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Counties in Oklahoma by female population share

Choctaw County had the highest female population share of 77 counties in 2023, at 52%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 38.6%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Choctaw County
Lowest38.6Alfalfa County
Median50.477 counties
Oklahoma50.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 50.7 %Alfalfa County: 38.6 %Atoka County: 46 %Beaver County: 49 %Beckham County: 45.7 %Blaine County: 50 %Bryan County: 51 %Caddo County: 43.8 %Canadian County: 50.8 %Carter County: 51 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Choctaw County: 52 %Cimarron County: 48.3 %Cleveland County: 50.5 %Coal County: 50.6 %Comanche County: 48.4 %Cotton County: 50.3 %Craig County: 48.5 %Creek County: 50.7 %Custer County: 50.5 %Delaware County: 50.7 %Dewey County: 50.2 %Ellis County: 51.6 %Garfield County: 50.1 %Garvin County: 51.1 %Grady County: 50.2 %Grant County: 50.3 %Greer County: 43.3 %Harmon County: 50.7 %Harper County: 49.7 %Haskell County: 50.6 %Hughes County: 44.5 %Jackson County: 49.9 %Jefferson County: 50.8 %Johnston County: 49.7 %Kay County: 50.6 %Kingfisher County: 50.2 %Kiowa County: 50.2 %Latimer County: 50.6 %Le Flore County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.2 %Love County: 50.3 %McClain County: 50.4 %McCurtain County: 51.3 %McIntosh County: 50.9 %Major County: 51.3 %Marshall County: 50.5 %Mayes County: 50.2 %Murray County: 49.4 %Muskogee County: 51.1 %Noble County: 50.5 %Nowata County: 51.4 %Okfuskee County: 46.2 %Oklahoma County: 51.2 %Okmulgee County: 50.6 %Osage County: 49.7 %Ottawa County: 50.6 %Pawnee County: 49.8 %Payne County: 49.2 %Pittsburg County: 48.9 %Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Roger Mills County: 50.2 %Rogers County: 50.2 %Seminole County: 50.6 %Sequoyah County: 50.5 %Stephens County: 51.1 %Texas County: 49.2 %Tillman County: 50.4 %Tulsa County: 51.1 %Wagoner County: 50.4 %Washington County: 51.3 %Washita County: 50.5 %Woods County: 47.4 %Woodward County: 47.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.6 %Ellis County51.6Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Nowata County: 51.4 %Nowata County51.4Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Major County: 51.3 %Major County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Oklahoma County: 51.2 %Oklahoma County51.2Stephens County: 51.1 %Stephens County51.1Muskogee County: 51.1 %Muskogee County51.1Garvin County: 51.1 %Garvin County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51McIntosh County: 50.9 %McIntosh County50.9Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Canadian County: 50.8 %Canadian County50.8Harmon County: 50.7 %Harmon County50.7Adair County: 50.7 %Adair County50.7Creek County: 50.7 %Creek County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Okmulgee County: 50.6 %Okmulgee County50.6Latimer County: 50.6 %Latimer County50.6Haskell County: 50.6 %Haskell County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Coal County: 50.6 %Coal County50.6Ottawa County: 50.6 %Ottawa County50.6Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Cleveland County: 50.5 %Cleveland County50.5Washita County: 50.5 %Washita County50.5Sequoyah County: 50.5 %Sequoyah County50.5Marshall County: 50.5 %Marshall County50.5Noble County: 50.5 %Noble County50.5Wagoner County: 50.4 %Wagoner County50.4McClain County: 50.4 %McClain County50.4Tillman County: 50.4 %Tillman County50.4Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Pushmataha County50.3Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Pottawatomie County: 51.9 %Pottawatomie County51.9Ellis County: 51.6 %Ellis County51.6Pontotoc County: 51.4 %Pontotoc County51.4Nowata County: 51.4 %Nowata County51.4Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3McCurtain County: 