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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Cuyahoga County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2023, at 52.2%. Noble County had the lowest, at 39.7%. 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
Lowest39.7Noble County
Median50.488 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 50 %Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashtabula County: 49.3 %Athens County: 50.7 %Auglaize County: 50.1 %Belmont County: 48.6 %Brown County: 50.2 %Butler County: 50.7 %Carroll County: 49.9 %Champaign County: 50.6 %Clark County: 51.2 %Clermont County: 50.7 %Clinton County: 50.6 %Columbiana County: 49.4 %Coshocton County: 50.4 %Crawford County: 51 %Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Darke County: 50.2 %Defiance County: 50 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Erie County: 51 %Fairfield County: 50.4 %Fayette County: 51.6 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 49.9 %Gallia County: 50.4 %Geauga County: 50.4 %Greene County: 51 %Guernsey County: 50.9 %Hamilton County: 51.6 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Hardin County: 50.3 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 50.3 %Highland County: 50.4 %Hocking County: 50.5 %Holmes County: 49.7 %Huron County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Knox County: 50.7 %Lake County: 51.3 %Lawrence County: 51.5 %Licking County: 50.9 %Logan County: 50.4 %Lorain County: 50.9 %Lucas County: 51.6 %Madison County: 45.6 %Mahoning County: 51.4 %Marion County: 46.8 %Medina County: 50.8 %Meigs County: 49.7 %Mercer County: 49.2 %Miami County: 50.9 %Monroe County: 49.7 %Montgomery County: 51.8 %Morgan County: 49.9 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.3 %Noble County: 39.7 %Ottawa County: 50.6 %Paulding County: 50.1 %Perry County: 50 %Pickaway County: 47.8 %Pike County: 50.3 %Portage County: 51.3 %Preble County: 50.2 %Putnam County: 49.9 %Richland County: 48.9 %Ross County: 47.8 %Sandusky County: 50.3 %Scioto County: 50.7 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.7 %Stark County: 51.3 %Summit County: 51.6 %Trumbull County: 50.8 %Tuscarawas County: 50.3 %Union County: 51.8 %Van Wert County: 50.4 %Vinton County: 49.8 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Williams County: 50.1 %Wood County: 51 %Wyandot County: 51 %
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  • 50 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 51.8 %Union County51.8Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Fayette County: 51.6 %Fayette County51.6Summit County: 51.6 %Summit County51.6Lucas County: 51.6 %Lucas County51.6Hamilton County: 51.6 %Hamilton County51.6Lawrence County: 51.5 %Lawrence County51.5Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Portage County: 51.3 %Portage County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.3 %Lake County51.3Muskingum County: 51.3 %Muskingum County51.3Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Wyandot County: 51 %Wyandot County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Guernsey County: 50.9 %Guernsey County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Miami County: 50.9 %Miami County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Clermont County: 50.7 %Clermont County50.7Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashland County50.7Athens County: 50.7 %Athens County50.7Knox County: 50.7 %Knox County50.7Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Huron County: 50.7 %Huron County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Clinton County: 50.6 %Clinton County50.6Ottawa County: 50.6 %Ottawa County50.6Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 51.8 %Union County51.8Montgomery County: 51.8 %Montgomery County51.8Fayette County: 51.6 %Fayette County51.6Summit County: 51.6 %Summit County51.6Lucas County: 51.6 %Lucas County51.6Hamilton County: 51.6 %Hamilton County51.6Lawrence County: 51.5 %Lawrence County51.5Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Portage County: 51.3 %Portage County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.3 %Lake County51.3Muskingum County: 51.3 %Muskingum County51.3Clark County: 51.2 %Clark County51.2Crawford County: 51 %Crawford County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Wyandot County: 51 %Wyandot County51Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Greene County: 51 %Greene County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Guernsey County: 50.9 %Guernsey County50.9Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Miami County: 50.9 %Miami County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Clermont County: 50.7 %Clermont County50.7Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashland County50.7Athens County: 50.7 %Athens County50.7Knox County: 50.7 %Knox County50.7Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Huron County: 50.7 %Huron County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Clinton County: 50.6 %Clinton County50.6Ottawa County: 50.6 %Ottawa County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cuyahoga County52.20 pts
2Union County51.8-0 pts
3Montgomery County51.8-0 pts
4Fayette County51.6+0.1 pts
5Summit County51.60 pts
6Lucas County51.6-0 pts
7Hamilton County51.6-0.1 pts
8Lawrence County51.5+0.1 pts
9Mahoning County51.40 pts
10Jefferson County51.3-0.1 pts
11Portage County51.30 pts
12Stark County51.30 pts
13Franklin County51.30 pts
14Lake County51.3-0 pts
15Muskingum County51.3-0 pts
16Clark County51.2-0.1 pts
17Crawford County510 pts
17Wood County510 pts
19Wyandot County51+0.1 pts
20Erie County51+0.1 pts
21Greene County51-0.1 pts
22Lorain County50.9-0 pts
23Guernsey County50.90 pts
24Hancock County50.90 pts
25Licking County50.90 pts
26Miami County50.9-0 pts
27Washington County50.8-0 pts
28Trumbull County50.80 pts
29Medina County50.8-0.1 pts
30Clermont County50.70 pts
31Butler County50.7-0 pts
32Ashland County50.7-0.1 pts
33Athens County50.7+0.1 pts
34Knox County50.70 pts
35Jackson County50.7+0.1 pts
36Huron County50.7+0.1 pts
37Delaware County50.7-0.1 pts
38Scioto County50.7-0.1 pts
39Clinton County50.6+0.1 pts
40Ottawa County50.6+0.1 pts
41Harrison County50.6+0.1 pts
42Champaign County50.6-0 pts
43Hocking County50.5-0 pts
44Wayne County50.50 pts
45Logan County50.4-0.1 pts
46Adams County50.40 pts
47Highland County50.40 pts
48Fairfield County50.4-0.1 pts
49Gallia County50.4-0.1 pts
50Coshocton County50.4-0.1 pts
51Geauga County50.4-0.1 pts
52Van Wert County50.4-0.1 pts
53Tuscarawas County50.3-0 pts
54Pike County50.3+0.1 pts
55Sandusky County50.3-0 pts
56Henry County50.3+0.1 pts
57Hardin County50.3+0.1 pts
58Preble County50.2-0 pts
59Brown County50.2-0.1 pts
60Darke County50.20 pts
61Williams County50.1+0.1 pts
62Auglaize County50.1-0.1 pts
63Paulding County50.1-0.1 pts
64Warren County50.1+0.1 pts
65Seneca County50+0.1 pts
66Perry County50+0.1 pts
67Allen County500 pts
68Defiance County50-0.2 pts
69Fulton County49.9-0.2 pts
70Carroll County49.9+0.1 pts
71Putnam County49.9+0.1 pts
72Morgan County49.9-0.1 pts
73Vinton County49.8-0 pts
74Morrow County49.8+0.1 pts
75Monroe County49.7+0.1 pts
76Shelby County49.7-0.1 pts
77Holmes County49.7-0 pts
78Meigs County49.7-0.2 pts
79Columbiana County49.4-0.1 pts
80Ashtabula County49.30 pts
81Mercer County49.2-0.2 pts
82Richland County48.9-0 pts
83Belmont County48.6-0 pts
84Ross County47.80 pts
85Pickaway County47.8-0.1 pts
86Marion County46.8-0.2 pts
87Madison County45.6-0.5 pts
88Noble County39.7-0.1 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Cuyahoga County, with 52.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 39.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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