Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Choctaw County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2021, at 51.9%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 38.4%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Choctaw County
Lowest38.4Alfalfa County
Median50.477 counties
Oklahoma50.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 50.4 %Alfalfa County: 38.4 %Atoka County: 45.5 %Beaver County: 48.6 %Beckham County: 45.2 %Blaine County: 50.2 %Bryan County: 50.9 %Caddo County: 44.1 %Canadian County: 50.6 %Carter County: 51 %Cherokee County: 51.3 %Choctaw County: 51.9 %Cimarron County: 48 %Cleveland County: 50.5 %Coal County: 50.6 %Comanche County: 48.3 %Cotton County: 50.9 %Craig County: 48.3 %Creek County: 50.7 %Custer County: 50.7 %Delaware County: 50.5 %Dewey County: 50.2 %Ellis County: 51.6 %Garfield County: 50.2 %Garvin County: 51 %Grady County: 50.2 %Grant County: 49.8 %Greer County: 44 %Harmon County: 50.5 %Harper County: 50.1 %Haskell County: 50.4 %Hughes County: 44.8 %Jackson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County: 51 %Johnston County: 49.8 %Kay County: 50.7 %Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kiowa County: 50.5 %Latimer County: 50.4 %Le Flore County: 49.6 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.2 %Love County: 50.2 %McClain County: 50.5 %McCurtain County: 51.3 %McIntosh County: 50.7 %Major County: 51 %Marshall County: 49.9 %Mayes County: 50.2 %Murray County: 49.2 %Muskogee County: 51.4 %Noble County: 50.6 %Nowata County: 51.2 %Okfuskee County: 45.8 %Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Osage County: 49.6 %Ottawa County: 50.7 %Pawnee County: 49.7 %Payne County: 49.3 %Pittsburg County: 48.8 %Pontotoc County: 51.7 %Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pushmataha County: 50.2 %Roger Mills County: 50.7 %Rogers County: 50.2 %Seminole County: 50.6 %Sequoyah County: 50.3 %Stephens County: 51.1 %Texas County: 48.6 %Tillman County: 49.8 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.5 %Washington County: 51.4 %Washita County: 50.7 %Woods County: 47.5 %Woodward County: 47.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Choctaw County: 51.9 %Choctaw County51.9Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pottawatomie County51.8Pontotoc County: 51.7 %Pontotoc County51.7Ellis County: 51.6 %Ellis County51.6Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Nowata County: 51.2 %Nowata County51.2Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Oklahoma County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Stephens County: 51.1 %Stephens County51.1Garvin County: 51 %Garvin County51Major County: 51 %Major County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51Jefferson County: 51 %Jefferson County51Bryan County: 50.9 %Bryan County50.9Cotton County: 50.9 %Cotton County50.9Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7McIntosh County: 50.7 %McIntosh County50.7Creek County: 50.7 %Creek County50.7Custer County: 50.7 %Custer County50.7Roger Mills County: 50.7 %Roger Mills County50.7Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7Canadian County: 50.6 %Canadian County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Noble County: 50.6 %Noble County50.6Coal County: 50.6 %Coal County50.6Harmon County: 50.5 %Harmon County50.5Kiowa County: 50.5 %Kiowa County50.5Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kingfisher County50.5Delaware County: 50.5 %Delaware County50.5Cleveland County: 50.5 %Cleveland County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Latimer County: 50.4 %Latimer County50.4Haskell County: 50.4 %Haskell County50.4Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Okmulgee County50.4Adair County: 50.4 %Adair County50.4Choctaw County: 51.9 %Choctaw County51.9Pottawatomie County: 51.8 %Pottawatomie County51.8Pontotoc County: 51.7 %Pontotoc