51.3 %McCurtain County51.3Major County: 51.3 %Major County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Oklahoma County: 51.2 %Oklahoma County51.2Stephens County: 51.1 %Stephens County51.1Muskogee County: 51.1 %Muskogee County51.1Garvin County: 51.1 %Garvin County51.1Tulsa County: 51.1 %Tulsa County51.1Bryan County: 51 %Bryan County51Carter County: 51 %Carter County51McIntosh County: 50.9 %McIntosh County50.9Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County50.8Canadian County: 50.8 %Canadian County50.8Harmon County: 50.7 %Harmon County50.7Adair County: 50.7 %Adair County50.7Creek County: 50.7 %Creek County50.7Delaware County: 50.7 %Delaware County50.7Okmulgee County: 50.6 %Okmulgee County50.6Latimer County: 50.6 %Latimer County50.6Haskell County: 50.6 %Haskell County50.6Seminole County: 50.6 %Seminole County50.6Kay County: 50.6 %Kay County50.6Coal County: 50.6 %Coal County50.6Ottawa County: 50.6 %Ottawa County50.6Custer County: 50.5 %Custer County50.5Cleveland County: 50.5 %Cleveland County50.5Washita County: 50.5 %Washita County50.5Sequoyah County: 50.5 %Sequoyah County50.5Marshall County: 50.5 %Marshall County50.5Noble County: 50.5 %Noble County50.5Wagoner County: 50.4 %Wagoner County50.4McClain County: 50.4 %McClain County50.4Tillman County: 50.4 %Tillman County50.4Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Pushmataha County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Choctaw County520 pts
2Pottawatomie County51.90 pts
3Ellis County51.6-0.2 pts
4Pontotoc County51.4-0.1 pts
5Nowata County51.4+0.4 pts
6Washington County51.3-0.1 pts
7McCurtain County51.3-0 pts
8Major County51.3+0.1 pts
9Cherokee County51.2-0.1 pts
10Oklahoma County51.2+0.1 pts
11Stephens County51.1-0 pts
12Muskogee County51.1-0.2 pts
13Garvin County51.10 pts
14Tulsa County51.1-0 pts
15Bryan County51-0.1 pts
16Carter County51-0.1 pts
17McIntosh County50.90 pts
18Jefferson County50.8+0.1 pts
19Canadian County50.8-0 pts
20Harmon County50.7+0.5 pts
21Adair County50.7+0.1 pts
22Creek County50.7+0.1 pts
23Delaware County50.70 pts
24Okmulgee County50.6+0.1 pts
25Latimer County50.6+0.1 pts
26Haskell County50.6+0.3 pts
27Seminole County50.6-0.1 pts
28Kay County50.6-0 pts
29Coal County50.6-0.1 pts
30Ottawa County50.6-0.1 pts
31Custer County50.5-0.1 pts
32Cleveland County50.5-0 pts
33Washita County50.5-0 pts
34Sequoyah County50.5+0.1 pts
35Marshall County50.5+0.3 pts
36Noble County50.5-0.1 pts
37Wagoner County50.4+0.1 pts
38McClain County50.4+0.1 pts
39Tillman County50.4+0.1 pts
40Pushmataha County50.3+0.1 pts
41Cotton County50.3+0.1 pts
42Grant County50.3+0.4 pts
43Love County50.3-0.1 pts
44Kingfisher County50.2-0 pts
45Mayes County50.2+0.1 pts
46Dewey County50.2-0.1 pts
47Logan County50.2-0 pts
48Roger Mills County50.2-0.3 pts
49Rogers County50.2-0 pts
50Lincoln County50.2-0.2 pts
51Grady County50.2-0 pts
51Kiowa County50.2-0.3 pts
53Garfield County50.1-0.1 pts
54Blaine County50+0.3 pts
55Jackson County49.90 pts
56Pawnee County49.8+0.2 pts
57Le Flore County49.8-0.1 pts
58Johnston County49.7-0 pts
59Harper County49.7-0.5 pts
60Osage County49.7+0.1 pts
61Murray County49.4+0.1 pts
62Payne County49.2-0.2 pts
63Texas County49.2+0.1 pts
64Beaver County49-0.1 pts
65Pittsburg County48.9+0.1 pts
66Craig County48.5+0.1 pts
67Comanche County48.4-0 pts
68Cimarron County48.30 pts
69Woods County47.4-0.1 pts
70Woodward County47.30 pts
71Okfuskee County46.20 pts
72Atoka County46+0.2 pts
73Beckham County45.7+0.1 pts
74Hughes County44.5-0.5 pts
75Caddo County43.8-0.1 pts
76Greer County43.3+0.1 pts
77Alfalfa County38.60 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.

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Choctaw County, with 52% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Alfalfa County, with 38.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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