Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Choctaw County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2022, at 51.9%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 38.5%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Oklahoma was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.9Choctaw County
Lowest38.5Alfalfa County
Median50.377 counties
Oklahoma50.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 50.6 %Alfalfa County: 38.5 %Atoka County: 45.8 %Beaver County: 49 %Beckham County: 45.6 %Blaine County: 49.7 %Bryan County: 51.1 %Caddo County: 43.8 %Canadian County: 50.8 %Carter County: 51 %Cherokee County: 51.3 %Choctaw County: 51.9 %Cimarron County: 48.2 %Cleveland County: 50.6 %Coal County: 50.7 %Comanche County: 48.4 %Cotton County: 50.2 %Craig County: 48.4 %Creek County: 50.6 %Custer County: 50.6 %Delaware County: 50.6 %Dewey County: 50.4 %Ellis County: 51.8 %Garfield County: 50.2 %Garvin County: 51.1 %Grady County: 50.2 %Grant County: 49.9 %Greer County: 43.2 %Harmon County: 50.2 %Harper County: 50.2 %Haskell County: 50.3 %Hughes County: 45 %Jackson County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 50.7 %Johnston County: 49.8 %Kay County: 50.6 %Kingfisher County: 50.3 %Kiowa County: 50.4 %Latimer County: 50.5 %Le Flore County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %Logan County: 50.2 %Love County: 50.4 %McClain County: 50.3 %McCurtain County: 51.3 %McIntosh County: 50.9 %Major County: 51.1 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Mayes County: 50.1 %Murray County: 49.3 %Muskogee County: 51.3 %Noble County: 50.5 %Nowata County: 51 %Okfuskee County: 46.2 %Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Osage County: 49.6 %Ottawa County: 50.7 %Pawnee County: 49.6 %Payne County: 49.4 %Pittsburg County: 48.8 %Pontotoc County: 51.6 %Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pushmataha County: 50.2 %Roger Mills County: 50.5 %Rogers County: 50.2 %Seminole County: 50.7 %Sequoyah County: 50.4 %Stephens County: 51.2 %Texas County: 49.1 %Tillman County: 50.3 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.3 %Washington County: 51.4 %Washita County: 50.5 %Woods County: 47.5 %Woodward County: 47.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Choctaw County: 51.9 %Choctaw County51.9Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Pontotoc County: 51.6 %Pontotoc County51.6Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Muskogee County: 51.3 %Muskogee County51.3Stephens County: 51.2 %Stephens County51.2Major County: 51.1 %Major County51.1Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Oklahoma County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51.1 %Bryan County51.1Garvin County: 51.1 %Garvin County51.1Nowata County: 51 %Nowata County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51McIntosh County: 50.9 %McIntosh County50.9Canadian County: 50.8 %Canadian County50.8Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Coal County: 50.7 %Coal County50.7Seminole County: 50.7 %Seminole County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Custer County: 50.6 %Custer County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Creek County: 50.6 %Creek County50.6Delaware County: 50.6 %Delaware County50.6Adair County: 50.6 %Adair County50.6Cleveland County: 50.6 %Cleveland County50.6Noble County: 50.5 %Noble County50.5Latimer County: 50.5 %Latimer County50.5Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Okmulgee County50.5Roger Mills County: 50.5 %Roger Mills County50.5Washita County: 50.5 %Washita County50.5Kiowa County: 50.4 %Kiowa County50.4Sequoyah County: 50.4 %Sequoyah County50.4Love County: 50.4 %Love County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Dewey County: 50.4 %Dewey County50.4McClain County: 50.3 %McClain County50.3Wagoner County: 50.3 %Wagoner County50.3Choctaw County: 51.9 %Choctaw