Counties in Wisconsin by female population share, 2025

Menominee County had the highest female population share of 72 counties in 2025, at 52.5%. Adams County had the lowest, at 45.9%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 50.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.5Menominee County
Lowest45.9Adams County
Median49.672 counties
Wisconsin50.2History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Menominee County: 52.5 %Menominee County52.5Milwaukee County: 51.7 %Milwaukee County51.7Ozaukee County: 51 %Ozaukee County51La Crosse County: 51 %La Crosse County51Waukesha County: 50.8 %Waukesha County50.8Eau Claire County: 50.8 %Eau Claire County50.8Kenosha County: 50.8 %Kenosha County50.8Fond du Lac County: 50.6 %Fond du Lac County50.6Wood County: 50.6 %Wood County50.6Rock County: 50.5 %Rock County50.5Brown County: 50.5 %Brown County50.5Sauk County: 50.5 %Sauk County50.5Door County: 50.5 %Door County50.5Washington County: 50.4 %Washington County50.4Racine County: 50.4 %Racine County50.4Dane County: 50.4 %Dane County50.4Pierce County: 50.4 %Pierce County50.4Barron County: 50.2 %Barron County50.2Ashland County: 50.2 %Ashland County50.2Portage County: 50.1 %Portage County50.1Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50 %Walworth County50Sheboygan County: 49.9 %Sheboygan County49.9Iowa County: 49.9 %Iowa County49.9Green Lake County: 49.8 %Green Lake County49.8Jefferson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County49.8St. Croix County: 49.8 %St. Croix County49.8Washburn County: 49.8 %Washburn County49.8Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Manitowoc County49.7Lincoln County: 49.7 %Lincoln County49.7Marathon County: 49.7 %Marathon County49.7Columbia County: 49.7 %Columbia County49.7Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Monroe County: 49.6 %Monroe County49.6Richland County: 49.6 %Richland County49.6Langlade County: 49.6 %Langlade County49.6Calumet County: 49.6 %Calumet County49.6Green County: 49.6 %Green County49.6Douglas County: 49.6 %Douglas County49.6Kewaunee County: 49.5 %Kewaunee County49.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Menominee County52.5-0.3 pts
2Milwaukee County51.70 pts
3Ozaukee County510 pts
4La Crosse County510 pts
5Waukesha County50.8-0 pts
6Eau Claire County50.8-0.1 pts
7Kenosha County50.8-0.1 pts
8Fond du Lac County50.6-0.1 pts
9Wood County50.6-0 pts
10Rock County50.5-0.1 pts
11Brown County50.50 pts
12Sauk County50.5+0.1 pts
13Door County50.5-0 pts
14Washington County50.4-0 pts
15Racine County50.4-0 pts
16Dane County50.4+0.1 pts
17Pierce County50.40 pts
18Barron County50.2-0.1 pts
19Ashland County50.20 pts
20Portage County50.1+0.1 pts
21Outagamie County50.1-0 pts
22Walworth County500 pts
23Sheboygan County49.90 pts
24Iowa County49.90 pts
25Green Lake County49.8-0.1 pts
26Jefferson County49.8-0 pts
27St. Croix County49.8-0.1 pts
28Washburn County49.8-0 pts
29Manitowoc County49.7-0 pts
30Lincoln County49.7-0 pts
31Marathon County49.70 pts
32Columbia County49.70 pts
33Winnebago County49.7-0 pts
34Monroe County49.6-0 pts
35Richland County49.6+0.3 pts
36Langlade County49.6-0.1 pts
37Calumet County49.6-0 pts
38Green County49.6-0.1 pts
39Douglas County49.6-0 pts
40Kewaunee County49.50 pts
41Polk County49.5+0.1 pts
42Vernon County49.5-0.2 pts
43Buffalo County49.5+0.1 pts
44Vilas County49.4+0.2 pts
45Shawano County49.4-0 pts
46Bayfield County49.3+0.2 pts
47Oneida County49.2-0 pts
48Burnett County49.2+0.1 pts
49Taylor County49.2+0.1 pts
50Lafayette County49.10 pts
51Trempealeau County49.10 pts
52Pepin County49.1+0.1 pts
53Waupaca County49.1-0 pts
54Iron County49-0.5 pts
55Clark County49-0.1 pts
56Marinette County48.9-0 pts
57Sawyer County48.8-0 pts
58Oconto County48.6-0.1 pts
59Grant County48.5+0.1 pts
60Rusk County48.5-0.2 pts
61Dunn County48.5-0 pts
62Marquette County48.4+0.1 pts
63Price County48.40 pts
64Forest County48.40 pts
65Chippewa County48.20 pts
66Crawford County480 pts
67Dodge County47.3-0 pts
68Florence County47.2-0.1 pts
69Juneau County47.1+0.2 pts
70Jackson County47+0.1 pts
71Waushara County46.9+0.1 pts
72Adams County45.9-0.2 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 Wisconsin by female population share, 2025) [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 Wisconsin by female population share, 2025. 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/wisconsin-counties. 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 Wisconsin by female population share, 2025. 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/wisconsin-counties.

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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 Wisconsin by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Menominee County, with 52.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams County, with 45.9% in 2025.

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