington County50.8-0.1 pts
31Medina County50.8+0.1 pts
32Clermont County50.80 pts
33Huron County50.70 pts
34Delaware County50.7-0.1 pts
35Gallia County50.7-0.1 pts
36Guernsey County50.7-0.1 pts
37Paulding County50.6+0.2 pts
38Scioto County50.6-0.1 pts
39Hocking County50.6-0.1 pts
40Tuscarawas County50.60 pts
41Ottawa County50.6-0 pts
42Logan County50.6-0.1 pts
43Geauga County50.6-0 pts
44Athens County50.5+0.1 pts
45Defiance County50.50 pts
46Pike County50.4+0.1 pts
47Wyandot County50.4-0.1 pts
48Wayne County50.40 pts
49Clinton County50.4-0 pts
50Coshocton County50.40 pts
51Adams County50.4-0 pts
51Highland County50.4-0.2 pts
53Preble County50.40 pts
53Sandusky County50.4-0.1 pts
55Fairfield County50.40 pts
56Van Wert County50.4+0.1 pts
57Harrison County50.30 pts
58Champaign County50.3-0.1 pts
58Darke County50.3-0.1 pts
60Henry County50.3-0.1 pts
61Auglaize County50.2-0 pts
62Brown County50.2-0.1 pts
63Meigs County50.2-0.1 pts
64Fulton County50.1-0.1 pts
65Morgan County50.1-0 pts
66Carroll County50.1+0.1 pts
67Hardin County50.1-0.1 pts
68Williams County50-0.1 pts
69Seneca County500 pts
70Perry County49.9+0.1 pts
71Putnam County49.9-0.1 pts
72Warren County49.9-0.1 pts
73Allen County49.8+0.1 pts
74Shelby County49.8+0.1 pts
75Morrow County49.8-0.2 pts
76Holmes County49.8+0.1 pts
77Ashtabula County49.5-0 pts
78Columbiana County49.5-0.1 pts
79Monroe County49.4-0 pts
79Vinton County49.4-0.2 pts
81Mercer County49.3-0 pts
82Richland County49.1-0 pts
83Belmont County48.8-0 pts
84Ross County47.8+0.2 pts
85Pickaway County47.6-0 pts
86Marion County46.8+0.1 pts
87Madison County45.2-0.2 pts
88Noble County40.9-0.2 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.

How to cite

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Union County, with 52.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 40.9% in 2019.

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