County51.9Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.8 %Ellis County51.8Pontotoc County: 51.6 %Pontotoc County51.6Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Muskogee County: 51.3 %Muskogee County51.3Stephens County: 51.2 %Stephens County51.2Major County: 51.1 %Major County51.1Oklahoma County: 51.1 %Oklahoma County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51.1 %Bryan County51.1Garvin County: 51.1 %Garvin County51.1Nowata County: 51 %Nowata County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51McIntosh County: 50.9 %McIntosh County50.9Canadian County: 50.8 %Canadian County50.8Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Coal County: 50.7 %Coal County50.7Seminole County: 50.7 %Seminole County50.7Ottawa County: 50.7 %Ottawa County50.7Custer County: 50.6 %Custer County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Creek County: 50.6 %Creek County50.6Delaware County: 50.6 %Delaware County50.6Adair County: 50.6 %Adair County50.6Cleveland County: 50.6 %Cleveland County50.6Noble County: 50.5 %Noble County50.5Latimer County: 50.5 %Latimer County50.5Okmulgee County: 50.5 %Okmulgee County50.5Roger Mills County: 50.5 %Roger Mills County50.5Washita County: 50.5 %Washita County50.5Kiowa County: 50.4 %Kiowa County50.4Sequoyah County: 50.4 %Sequoyah County50.4Love County: 50.4 %Love County50.4Lincoln County: 50.4 %Lincoln County50.4Dewey County: 50.4 %Dewey County50.4McClain County: 50.3 %McClain County50.3Wagoner County: 50.3 %Wagoner County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Choctaw County51.9+0.1 pts
2Pottawatomie County51.9+0.1 pts
3Ellis County51.8+0.3 pts
4Pontotoc County51.6-0.1 pts
5Washington County51.40 pts
6McCurtain County51.3-0 pts
7Cherokee County51.30 pts
8Muskogee County51.3-0.1 pts
9Stephens County51.2+0.1 pts
10Major County51.1+0.1 pts
11Oklahoma County51.10 pts
12Tulsa County51.10 pts
13Bryan County51.1+0.1 pts
14Garvin County51.10 pts
15Nowata County51-0.2 pts
16Carter County510 pts
17McIntosh County50.9+0.2 pts
18Canadian County50.8+0.2 pts
19Jefferson County50.7-0.2 pts
20Coal County50.7+0.1 pts
21Seminole County50.7+0.1 pts
22Ottawa County50.7-0 pts
23Custer County50.6-0 pts
24Kay County50.6-0 pts
25Creek County50.6-0.1 pts
26Delaware County50.6+0.1 pts
27Adair County50.6+0.3 pts
28Cleveland County50.6+0.1 pts
29Noble County50.5-0.1 pts
30Latimer County50.5+0.1 pts
31Okmulgee County50.5+0.1 pts
32Roger Mills County50.5-0.2 pts
33Washita County50.5-0.2 pts
34Kiowa County50.4-0.1 pts
35Sequoyah County50.4+0.1 pts
36Love County50.4+0.1 pts
37Lincoln County50.4+0.2 pts
38Dewey County50.4+0.1 pts
39McClain County50.3-0.1 pts
40Wagoner County50.3-0.2 pts
41Haskell County50.3-0.1 pts
42Tillman County50.3+0.5 pts
43Kingfisher County50.3-0.2 pts
44Pushmataha County50.20 pts
45Cotton County50.2-0.6 pts
46Harmon County50.2-0.3 pts
47Logan County50.20 pts
48Marshall County50.2+0.3 pts
49Garfield County50.2-0 pts
50Rogers County50.2-0 pts
51Harper County50.2+0.1 pts
52Grady County50.2-0 pts
53Mayes County50.1-0 pts
54Grant County49.9+0.1 pts
55Jackson County49.9+0.1 pts
56Le Flore County49.8+0.2 pts
57Johnston County49.8-0 pts
58Blaine County49.7-0.6 pts
59Osage County49.6+0.1 pts
60Pawnee County49.6-0.1 pts
61Payne County49.40 pts
62Murray County49.3+0.1 pts
63Texas County49.1+0.5 pts
64Beaver County49+0.4 pts
65Pittsburg County48.8-0 pts
66Comanche County48.4+0.1 pts
67Craig County48.40 pts
68Cimarron County48.2+0.2 pts
69Woods County47.5-0 pts
70Woodward County47.3-0.1 pts
71Okfuskee County46.2+0.4 pts
72Atoka County45.8+0.3 pts
73Beckham County45.6+0.4 pts
74Hughes County45+0.2 pts
75Caddo County43.8-0.3 pts
76Greer County43.2-0.7 pts
77Alfalfa County38.5+0.1 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Choctaw County, with 51.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alfalfa County, with 38.5% in 2022.

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