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Counties in Ohio by female population share

Cuyahoga County had the highest female population share of 88 counties in 2024, at 52.2%. Noble County had the lowest, at 39.6%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Ohio was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.2Cuyahoga County
Lowest39.6Noble County
Median50.588 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 50.4 %Allen County: 49.9 %Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashtabula County: 49.4 %Athens County: 50.8 %Auglaize County: 50.1 %Belmont County: 48.7 %Brown County: 50.2 %Butler County: 50.7 %Carroll County: 49.8 %Champaign County: 50.6 %Clark County: 51.1 %Clermont County: 50.8 %Clinton County: 50.7 %Columbiana County: 49.4 %Coshocton County: 50.5 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Darke County: 50.3 %Defiance County: 49.8 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Erie County: 51 %Fairfield County: 50.4 %Fayette County: 51.5 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 49.8 %Gallia County: 50.4 %Geauga County: 50.5 %Greene County: 50.9 %Guernsey County: 50.8 %Hamilton County: 51.5 %Hancock County: 50.8 %Hardin County: 50.1 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 50.3 %Highland County: 50.6 %Hocking County: 50.5 %Holmes County: 49.5 %Huron County: 50.6 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Knox County: 50.7 %Lake County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.4 %Licking County: 50.9 %Logan County: 50.3 %Lorain County: 50.9 %Lucas County: 51.6 %Madison County: 45.3 %Mahoning County: 51.4 %Marion County: 46.7 %Medina County: 50.8 %Meigs County: 49.7 %Mercer County: 49.2 %Miami County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 49.9 %Montgomery County: 51.7 %Morgan County: 50 %Morrow County: 49.8 %Muskingum County: 51.3 %Noble County: 39.6 %Ottawa County: 50.7 %Paulding County: 50.2 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pickaway County: 48 %Pike County: 50.4 %Portage County: 51.3 %Preble County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 49.9 %Richland County: 48.8 %Ross County: 47.8 %Sandusky County: 50.3 %Scioto County: 50.7 %Seneca County: 50 %Shelby County: 49.6 %Stark County: 51.3 %Summit County: 51.6 %Trumbull County: 50.8 %Tuscarawas County: 50.2 %Union County: 51.8 %Van Wert County: 50.5 %Vinton County: 49.8 %Warren County: 50 %Washington County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 50.4 %Williams County: 50.2 %Wood County: 51 %Wyandot County: 51.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 51.8 %Union County51.8Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Lucas County: 51.6 %Lucas County51.6Summit County: 51.6 %Summit County51.6Hamilton County: 51.5 %Hamilton County51.5Fayette County: 51.5 %Fayette County51.5Lawrence County: 51.4 %Lawrence County51.4Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Portage County: 51.3 %Portage County51.3Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Muskingum County: 51.3 %Muskingum County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Wyandot County: 51.2 %Wyandot County51.2Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Hancock County: 50.8 %Hancock County50.8Athens County: 50.8 %Athens County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Guernsey County: 50.8 %Guernsey County50.8Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Knox County: 50.7 %Knox County50.7Washington County: 50.7 %Washington County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashland County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Harrison County: 50.6 %Harrison County50.6Cuyahoga County: 52.2 %Cuyahoga County52.2Union County: 51.8 %Union County51.8Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Lucas County: 51.6 %Lucas County51.6Summit County: 51.6 %Summit County51.6Hamilton County: 51.5 %Hamilton County51.5Fayette County: 51.5 %Fayette