Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Pottawatomie County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2020, at 51.8%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 39.1%. 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, 2020

Adair County: 50.5 %Alfalfa County: 39.1 %Atoka County: 45.6 %Beaver County: 48.7 %Beckham County: 45.5 %Blaine County: 50.4 %Bryan County: 51 %Caddo County: 44.2 %Canadian County: 50.6 %Carter County: 50.8 %Cherokee County: 51.3 %Choctaw County: 51.8 %Cimarron County: 48.1 %Cleveland County: 50.4 %Coal County: 50.3 %Comanche County: 48.4 %Cotton County: 50.9 %Craig County: 48.4 %Creek County: 50.5 %Custer County: 50.6 %Delaware County: 50.6 %Dewey County: 50.6 %Ellis County: 51 %Garfield County: 50.1 %Garvin County: 50.9 %Grady County: 50.1 %Grant County: 50.1 %Greer County: 44.6 %Harmon County: 50.6 %Harper County: 50 %Haskell County: 50.5 %Hughes County: 45.2 %Jackson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Johnston County: 49.8 %Kay County: 50.6 %Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kiowa County: 51 %Latimer County: 50.8 %Le Flore County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.1 %Logan County: 50.4 %Love County: 50 %McClain County: 50.5 %McCurtain County: 51.3 %McIntosh County: 50.5 %Major County: 50.8 %Marshall County: 50 %Mayes County: 50 %Murray County: 49.4 %Muskogee County: 51.4 %Noble County: 50.6 %Nowata County: 50.8 %Okfuskee County: 45.8 %Oklahoma County: 51 %Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Osage County: 49.6 %Ottawa County: 50.7 %Pawnee County: 49.8 %Payne County: 49.3 %Pittsburg County: 49.1 %Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pushmataha County: 50.2 %Roger Mills County: 50.2 %Rogers County: 50.2 %Seminole County: 50.5 %Sequoyah County: 50.4 %Stephens County: 51.2 %Texas County: 48.7 %Tillman County: 50.1 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.6 %Washington County: 51.5 %Washita County: 50.7 %Woods County: 47.6 %Woodward County: 47.3 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pottawatomie County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Washington County: 51.5 %Washington County51.5Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Stephens County: 51.2 %Stephens County51.2Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Ellis County: 51 %Ellis County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Kiowa County: 51 %Kiowa County51Cotton County: 50.9 %Cotton County50.9Garvin County: 50.9 %Garvin County50.9Carter County: 50.8 %Carter County50.8Latimer County: 50.8 %Latimer County50.8Nowata County: 50.8 %Nowata County50.8Major County: 50.8 %Major County50.8Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Harmon County: 50.6 %Harmon County50.6Noble County: 50.6 %Noble County50.6Dewey County: 50.6 %Dewey County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Custer County: 50.6 %Custer County50.6Canadian County: 50.6 %Canadian County50.6Wagoner County: 50.6 %Wagoner County50.6Delaware County: 50.6 %Delaware County50.6Haskell County: 50.5 %Haskell County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Seminole County: 50.5 %Seminole County50.5McIntosh County: 50.5 %McIntosh County50.5Creek County: 50.5 %Creek County50.5Adair County: 50.5 %Adair County50.5Cleveland County: 50.4 %Cleveland County50.4Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kingfisher County50.4Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Okmulgee County50.4Blaine County: 50.4 %Blaine County50.4Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pottawatomie County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Washington County: 51.5 %Washington County51.5Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County51.4Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Stephens