Counties in Ohio by female population share

Cuyahoga County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2021, at 52.2%. Noble County had the lowest, at 40%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Cuyahoga County
Lowest40Noble County
Median50.488 counties
Ohio51History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 50.5 %Allen County: 49.9 %Ashland County: 51 %Ashtabula County: 49.3 %Athens County: 50.4 %Auglaize County: 50.2 %Belmont County: 48.7 %Brown County: 50.3 %Butler County: 50.7 %Carroll County: 49.9 %Champaign County: 50.4 %Clark County: 51.3 %Clermont County: 50.7 %Clinton County: 50.4 %Columbiana County: 49.5 %Coshocton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Darke County: 50.1 %Defiance County: 50.3 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Erie County: 50.8 %Fairfield County: 50.4 %Fayette County: 51.5 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 50.1 %Gallia County: 50.6 %Geauga County: 50.5 %Greene County: 51 %Guernsey County: 50.7 %Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Hardin County: 50.2 %Harrison County: 50.4 %Henry County: 50.2 %Highland County: 50.3 %Hocking County: 50.6 %Holmes County: 49.7 %Huron County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Knox County: 50.6 %Lake County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Licking County: 50.8 %Logan County: 50.6 %Lorain County: 50.9 %Lucas County: 51.5 %Madison County: 45.1 %Mahoning County: 51.4 %Marion County: 46.8 %Medina County: 50.8 %Meigs County: 50 %Mercer County: 49.4 %Miami County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 49.7 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.4 %Noble County: 40 %Ottawa County: 50.5 %Paulding County: 50.4 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pickaway County: 48 %Pike County: 50.3 %Portage County: 51.1 %Preble County: 50.3 %Putnam County: 50 %Richland County: 49 %Ross County: 47.9 %Sandusky County: 50.4 %Scioto County: 50.7 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.9 %Stark County: 51.3 %Summit County: 51.5 %Trumbull County: 50.8 %Tuscarawas County: 50.4 %Union County: 52.2 %Van Wert County: 50.4 %Vinton County: 49.9 %Warren County: 50 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 49.9 %Wood County: 50.9 %Wyandot County: 50.8 %
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 52.2 %Union County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Summit County: 51.5 %Summit County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Fayette County: 51.5 %Fayette County51.5Muskingum County: 51.4 %Muskingum County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Ashland County: 51 %Ashland County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Erie County: 50.8 %Erie County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Wyandot County: 50.8 %Wyandot County50.8Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Clermont County: 50.7 %Clermont County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Gallia County: 50.6 %Gallia County50.6Knox County: 50.6 %Knox County50.6Huron County: 50.6 %Huron County50.6Logan County: 50.6 %Logan County50.6Hocking County: 50.6 %Hocking County50.6Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 52.2 %Union County52.2Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Summit County: 51.5 %Summit County51.5Lucas County: 51.5 %Lucas County51.5Fayette County: 51.5 %Fayette County51.5Muskingum County: 51.4 %Muskingum County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Clark County: 51.3 %Clark County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Portage County: 51.1 %Portage County51.1Ashland County: 51 %Ashland County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Erie County: 50.8 %Erie County50.8Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Licking County: 50.8 %Licking County50.8Wyandot County: 50.8 %Wyandot County50.8Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Clermont County: 50.7 %Clermont County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Guernsey County: 50.7 %Guernsey County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Gallia County: 50.6 %Gallia County50.6Knox County: 50.6 %Knox County50.6Huron County: 50.6 %Huron County50.6Logan County: 50.6 %Logan County50.6Hocking County: 50.6 %Hocking County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Cuyahoga County52.20 pts
2Union County52.2-0 pts
3Montgomery County51.8+0.1 pts
4Hamilton County51.70 pts
5Summit County51.5+0.1 pts
6Lucas County51.50 pts
7Fayette County51.5+0.2 pts
8Muskingum County51.4+0.1 pts
9Jefferson County51.4+0.1 pts
10Mahoning County51.4+0.1 pts
11Clark County51.3-0 pts
12Lawrence County51.30 pts
13Franklin County51.30 pts
14Stark County51.3-0 pts
15Lake County51.2-0 pts
16Crawford County51.10 pts
17Portage County51.1-0.2 pts
18Ashland County510 pts
19Greene County51-0.1 pts
20Lorain County50.9+0.1 pts
21Wood County50.9-0.1 pts
22Washington County50.9-0 pts
23Hancock County50.9-0 pts
24Trumbull County50.8-0.1 pts
25Erie County50.8-0.1 pts
26Miami County50.8-0 pts
27Medina County50.8-0.1 pts
28Licking County50.80 pts
29Wyandot County50.80 pts
30Jackson County50.8-0.1 pts
31Butler County50.7-0 pts
32Clermont County50.70 pts
33Scioto County50.7-0 pts
34Guernsey County50.7+0.1 pts
35Delaware County50.7-0 pts
36Gallia County50.60 pts
37Knox County50.6-0.1 pts
38Huron County50.6-0.1 pts
39Logan County50.6-0 pts
40Hocking County50.6-0.2 pts
41Ottawa County50.5-0 pts
42Geauga County50.5-0.1 pts
43Adams County50.5+0.2 pts
44Harrison County50.4+0.1 pts
45Coshocton County50.4+0.1 pts
46Clinton County50.40 pts
47Tuscarawas County50.40 pts
48Athens County50.4-0.2 pts
49Champaign County50.4+0.1 pts
50Fairfield County50.4-0.1 pts
51Van Wert County50.4-0 pts
52Paulding County50.4-0.1 pts
53Sandusky County50.40 pts
54Wayne County50.4-0.1 pts
55Defiance County50.3-0 pts
56Highland County50.3-0.2 pts
57Pike County50.3-0.1 pts
58Preble County50.3-0 pts
59Brown County50.3+0.1 pts
60Henry County50.2-0 pts
61Auglaize County50.2-0.1 pts
62Hardin County50.2+0.1 pts
63Darke County50.1-0 pts
64Fulton County50.1-0.1 pts
65Morgan County50.1-0.1 pts
66Putnam County50-0 pts
67Seneca County50+0.1 pts
67Warren County500 pts
69Meigs County50-0.1 pts
70Vinton County49.9+0.1 pts
71Perry County49.9+0.1 pts
72Williams County49.9-0 pts
73Allen County49.9-0 pts
74Carroll County49.90 pts
75Shelby County49.9-0 pts
76Morrow County49.8+0.1 pts
77Holmes County49.7-0.1 pts
78Monroe County49.7-0 pts
79Columbiana County49.5-0.1 pts
80Mercer County49.40 pts
81Ashtabula County49.3-0.2 pts
82Richland County49-0.1 pts
83Belmont County48.7-0.1 pts
84Pickaway County48+0.3 pts
85Ross County47.9+0.1 pts
86Marion County46.8-0.2 pts
87Madison County45.1-0.3 pts
88Noble County40-0.8 pts

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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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Cuyahoga County, with 52.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Noble County, with 40% in 2021.

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