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Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Pottawatomie County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2017, at 52.1%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 39.9%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Oklahoma was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Pottawatomie County
Lowest39.9Alfalfa County
Median50.377 counties
Oklahoma50.4History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 50.3 %Alfalfa County: 39.9 %Atoka County: 46.4 %Beaver County: 50 %Beckham County: 45.3 %Blaine County: 50.8 %Bryan County: 51 %Caddo County: 45.4 %Canadian County: 50.5 %Carter County: 51.1 %Cherokee County: 51.1 %Choctaw County: 51.7 %Cimarron County: 49.2 %Cleveland County: 50.2 %Coal County: 50.1 %Comanche County: 48.3 %Cotton County: 50.7 %Craig County: 48.1 %Creek County: 50.4 %Custer County: 50.4 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Dewey County: 50.2 %Ellis County: 51.8 %Garfield County: 50.6 %Garvin County: 50.8 %Grady County: 50 %Grant County: 50 %Greer County: 44 %Harmon County: 51.2 %Harper County: 50.1 %Haskell County: 50 %Hughes County: 45.6 %Jackson County: 49.6 %Jefferson County: 50.8 %Johnston County: 50.1 %Kay County: 50.7 %Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kiowa County: 50.8 %Latimer County: 50.1 %Le Flore County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.5 %Love County: 50.3 %McClain County: 50.5 %McCurtain County: 51.3 %McIntosh County: 50.3 %Major County: 51.1 %Marshall County: 50.7 %Mayes County: 50.2 %Murray County: 49.4 %Muskogee County: 51.3 %Noble County: 50.2 %Nowata County: 50.5 %Okfuskee County: 45.9 %Oklahoma County: 51 %Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Osage County: 49.8 %Ottawa County: 50.8 %Pawnee County: 50 %Payne County: 49.3 %Pittsburg County: 49 %Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pottawatomie County: 52.1 %Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Roger Mills County: 50.4 %Rogers County: 50.3 %Seminole County: 50.7 %Sequoyah County: 50.6 %Stephens County: 51.4 %Texas County: 47.7 %Tillman County: 49.8 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.5 %Washington County: 51.2 %Washita County: 50.6 %Woods County: 47.6 %Woodward County: 47.5 %
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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

Pottawatomie County: 52.1 %Pottawatomie County52.1Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Choctaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County51.7Stephens County: 51.4 %Stephens County51.4Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Muskogee County: 51.3 %Muskogee County51.3McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Harmon County: 51.2 %Harmon County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Major County: 51.1 %Major County51.1Cherokee County: 51.1 %Cherokee County51.1Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Blaine County: 50.8 %Blaine County50.8Garvin County: 50.8 %Garvin County50.8Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Ottawa County: 50.8 %Ottawa County50.8Kiowa County: 50.8 %Kiowa County50.8Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Cotton County: 50.7 %Cotton County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7Seminole County: 50.7 %Seminole County50.7Garfield County: 50.6 %Garfield County50.6Washita County: 50.6 %Washita County50.6Sequoyah County: 50.6 %Sequoyah County50.6Canadian County: 50.5 %Canadian County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Okmulgee County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5Nowata County: 50.5 %Nowata County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Roger Mills County: 50.4 %Roger Mills County50.4Creek County: 50.4 %Creek County50.4Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kingfisher County50.4Adair County: 50.3 %Adair County50.3McIntosh County: 50.3 %McIntosh County50.3Pottawatomie County: 52.1 %Pottawatomie County52.1Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Choctaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County51.7Stephens County: 51.4 %Stephens County51.4Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Muskogee County: 51.3 %Muskogee County51.3McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Harmon County: 51.2 %Harmon County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Major County: 51.1 %Major County51.1Cherokee County: 51.1 %Cherokee County51.1Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Blaine County: 50.8 %Blaine County50.8Garvin County: 50.8 %Garvin County50.8Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Ottawa County: 50.8 %Ottawa County50.8Kiowa County: 50.8 %Kiowa County50.8Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Cotton County: 50.7 %Cotton County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7Seminole County: 50.7 %Seminole County50.7Garfield County: 50.6 %Garfield County50.6Washita County: 50.6 %Washita County50.6Sequoyah County: 50.6 %Sequoyah County50.6Canadian County: 50.5 %Canadian County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Okmulgee County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5Nowata County: 50.5 %Nowata County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Roger Mills County: 50.4 %Roger Mills County50.4Creek County: 50.4 %Creek County50.4Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kingfisher County50.4Adair County: 50.3 %Adair County50.3McIntosh County: 50.3 %McIntosh County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Pottawatomie County52.10 pts
2Ellis County51.8-0.1 pts
3Choctaw County51.70 pts
4Stephens County51.40 pts
5Pontotoc County51.4+0.1 pts
6Muskogee County51.3-0 pts
7McCurtain County51.30 pts
8Harmon County51.2+0.2 pts
9Washington County51.2-0.1 pts
10Carter County51.1-0.1 pts
11Tulsa County51.1-0 pts
12Major County51.1+0.3 pts
13Cherokee County51.1+0.3 pts
14Bryan County51-0 pts
15Oklahoma County51-0 pts
16Blaine County50.80 pts
16Garvin County50.8+0.2 pts
18Jefferson County50.8+0.3 pts
19Ottawa County50.8-0.1 pts
20Kiowa County50.8-0 pts
21Delaware County50.7-0 pts
22Marshall County50.7+0.3 pts
23Cotton County50.7+0.1 pts
24Kay County50.7+0.2 pts
25Seminole County50.7-0 pts
26Garfield County50.6+0.2 pts
27Washita County50.6+0.1 pts
28Sequoyah County50.6-0.1 pts
29Canadian County50.5+0.1 pts
30McClain County50.5+0.1 pts
31Okmulgee County50.50 pts
32Wagoner County50.5-0 pts
33Nowata County50.50 pts
34Logan County50.50 pts
35Custer County50.40 pts
36Roger Mills County50.4-0.2 pts
37Creek County50.4-0 pts
38Kingfisher County50.4+0.2 pts
39Adair County50.3-0.1 pts
40McIntosh County50.3-0.2 pts
41Love County50.3-0.1 pts
42Rogers County50.3-0 pts
43Pushmataha County50.3+0.1 pts
44Cleveland County50.2-0 pts
45Dewey County50.2-0.1 pts
46Mayes County50.2-0 pts
47Noble County50.2+0.1 pts
48Lincoln County50.2-0.2 pts
49Latimer County50.1+0.1 pts
50Coal County50.1-0.5 pts
51Harper County50.1-0.4 pts
52Johnston County50.10 pts
53Grant County50+0.3 pts
54Grady County500 pts
55Beaver County50-0.3 pts
56Haskell County50-0.1 pts
56Pawnee County500 pts
58Osage County49.8+0.1 pts
59Tillman County49.80 pts
60Le Flore County49.8-0 pts
61Jackson County49.6-0.1 pts
62Murray County49.4-0.2 pts
63Payne County49.30 pts
64Cimarron County49.2+0.3 pts
65Pittsburg County49-0 pts
66Comanche County48.3-0.1 pts
67Craig County48.1-0.4 pts
68Texas County47.7+0.3 pts
69Woods County47.6+0.2 pts
70Woodward County47.5+0.2 pts
71Atoka County46.4-0.1 pts
72Okfuskee County45.9+0.1 pts
73Hughes County45.6-0.3 pts
74Caddo County45.4-0.5 pts
75Beckham County45.3-0.1 pts
76Greer County44+0.3 pts
77Alfalfa County39.9-0 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pottawatomie County, with 52.1% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Alfalfa County, with 39.9% in 2017.

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