Counties in Texas by female population share
Falls County had the highest female population share of 254 counties in 2017, at 55%. Garza County had the lowest, at 35.2%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for Texas was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2017
- Under 48
- 48 to 50
- 50 to 51
- 51 and over
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falls County | 55 | +0.2 pts |
| 2 | King County | 54.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 3 | Stonewall County | 53.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 4 | Collingsworth County | 52.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 5 | Throckmorton County | 52.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 6 | San Saba County | 52.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 7 | Shackelford County | 52.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 8 | Nacogdoches County | 52.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Kent County | 52 | -0.2 pts |
| 10 | Cottle County | 51.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 11 | Lamar County | 51.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 12 | Starr County | 51.9 | 0 pts |
| 13 | Smith County | 51.9 | 0 pts |
| 14 | Morris County | 51.8 | 0 pts |
| 15 | Cameron County | 51.8 | -0 pts |
| 16 | Gillespie County | 51.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 17 | Kenedy County | 51.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Waller County | 51.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Cass County | 51.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 20 | Marion County | 51.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 21 | Maverick County | 51.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 22 | Cochran County | 51.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 23 | Gregg County | 51.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 24 | Armstrong County | 51.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 25 | Kerr County | 51.5 | 0 pts |
| 26 | Somervell County | 51.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 27 | Kendall County | 51.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | McLennan County | 51.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Webb County | 51.4 | -0 pts |
| 30 | Baylor County | 51.4 | -0 pts |
| 31 | Camp County | 51.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 31 | El Paso County | 51.4 | -0 pts |
| 33 | Hidalgo County | 51.3 | -0 pts |
| 34 | Fayette County | 51.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 35 | Erath County | 51.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 36 | Franklin County | 51.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 37 | Fort Bend County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 38 | Zavala County | 51.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 39 | Dimmit County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 40 | Kaufman County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 41 | Grayson County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 42 | Angelina County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Llano County | 51.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Victoria County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 45 | San Augustine County | 51.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 46 | Jim Hogg County | 51.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 47 | Tarrant County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 48 | Lavaca County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 49 | Harrison County | 51.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 50 | Taylor County | 51 | +0.1 pts |
| 51 | Henderson County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Jim Wells County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 53 | Denton County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 54 | Panola County | 51 | +0.1 pts |
| 55 | Williamson County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 56 | Randall County | 51 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Foard County | 51 | -0.6 pts |
| 58 | Bexar County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 58 | Collin County | 51 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Uvalde County | 50.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 61 | Burnet County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 62 | Bell County | 50.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 62 | Rockwall County | 50.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 64 | Hall County | 50.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Eastland County | 50.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 66 | Galveston County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 67 | Titus County | 50.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 68 | Hopkins County | 50.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 69 | Caldwell County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 70 | Crosby County | 50.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 71 | Milam County | 50.8 | 0 pts |
| 72 | Ellis County | 50.8 | -0 pts |
| 72 | Young County | 50.8 | -0 pts |
| 74 | Delta County | 50.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Comal County | 50.8 | 0 pts |
| 76 | Hood County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Guadalupe County | 50.8 | -0 pts |
| 78 | Hardin County | 50.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 79 | Trinity County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Coke County | 50.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Van Zandt County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 82 | Wharton County | 50.8 | -0 pts |
| 83 | Hunt County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 84 | Sabine County | 50.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 85 | Montague County | 50.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 86 | Fisher County | 50.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 87 | Palo Pinto County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 88 | Lampasas County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 89 | Lubbock County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 90 | Presidio County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Refugio County | 50.7 | -0 pts |
| 92 | Tom Green County | 50.7 | -0 pts |
| 93 | Hays County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 94 | Mills County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Burleson County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 96 | Montgomery County | 50.6 | 0 pts |
| 97 | Dallas County | 50.6 | -0 pts |
| 98 | Jackson County | 50.6 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Jasper County | 50.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 100 | Bandera County | 50.6 | -0 pts |
| 101 | Harris County | 50.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 102 | Navarro County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 102 | Red River County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 104 | Washington County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 105 | Blanco County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 106 | Orange County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 107 | Clay County | 50.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 108 | Brown County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 109 | Hamilton County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 110 | Hutchinson County | 50.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 111 | Liberty County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 112 | Nueces County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Bosque County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 114 | Austin County | 50.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 115 | Atascosa County | 50.5 | -0 pts |
| 116 | Hockley County | 50.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 117 | Parker County | 50.4 | -0 pts |
| 118 | Lamb County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 119 | Goliad County | 50.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 120 | Upshur County | 50.4 | 0 pts |
| 121 | Cooke County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 121 | Robertson County | 50.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 123 | Kimble County | 50.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 124 | Wilbarger County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 125 | McCulloch County | 50.3 | 0 pts |
| 126 | Carson County | 50.3 | 0 pts |
| 127 | Shelby County | 50.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 128 | Callahan County | 50.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 129 | Aransas County | 50.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 130 | Wood County | 50.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 131 | Coleman County | 50.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 132 | Comanche County | 50.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 133 | Coryell County | 50.2 | 0 pts |