County51.5Lawrence County: 51.4 %Lawrence County51.4Mahoning County: 51.4 %Mahoning County51.4Portage County: 51.3 %Portage County51.3Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County51.3Stark County: 51.3 %Stark County51.3Muskingum County: 51.3 %Muskingum County51.3Franklin County: 51.3 %Franklin County51.3Lake County: 51.2 %Lake County51.2Wyandot County: 51.2 %Wyandot County51.2Clark County: 51.1 %Clark County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Erie County: 51 %Erie County51Wood County: 51 %Wood County51Lorain County: 50.9 %Lorain County50.9Licking County: 50.9 %Licking County50.9Greene County: 50.9 %Greene County50.9Miami County: 50.8 %Miami County50.8Medina County: 50.8 %Medina County50.8Hancock County: 50.8 %Hancock County50.8Athens County: 50.8 %Athens County50.8Clermont County: 50.8 %Clermont County50.8Guernsey County: 50.8 %Guernsey County50.8Trumbull County: 50.8 %Trumbull County50.8Knox County: 50.7 %Knox County50.7Washington County: 50.7 %Washington County50.7Scioto County: 50.7 %Scioto County50.7Clinton County: 50.7 %Clinton County50.7Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Butler County: 50.7 %Butler County50.7Ashland County: 50.7 %Ashland County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Harrison County: 50.6 %Harrison County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cuyahoga County52.2-0 pts
2Union County51.8-0.1 pts
3Montgomery County51.7-0 pts
4Lucas County51.6+0.1 pts
5Summit County51.60 pts
6Hamilton County51.5-0 pts
7Fayette County51.5-0.1 pts
8Lawrence County51.4-0.1 pts
9Mahoning County51.40 pts
10Portage County51.30 pts
11Jefferson County51.3-0 pts
12Stark County51.3-0 pts
13Muskingum County51.30 pts
14Franklin County51.3-0 pts
15Lake County51.2-0.1 pts
16Wyandot County51.2+0.2 pts
17Clark County51.1-0.1 pts
18Crawford County51.10 pts
19Erie County510 pts
20Wood County51-0 pts
21Lorain County50.9-0 pts
22Licking County50.90 pts
23Greene County50.9-0.1 pts
24Miami County50.8-0 pts
25Medina County50.80 pts
26Hancock County50.8-0.1 pts
27Athens County50.8+0.1 pts
28Clermont County50.80 pts
29Guernsey County50.8-0.1 pts
30Trumbull County50.8-0 pts
31Knox County50.7+0.1 pts
32Washington County50.7-0 pts
33Scioto County50.7+0.1 pts
34Clinton County50.7+0.1 pts
35Jackson County50.70 pts
36Butler County50.7-0 pts
37Ashland County50.7-0 pts
38Ottawa County50.7+0.1 pts
39Delaware County50.70 pts
40Harrison County50.6+0.1 pts
41Champaign County50.6+0.1 pts
42Huron County50.6-0.1 pts
43Highland County50.6+0.2 pts
44Coshocton County50.5+0.1 pts
45Van Wert County50.5+0.1 pts
46Hocking County50.50 pts
47Geauga County50.5+0.1 pts
48Fairfield County50.4-0 pts
49Pike County50.4+0.1 pts
50Preble County50.4+0.1 pts
51Wayne County50.4-0.1 pts
52Adams County50.4-0.1 pts
53Gallia County50.4-0 pts
54Henry County50.30 pts
55Logan County50.3-0.2 pts
56Sandusky County50.3-0 pts
57Darke County50.30 pts
58Tuscarawas County50.2-0.1 pts
59Brown County50.20 pts
60Paulding County50.2+0.1 pts
61Williams County50.20 pts
62Auglaize County50.10 pts
63Hardin County50.1-0.1 pts
64Warren County50-0 pts
65Seneca County50-0 pts
66Morgan County50+0.1 pts
67Allen County49.9-0 pts
68Monroe County49.9+0.2 pts
69Perry County49.9-0.1 pts
70Putnam County49.9-0.1 pts
71Carroll County49.8-0.1 pts
72Fulton County49.8-0.1 pts
73Vinton County49.8-0 pts
74Defiance County49.8-0.2 pts
75Morrow County49.8-0 pts
76Meigs County49.7+0.1 pts
77Shelby County49.6-0.1 pts
78Holmes County49.5-0.2 pts
79Ashtabula County49.4+0.1 pts
80Columbiana County49.4-0.1 pts
81Mercer County49.20 pts
82Richland County48.8-0 pts
83Belmont County48.7+0.1 pts
84Pickaway County48+0.2 pts
85Ross County47.80 pts
86Marion County46.7-0.1 pts
87Madison County45.3-0.3 pts
88Noble County39.6-0.1 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Cuyahoga County, with 52.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Noble County, with 39.6% in 2024.

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