County51.7Ellis County: 51.6 %Ellis County51.6Muskogee County: 51.4 %Muskogee County51.4Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Nowata County: 51.2 %Nowata County51.2Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Oklahoma County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Stephens County: 51.1 %Stephens County51.1Garvin County: 51 %Garvin County51Major County: 51 %Major County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51Jefferson County: 51 %Jefferson County51Bryan County: 50.9 %Bryan County50.9Cotton County: 50.9 %Cotton County50.9Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7McIntosh County: 50.7 %McIntosh County50.7Creek County: 50.7 %Creek County50.7Custer County: 50.7 %Custer County50.7Roger Mills County: 50.7 %Roger Mills County50.7Washita County: 50.7 %Washita County50.7Kay County: 50.7 %Kay County50.7Canadian County: 50.6 %Canadian County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Noble County: 50.6 %Noble County50.6Coal County: 50.6 %Coal County50.6Harmon County: 50.5 %Harmon County50.5Kiowa County: 50.5 %Kiowa County50.5Kingfisher County: 50.5 %Kingfisher County50.5Delaware County: 50.5 %Delaware County50.5Cleveland County: 50.5 %Cleveland County50.5Wagoner County: 50.5 %Wagoner County50.5McClain County: 50.5 %McClain County50.5Latimer County: 50.4 %Latimer County50.4Haskell County: 50.4 %Haskell County50.4Okmulgee County: 50.4 %Okmulgee County50.4Adair County: 50.4 %Adair County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Choctaw County51.9+0.1 pts
2Pottawatomie County51.80 pts
3Pontotoc County51.7+0.2 pts
4Ellis County51.6+0.5 pts
5Muskogee County51.4+0.1 pts
6Washington County51.4-0.1 pts
7McCurtain County51.30 pts
8Cherokee County51.3-0 pts
9Nowata County51.2+0.4 pts
10Oklahoma County51.1+0.1 pts
11Tulsa County51.10 pts
12Stephens County51.1-0.1 pts
13Garvin County51+0.2 pts
14Major County51+0.3 pts
15Carter County51+0.2 pts
16Jefferson County51-0.5 pts
17Bryan County50.9-0 pts
18Cotton County50.9-0.1 pts
19Ottawa County50.7+0.1 pts
20McIntosh County50.7+0.2 pts
21Creek County50.7+0.2 pts
22Custer County50.7+0.1 pts
23Roger Mills County50.7+0.5 pts
24Washita County50.7-0 pts
25Kay County50.7+0.1 pts
26Canadian County50.6+0.1 pts
27Seminole County50.6+0.1 pts
28Noble County50.6-0 pts
29Coal County50.6+0.3 pts
30Harmon County50.5-0.1 pts
31Kiowa County50.5-0.5 pts
32Kingfisher County50.5+0.1 pts
33Delaware County50.5-0.1 pts
34Cleveland County50.50 pts
35Wagoner County50.5-0.1 pts
36McClain County50.5-0.1 pts
37Latimer County50.4-0.4 pts
38Haskell County50.4-0.1 pts
39Okmulgee County50.4-0 pts
40Adair County50.4-0.1 pts
41Sequoyah County50.3-0.1 pts
42Dewey County50.2-0.4 pts
42Rogers County50.20 pts
44Love County50.2+0.2 pts
45Logan County50.2-0.2 pts
46Lincoln County50.2+0.1 pts
47Blaine County50.2-0.2 pts
48Garfield County50.2+0.1 pts
49Pushmataha County50.2-0 pts
50Grady County50.2+0.1 pts
51Mayes County50.2+0.2 pts
52Harper County50.1+0.1 pts
53Marshall County49.9-0.1 pts
54Tillman County49.8-0.2 pts
55Jackson County49.8+0.2 pts
56Grant County49.8-0.3 pts
57Johnston County49.8-0 pts
58Pawnee County49.7-0.1 pts
59Le Flore County49.6-0.1 pts
60Osage County49.6-0.1 pts
61Payne County49.30 pts
62Murray County49.2-0.2 pts
63Pittsburg County48.8-0.3 pts
64Beaver County48.6-0.1 pts
65Texas County48.6-0.2 pts
66Craig County48.3-0 pts
67Comanche County48.3-0.1 pts
68Cimarron County48-0.1 pts
69Woods County47.5-0.1 pts
70Woodward County47.4+0.1 pts
71Okfuskee County45.80 pts
72Atoka County45.5-0.1 pts
73Beckham County45.2-0.3 pts
74Hughes County44.8-0.5 pts
75Caddo County44.1-0.1 pts
76Greer County44-0.6 pts
77Alfalfa County38.4-0.7 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Choctaw County, with 51.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alfalfa County, with 38.4% in 2021.

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