County: 51.2 %Stephens County51.2Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Ellis County: 51 %Ellis County51Oklahoma County: 51 %Oklahoma County51Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Kiowa County: 51 %Kiowa County51Cotton County: 50.9 %Cotton County50.9Garvin County: 50.9 %Garvin County50.9Carter County: 50.8 %Carter County50.8Latimer County: 50.8 %Latimer County50.8Nowata County: 50.8 %Nowata County50.8Major County: 50.8 %Major County50.8Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Harmon County: 50.6 %Harmon County50.6Noble County: 50.6 %Noble County50.6Dewey County: 50.6 %Dewey County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Custer County: 50.6 %Custer County50.6Canadian County: 50.6 %Canadian County50.6Wagoner County: 50.6 %Wagoner County50.6Delaware County: 50.6 %Delaware County50.6Haskell County: 50.5 %Haskell County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Seminole County: 50.5 %Seminole County50.5McIntosh County: 50.5 %McIntosh County50.5Creek County: 50.5 %Creek County50.5Adair County: 50.5 %Adair County50.5Cleveland County: 50.4 %Cleveland County50.4Kingfisher County: 50.4 %Kingfisher County50.4Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Okmulgee County50.4Blaine County: 50.4 %Blaine County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Pottawatomie County51.8-0 pts
2Choctaw County51.8+0.2 pts
3Washington County51.5+0.2 pts
4Pontotoc County51.4+0.1 pts
5Jefferson County51.4-0.1 pts
6Muskogee County51.4+0.1 pts
7McCurtain County51.3-0 pts
8Cherokee County51.30 pts
9Stephens County51.2-0.1 pts
10Tulsa County51.1-0 pts
11Ellis County51-0.6 pts
12Oklahoma County510 pts
13Bryan County51-0.1 pts
14Kiowa County51+0.1 pts
15Cotton County50.90 pts
16Garvin County50.9-0 pts
17Carter County50.8-0.1 pts
18Latimer County50.80 pts
19Nowata County50.8+0.2 pts
20Major County50.8-0.3 pts
21Washita County50.7-0.3 pts
22Ottawa County50.7-0.1 pts
23Harmon County50.6+0.2 pts
24Noble County50.6+0.2 pts
25Dewey County50.6+0.2 pts
26Kay County50.6-0.1 pts
27Custer County50.6+0.2 pts
28Canadian County50.6+0.1 pts
29Wagoner County50.6-0.1 pts
30Delaware County50.6-0.1 pts
31Haskell County50.5+0.4 pts
31McClain County50.5+0.2 pts
33Seminole County50.5-0.1 pts
34McIntosh County50.5-0.1 pts
35Creek County50.50 pts
36Adair County50.5-0.1 pts
37Cleveland County50.4+0.1 pts
37Kingfisher County50.4-0.1 pts
37Okmulgee County50.4+0.1 pts
40Blaine County50.4+0.2 pts
41Sequoyah County50.4-0.3 pts
42Logan County50.4-0.1 pts
43Coal County50.3-0 pts
44Rogers County50.2-0.1 pts
45Pushmataha County50.2-0.1 pts
46Roger Mills County50.2-0.2 pts
47Grant County50.1+0.3 pts
48Grady County50.1+0.1 pts
49Garfield County50.1-0.3 pts
50Lincoln County50.1-0.2 pts
51Tillman County50.1+0.2 pts
52Harper County500 pts
53Love County50-0.1 pts
53Mayes County50-0.1 pts
55Marshall County50-0.8 pts
56Johnston County49.8-0.1 pts
57Le Flore County49.8-0.1 pts
58Pawnee County49.80 pts
59Jackson County49.7-0 pts
60Osage County49.6-0.1 pts
61Murray County49.4+0.1 pts
62Payne County49.3-0.1 pts
63Pittsburg County49.1+0.1 pts
64Texas County48.7+0.2 pts
65Beaver County48.7-0.9 pts
66Comanche County48.40 pts
67Craig County48.4-0 pts
68Cimarron County48.1-0.4 pts
69Woods County47.6-0.1 pts
70Woodward County47.3+0.1 pts
71Okfuskee County45.8+0.5 pts
72Atoka County45.6-0.2 pts
73Beckham County45.5+0.2 pts
74Hughes County45.2-0.2 pts
75Greer County44.6+0.4 pts
76Caddo County44.2-0.5 pts
77Alfalfa County39.1-0.3 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pottawatomie County, with 51.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alfalfa County, with 39.1% in 2020.

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