Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Pottawatomie County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2018, at 51.9%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 39.5%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 50.5 %Alfalfa County: 39.5 %Atoka County: 46.1 %Beaver County: 49.6 %Beckham County: 45.3 %Blaine County: 50.4 %Bryan County: 51.1 %Caddo County: 45.2 %Canadian County: 50.5 %Carter County: 51.1 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Choctaw County: 51.7 %Cimarron County: 48.6 %Cleveland County: 50.3 %Coal County: 50.1 %Comanche County: 48.4 %Cotton County: 51 %Craig County: 48.2 %Creek County: 50.4 %Custer County: 50.4 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Dewey County: 50.4 %Ellis County: 51.8 %Garfield County: 50.5 %Garvin County: 50.9 %Grady County: 50 %Grant County: 49.9 %Greer County: 43.9 %Harmon County: 51.4 %Harper County: 50 %Haskell County: 50.2 %Hughes County: 45.5 %Jackson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 51.2 %Johnston County: 50 %Kay County: 50.7 %Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kiowa County: 50.7 %Latimer County: 50.6 %Le Flore County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Logan County: 50.5 %Love County: 50.1 %McClain County: 50.4 %McCurtain County: 51.4 %McIntosh County: 50.6 %Major County: 50.7 %Marshall County: 50.7 %Mayes County: 50 %Murray County: 49.3 %Muskogee County: 51.4 %Noble County: 49.9 %Nowata County: 50.6 %Okfuskee County: 45.7 %Oklahoma County: 51 %Okmulgee County: 50.3 %Osage County: 49.7 %Ottawa County: 50.8 %Pawnee County: 50 %Payne County: 49.4 %Pittsburg County: 48.9 %Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pushmataha County: 50.4 %Roger Mills County: 50.4 %Rogers County: 50.3 %Seminole County: 50.6 %Sequoyah County: 50.7 %Stephens County: 51.4 %Texas County: 48 %Tillman County: 50.1 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.5 %Washington County: 51.2 %Washita County: 50.7 %Woods County: 47.8 %Woodward County: 47.3 %
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Top 40 counties, 2018

Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Choctaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County51.7Stephens County: 51.4 %Stephens County51.4Harmon County: 51.4 %Harmon County51.4McCurtain County: 51.4 %McCurtain County51.4Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Jefferson County: 51.2 %Jefferson County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51.1 %Bryan County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Cotton County: 51 %Cotton County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Garvin County: 50.9 %Garvin County50.9Ottawa County: 50.8 %Ottawa County50.8Major County: 50.7 %Major County50.7Kiowa County: 50.7 %Kiowa County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Sequoyah County: 50.7 %Sequoyah County50.7Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7McIntosh County: 50.6 %McIntosh County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Latimer County: 50.6 %Latimer County50.6Nowata County: 50.6 %Nowata County50.6Adair County: 50.5 %Adair County50.5Garfield County: 50.5 %Garfield County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kingfisher County50.5Canadian County: 50.5 %Canadian County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Creek County: 50.4 %Creek County50.4McClain County: 50.4 %McClain County50.4Dewey County: 50.4 %Dewey County50.4Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Blaine County: 50.4 %Blaine County50.4Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Choctaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County51.7Stephens County: 51.4 %Stephens County51.4Harmon County: 51.4 %Harmon County51.4McCurtain County: 51.4 %McCurtain County51.4Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Jefferson County: 51.2 %Jefferson County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51.1 %Bryan County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Cotton County: 51 %Cotton County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Garvin County: 50.9 %Garvin County50.9Ottawa County: 50.8 %Ottawa County50.8Major County: 50.7 %Major County50.7Kiowa County: 50.7 %Kiowa County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Sequoyah County: 50.7 %Sequoyah County50.7Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7McIntosh County: 50.6 %McIntosh County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Latimer County: 50.6 %Latimer County50.6Nowata County: 50.6 %Nowata County50.6Adair County: 50.5 %Adair County50.5Garfield County: 50.5 %Garfield County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kingfisher County50.5Canadian County: 50.5 %Canadian County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Creek County: 50.4 %Creek County50.4McClain County: 50.4 %McClain County50.4Dewey County: 50.4 %Dewey County50.4Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Blaine County: 50.4 %Blaine County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Pottawatomie County51.9-0.1 pts
2Ellis County51.8+0.1 pts
3Choctaw County51.7-0 pts
4Stephens County51.40 pts
5Harmon County51.4+0.2 pts
6McCurtain County51.4+0.1 pts
7Pontotoc County51.4-0 pts
8Muskogee County51.4+0.1 pts
9Cherokee County51.2+0.2 pts
10Jefferson County51.2+0.4 pts
11Washington County51.2-0 pts
12Tulsa County51.1-0 pts
13Bryan County51.10 pts
14Carter County51.1-0.1 pts
15Cotton County51+0.3 pts
16Oklahoma County51-0 pts
17Garvin County50.9+0.1 pts
18Ottawa County50.8-0 pts
19Major County50.7-0.3 pts
20Kiowa County50.7-0.1 pts
21Delaware County50.7-0 pts
21Marshall County50.7-0 pts
23Sequoyah County50.7+0.1 pts
24Washita County50.7+0.1 pts
25Kay County50.7-0 pts
26McIntosh County50.6+0.3 pts
27Seminole County50.6-0.1 pts
28Latimer County50.6+0.4 pts
29Nowata County50.6+0.1 pts
30Adair County50.5+0.2 pts
31Garfield County50.5-0 pts
32Wagoner County50.5+0.1 pts
33Kingfisher County50.5+0.2 pts
34Canadian County50.5-0 pts
35Logan County50.5-0 pts
36Creek County50.40 pts
37McClain County50.4-0.1 pts
38Dewey County50.4+0.2 pts
39Custer County50.4-0.1 pts
40Blaine County50.4-0.5 pts
41Roger Mills County50.4-0.1 pts
42Pushmataha County50.4+0.1 pts
43Cleveland County50.3+0.1 pts
44Okmulgee County50.3-0.2 pts
45Rogers County50.30 pts
46Lincoln County50.3+0.1 pts
47Haskell County50.2+0.2 pts
48Coal County50.1-0 pts
49Tillman County50.1+0.3 pts
50Love County50.1-0.2 pts
51Harper County50-0.1 pts
52Johnston County50-0.1 pts
53Grady County50-0 pts
54Mayes County50-0.2 pts
55Pawnee County50-0 pts
56Noble County49.9-0.2 pts
57Grant County49.9-0.2 pts
58Le Flore County49.8+0.1 pts
59Jackson County49.7+0.1 pts
60Osage County49.7-0.1 pts
61Beaver County49.6-0.4 pts
62Payne County49.4+0.1 pts
63Murray County49.3-0.2 pts
64Pittsburg County48.9-0 pts
65Cimarron County48.6-0.6 pts
66Comanche County48.4+0.2 pts
67Craig County48.2+0.1 pts
68Texas County48+0.3 pts
69Woods County47.8+0.1 pts
70Woodward County47.3-0.2 pts
71Atoka County46.1-0.2 pts
72Okfuskee County45.7-0.2 pts
73Hughes County45.5-0 pts
74Beckham County45.30 pts
75Caddo County45.2-0.2 pts
76Greer County43.9-0.1 pts
77Alfalfa County39.5-0.4 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 Oklahoma by female population share, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Pottawatomie County, with 51.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alfalfa County, with 39.5% in 2018.

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