Counties in Texas by female population share
San Saba County had the highest female population share of 254 counties in 2021, at 56%. Garza County had the lowest, at 32.5%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Texas was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under 48
- 48 to 50
- 50 to 51
- 51 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Saba County | 56 | +0.7 pts |
| 2 | Falls County | 56 | +0.1 pts |
| 3 | Collingsworth County | 53 | +0.3 pts |
| 4 | Kenedy County | 52.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 5 | Nacogdoches County | 52.3 | 0 pts |
| 6 | Starr County | 52 | -0 pts |
| 7 | Smith County | 51.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Dimmit County | 51.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Lamar County | 51.8 | 0 pts |
| 10 | Gillespie County | 51.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 11 | Gregg County | 51.7 | 0 pts |
| 12 | Cottle County | 51.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 13 | Waller County | 51.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | Marion County | 51.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 15 | Erath County | 51.6 | 0 pts |
| 16 | Cameron County | 51.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Baylor County | 51.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Morris County | 51.6 | -0 pts |
| 19 | Delta County | 51.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 20 | Maverick County | 51.6 | -0 pts |
| 21 | McLennan County | 51.5 | 0 pts |
| 22 | Kerr County | 51.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 23 | Zavala County | 51.5 | -0 pts |
| 24 | Franklin County | 51.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Stonewall County | 51.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 26 | Fort Bend County | 51.4 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Cass County | 51.4 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Foard County | 51.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 29 | Camp County | 51.3 | -0 pts |
| 30 | Floyd County | 51.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 31 | Hidalgo County | 51.2 | -0 pts |
| 32 | Taylor County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 33 | Titus County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 34 | El Paso County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 34 | Hood County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | Fayette County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Cochran County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 38 | Kendall County | 51.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 39 | Jasper County | 51.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 40 | Webb County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 41 | Harrison County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 42 | Kaufman County | 51.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Grayson County | 51.2 | -0 pts |
| 44 | Angelina County | 51.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 45 | Tarrant County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 46 | Lavaca County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 47 | Llano County | 51.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 48 | Denton County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 49 | Victoria County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 50 | Presidio County | 51.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 51 | Jim Wells County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 52 | Throckmorton County | 51.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 53 | Bexar County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 54 | Eastland County | 51.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 54 | Galveston County | 51.1 | 0 pts |
| 56 | Bell County | 51.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 57 | Hockley County | 51.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 58 | Washington County | 51 | +0.2 pts |
| 59 | Caldwell County | 51 | +0.2 pts |
| 60 | Randall County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 61 | Irion County | 51 | +1 pts |
| 61 | San Augustine County | 51 | +0.1 pts |
| 63 | Hopkins County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 64 | Shackelford County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 65 | Burnet County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 66 | Jim Hogg County | 51 | -0.1 pts |
| 67 | Blanco County | 51 | +0.3 pts |
| 67 | Lubbock County | 51 | +0.1 pts |
| 69 | Ellis County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Henderson County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 71 | Hays County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 72 | Collin County | 50.9 | -0 pts |
| 73 | Hardeman County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 74 | Somervell County | 50.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Coke County | 50.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 76 | McMullen County | 50.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 77 | Guadalupe County | 50.8 | -0 pts |
| 78 | Williamson County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 79 | Hardin County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Crosby County | 50.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 81 | Rockwall County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 82 | Palo Pinto County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 83 | Comal County | 50.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Harris County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 86 | Hunt County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 87 | Edwards County | 50.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 88 | Young County | 50.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 50.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 89 | Refugio County | 50.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 91 | Montague County | 50.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 92 | Dickens County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 93 | Uvalde County | 50.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 94 | McCulloch County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Sutton County | 50.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 96 | Upshur County | 50.7 | -0 pts |
| 97 | Tom Green County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 98 | Red River County | 50.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 99 | Burleson County | 50.7 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Kimble County | 50.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 101 | Jackson County | 50.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 102 | Cooke County | 50.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 103 | Fisher County | 50.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 104 | Armstrong County | 50.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 105 | Orange County | 50.6 | 0 pts |
| 106 | Dallas County | 50.6 | 0 pts |
| 107 | Bandera County | 50.6 | -0 pts |
| 108 | Goliad County | 50.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 109 | Lampasas County | 50.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 110 | Van Zandt County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 111 | Austin County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Colorado County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Bosque County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 114 | Briscoe County | 50.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 115 | Callahan County | 50.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 116 | Panola County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 117 | Shelby County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 118 | Wharton County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Wilbarger County | 50.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 120 | Navarro County | 50.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 120 | Nolan County | 50.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 120 | Trinity County | 50.5 | 0 pts |
| 123 | Crockett County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 124 | Nueces County | 50.5 | 0 pts |