| 134 | Leon County | 50.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 135 | Crockett County | 50.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 136 | Colorado County | 50.1 | 0 pts |
| 137 | Crane County | 50.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 138 | Hill County | 50.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 139 | Schleicher County | 50.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 140 | Yoakum County | 50.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 141 | Deaf Smith County | 50.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 142 | Johnson County | 50.1 | 0 pts |
| 143 | Nolan County | 50.1 | -0 pts |
| 144 | Archer County | 50 | -0.1 pts |
| 145 | Matagorda County | 50 | +0.1 pts |
| 146 | Menard County | 50 | +0.1 pts |
| 146 | Runnels County | 50 | -0.2 pts |
| 148 | Wilson County | 50 | 0 pts |
| 149 | Rains County | 50 | +0.1 pts |
| 150 | Knox County | 50 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | Midland County | 50 | 0 pts |
| 152 | Hardeman County | 50 | -0.2 pts |
| 152 | Wheeler County | 50 | +0.3 pts |
| 154 | San Jacinto County | 49.9 | -0 pts |
| 155 | Hemphill County | 49.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 156 | Gonzales County | 49.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 157 | Zapata County | 49.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 158 | Irion County | 49.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 159 | Sutton County | 49.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 160 | Mason County | 49.9 | 0 pts |
| 161 | Floyd County | 49.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 162 | Newton County | 49.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 163 | San Patricio County | 49.9 | -0 pts |
| 164 | Lee County | 49.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 165 | Real County | 49.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 166 | Chambers County | 49.9 | 0 pts |
| 167 | Ward County | 49.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 168 | Bowie County | 49.8 | 0 pts |
| 169 | Gaines County | 49.8 | 0 pts |
| 169 | Val Verde County | 49.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 171 | Wise County | 49.7 | 0 pts |
| 172 | Andrews County | 49.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 173 | Brazoria County | 49.6 | -0 pts |
| 174 | Travis County | 49.6 | -0 pts |
| 175 | Ector County | 49.6 | -0 pts |
| 176 | Martin County | 49.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 177 | Hansford County | 49.5 | -0 pts |
| 178 | Lynn County | 49.5 | 0 pts |
| 179 | Lipscomb County | 49.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 180 | Brazos County | 49.5 | 0 pts |
| 181 | Donley County | 49.5 | -0 pts |
| 182 | Brewster County | 49.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 183 | Briscoe County | 49.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 184 | Terrell County | 49.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Bastrop County | 49.3 | 0 pts |
| 186 | Kleberg County | 49.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 187 | Cherokee County | 49.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 188 | Limestone County | 49.2 | 0 pts |
| 189 | McMullen County | 49.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 190 | Ochiltree County | 49.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 191 | Motley County | 49.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 192 | Culberson County | 49.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 193 | Oldham County | 49 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Jeff Davis County | 48.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 195 | Bailey County | 48.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 196 | Jefferson County | 48.9 | -0 pts |
| 197 | Calhoun County | 48.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 198 | Castro County | 48.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 199 | Terry County | 48.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 200 | Edwards County | 48.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 201 | Reagan County | 48.7 | -0 pts |
| 202 | Brooks County | 48.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 203 | Moore County | 48.6 | 0 pts |
| 204 | Wichita County | 48.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 205 | Sherman County | 48.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 206 | Sterling County | 48.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 207 | Potter County | 48.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 208 | Hale County | 48.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 209 | Medina County | 48.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 210 | Winkler County | 48.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 211 | Parmer County | 48.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 212 | Roberts County | 48.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 213 | Upton County | 48.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 214 | Gray County | 48 | +0.3 pts |
| 215 | Dickens County | 47.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 216 | Freestone County | 47.8 | -0 pts |
| 217 | Duval County | 47.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 218 | Borden County | 47.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 219 | Hudspeth County | 47.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 220 | DeWitt County | 47.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 221 | Stephens County | 47.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 222 | Haskell County | 47.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Loving County | 47.3 | +6.5 pts |
| 224 | Dallam County | 47.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 225 | Rusk County | 47.2 | -1 pts |
| 226 | Scurry County | 46.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 227 | Polk County | 46.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 228 | Swisher County | 46.7 | -0 pts |
| 229 | Fannin County | 46.6 | -0 pts |
| 230 | Glasscock County | 46.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 231 | Willacy County | 46.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 232 | Dawson County | 45.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 233 | Houston County | 45.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 234 | Grimes County | 45.7 | 0 pts |
| 235 | Tyler County | 45.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 236 | Kinney County | 44.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 237 | Live Oak County | 44.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 238 | Pecos County | 44 | +0.1 pts |
| 239 | Jack County | 44 | +0.1 pts |
| 240 | Frio County | 43.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 241 | Howard County | 43.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 242 | Madison County | 42.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 243 | Hartley County | 42.1 | 0 pts |
| 244 | Walker County | 41.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 245 | La Salle County | 41.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 246 | Childress County | 41.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 247 | Karnes County | 40.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 248 | Mitchell County | 40 | +0.6 pts |
| 249 | Anderson County | 39.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 250 | Bee County | 39 | -0.2 pts |
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About this ranking
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.
How to cite
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 Texas by female population share, 2017) [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 Texas by female population share, 2017. 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/texas-counties?period=2017. 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 Texas by female population share, 2017. 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/texas-counties?period=2017.
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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 Texas by female population share, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/texas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2017,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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 Texas by female population share, 2017}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/texas-counties?period=2017. Publisher attribution: 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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Questions
Which county has the highest female population share?
Falls County, with 55% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest female population share?
Garza County, with 35.2% in 2017.
Where does this ranking come from?
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.