| 125 | Matagorda County | 50.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 126 | Coleman County | 50.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 127 | Atascosa County | 50.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 128 | Lamb County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 129 | Schleicher County | 50.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 130 | Parker County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 131 | Newton County | 50.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 132 | Aransas County | 50.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 133 | Liberty County | 50.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 134 | Carson County | 50.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 134 | Leon County | 50.3 | -0 pts |
| 136 | Hutchinson County | 50.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 137 | Archer County | 50.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 138 | Hansford County | 50.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 139 | Robertson County | 50.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 140 | Jeff Davis County | 50.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 141 | Kent County | 50.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 142 | Martin County | 50.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 143 | Brown County | 50.2 | -0 pts |
| 144 | Chambers County | 50.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 145 | Gonzales County | 50.2 | -0 pts |
| 146 | Milam County | 50.2 | 0 pts |
| 147 | Clay County | 50.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 148 | Johnson County | 50.1 | 0 pts |
| 149 | Hemphill County | 50.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 150 | Wilson County | 50.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 151 | Wood County | 50.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 152 | Yoakum County | 50.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 153 | Coryell County | 50.1 | 0 pts |
| 154 | Comanche County | 50.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 155 | Sabine County | 50.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 156 | Hill County | 50.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 157 | Kleberg County | 50 | +0.3 pts |
| 158 | Lipscomb County | 50 | -0.2 pts |
| 159 | Menard County | 50 | +0.4 pts |
| 160 | Knox County | 50 | +0.2 pts |
| 161 | Andrews County | 50 | +0.2 pts |
| 162 | Brazoria County | 50 | +0.2 pts |
| 162 | Brazos County | 50 | +0.1 pts |
| 164 | Mason County | 49.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 164 | Runnels County | 49.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 164 | Wheeler County | 49.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 167 | Deaf Smith County | 49.9 | 0 pts |
| 168 | Rains County | 49.9 | 0 pts |
| 169 | Zapata County | 49.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 170 | Bowie County | 49.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 171 | Hall County | 49.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 172 | Lee County | 49.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 173 | Crane County | 49.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 174 | Sterling County | 49.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 175 | Val Verde County | 49.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 176 | Limestone County | 49.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 177 | Ochiltree County | 49.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 178 | Mills County | 49.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 179 | San Patricio County | 49.7 | 0 pts |
| 180 | San Jacinto County | 49.7 | -0 pts |
| 181 | Wise County | 49.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 182 | Midland County | 49.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 183 | Upton County | 49.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 184 | Travis County | 49.6 | -0 pts |
| 185 | Roberts County | 49.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 186 | Motley County | 49.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 187 | Borden County | 49.5 | +1 pts |
| 188 | Real County | 49.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 189 | Gaines County | 49.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 190 | Ward County | 49.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 191 | Bastrop County | 49.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Ector County | 49.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 193 | Cherokee County | 49.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 194 | Oldham County | 49.1 | -0 pts |
| 195 | Castro County | 49 | +0.2 pts |
| 196 | Calhoun County | 49 | 0 pts |
| 197 | Terrell County | 49 | -0.1 pts |
| 198 | Jefferson County | 48.9 | -0 pts |
| 199 | Reagan County | 48.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 200 | Wichita County | 48.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 201 | Potter County | 48.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 202 | Donley County | 48.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 203 | Moore County | 48.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 204 | Glasscock County | 48.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 205 | Brewster County | 48.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 206 | Parmer County | 48.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 207 | Bailey County | 48.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 208 | Lynn County | 48.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 209 | Brooks County | 48.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 210 | Winkler County | 48.3 | -0 pts |
| 211 | Terry County | 48.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 212 | King County | 48.2 | -2 pts |
| 213 | Sherman County | 48.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 214 | Hale County | 48.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 215 | Medina County | 48.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 216 | Freestone County | 48.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | Culberson County | 47.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 218 | Rusk County | 47.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 219 | DeWitt County | 47.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 220 | Polk County | 47.3 | -0 pts |
| 221 | Scurry County | 47 | -0.3 pts |
| 222 | Duval County | 46.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 223 | Haskell County | 46.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 224 | Dallam County | 46.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 225 | Gray County | 46.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 226 | Willacy County | 46.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 227 | Houston County | 46.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 228 | Hudspeth County | 46.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 229 | Grimes County | 46.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 230 | Fannin County | 46.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 231 | Tyler County | 46.3 | 0 pts |
| 232 | Swisher County | 46.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 233 | Stephens County | 46 | -1.6 pts |
| 234 | Frio County | 45.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 235 | Jack County | 45.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 236 | Kinney County | 44.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 237 | Dawson County | 44.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 238 | Pecos County | 43.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 239 | Loving County | 43.9 | +1 pts |
| 240 | Live Oak County | 43.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 241 | Madison County | 43.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 242 | Reeves County | 43.2 | +4.5 pts |
| 243 | Howard County | 42.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 244 | Karnes County | 41.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 245 | Walker County | 41.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 246 | Hartley County | 41.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 247 | La Salle County | 41.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 248 | Childress County | 41.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 249 | Anderson County | 39.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 250 | Bee County | 39.1 | 0 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, 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2021,
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, 2021}},
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=2021. 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?
San Saba County, with 56% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest female population share?
Garza County, with 32.5% in 2021.
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.