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Counties in Wisconsin by female population share

Milwaukee County had the highest female population share of 72 counties in 2016, at 51.6%. Adams County had the lowest, at 46.3%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Milwaukee County
Lowest46.3Adams County
Median49.772 counties
Wisconsin50.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 46.3 %Ashland County: 49.9 %Barron County: 50.1 %Bayfield County: 49 %Brown County: 50.4 %Buffalo County: 49.2 %Burnett County: 49.1 %Calumet County: 49.9 %Chippewa County: 48.2 %Clark County: 49.5 %Columbia County: 49 %Crawford County: 48 %Dane County: 50.3 %Dodge County: 47.2 %Door County: 50.7 %Douglas County: 49.7 %Dunn County: 48.8 %Eau Claire County: 51 %Florence County: 48.1 %Fond du Lac County: 50.9 %Forest County: 49.2 %Grant County: 48.1 %Green County: 50.4 %Green Lake County: 49.8 %Iowa County: 49.9 %Iron County: 49.7 %Jackson County: 46.9 %Jefferson County: 49.9 %Juneau County: 46.9 %Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kewaunee County: 49.4 %La Crosse County: 51.1 %Lafayette County: 49.5 %Langlade County: 49.6 %Lincoln County: 49.8 %Manitowoc County: 49.9 %Marathon County: 49.6 %Marinette County: 49.7 %Marquette County: 49.4 %Menominee County: 50.6 %Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Oconto County: 48.9 %Oneida County: 49.8 %Outagamie County: 50.1 %Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Pepin County: 49 %Pierce County: 50.2 %Polk County: 49.4 %Portage County: 49.9 %Price County: 49.1 %Racine County: 50.7 %Richland County: 49.4 %Rock County: 50.7 %Rusk County: 49.6 %St. Croix County: 50.1 %Sauk County: 50.3 %Sawyer County: 49.2 %Shawano County: 49.7 %Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Taylor County: 49.3 %Trempealeau County: 49.2 %Vernon County: 49.9 %Vilas County: 49.4 %Walworth County: 50.1 %Washburn County: 50.1 %Washington County: 50.3 %Waukesha County: 51 %Waupaca County: 49.2 %Waushara County: 47.2 %Winnebago County: 49.7 %Wood County: 50.9 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Milwaukee County51.6Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Ozaukee County51.1La Crosse County: 51.1 %La Crosse County51.1Waukesha County: 51 %Waukesha County51Eau Claire County: 51 %Eau Claire County51Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Fond du Lac County: 50.9 %Fond du Lac County50.9Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Door County: 50.7 %Door County50.7Racine County: 50.7 %Racine County50.7Menominee County: 50.6 %Menominee County50.6Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kenosha County50.6Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Green County: 50.4 %Green County50.4Dane County: 50.3 %Dane County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Sauk County: 50.3 %Sauk County50.3Pierce County: 50.2 %Pierce County50.2Washburn County: 50.1 %Washburn County50.1Barron County: 50.1 %Barron County50.1St. Croix County: 50.1 %St. Croix County50.1Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50.1 %Walworth County50.1Vernon County: 49.9 %Vernon County49.9Iowa County: 49.9 %Iowa County49.9Ashland County: 49.9 %Ashland County49.9Manitowoc County: 49.9 %Manitowoc County49.9Portage County: 49.9 %Portage County49.9Jefferson County: 49.9 %Jefferson County49.9Calumet County: 49.9 %Calumet County49.9Green Lake County: 49.8 %Green Lake County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Sheboygan County49.8Oneida County: 49.8 %Oneida County49.8Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Shawano County: 49.7 %Shawano County49.7Douglas County: 49.7 %Douglas County49.7Iron County: 49.7 %Iron County49.7Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Marinette County: 49.7 %Marinette County49.7Langlade County: 49.6 %Langlade County49.6Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Milwaukee County51.6Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Ozaukee County51.1La Crosse County: 51.1 %La Crosse County51.1Waukesha County: 51 %Waukesha County51Eau Claire County: 51 %Eau Claire County51Wood County: 50.9 %Wood County50.9Fond du Lac County: 50.9 %Fond du Lac County50.9Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Door County: 50.7 %Door County50.7Racine County: 50.7 %Racine County50.7Menominee County: 50.6 %Menominee County50.6Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kenosha County50.6Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Green County: 50.4 %Green County50.4Dane County: 50.3 %Dane County50.3Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Sauk County: 50.3 %Sauk County50.3Pierce County: 50.2 %Pierce County50.2Washburn County: 50.1 %Washburn County50.1Barron County: 50.1 %Barron County50.1St. Croix County: 50.1 %St. Croix County50.1Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50.1 %Walworth County50.1Vernon County: 49.9 %Vernon County49.9Iowa County: 49.9 %Iowa County49.9Ashland County: 49.9 %Ashland County49.9Manitowoc County: 49.9 %Manitowoc County49.9Portage County: 49.9 %Portage County49.9Jefferson County: 49.9 %Jefferson County49.9Calumet County: 49.9 %Calumet County49.9Green Lake County: 49.8 %Green Lake County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Sheboygan County49.8Oneida County: 49.8 %Oneida County49.8Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Shawano County: 49.7 %Shawano County49.7Douglas County: 49.7 %Douglas County49.7Iron County: 49.7 %Iron County49.7Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Marinette County: 49.7 %Marinette County49.7Langlade County: 49.6 %Langlade County49.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Milwaukee County51.6-0 pts
2Ozaukee County51.1+0.1 pts
3La Crosse County51.1+0.1 pts
4Waukesha County51+0.1 pts
5Eau Claire County51+0.1 pts
6Wood County50.9+0.1 pts
7Fond du Lac County50.9-0 pts
8Rock County50.7-0.1 pts
9Door County50.7-0.1 pts
10Racine County50.70 pts
11Menominee County50.6-0.4 pts
12Kenosha County50.6-0 pts
13Brown County50.40 pts
14Green County50.4-0 pts
15Dane County50.3-0 pts
16Washington County50.30 pts
17Sauk County50.3-0 pts
18Pierce County50.2-0 pts
19Washburn County50.1+0.2 pts
20Barron County50.1-0 pts
21St. Croix County50.1-0 pts
22Outagamie County50.1-0 pts
23Walworth County50.1+0.1 pts
24Vernon County49.9-0.1 pts
25Iowa County49.9+0.1 pts
26Ashland County49.9+0.2 pts
27Manitowoc County49.9-0.1 pts
28Portage County49.9-0 pts
29Jefferson County49.9-0.1 pts
30Calumet County49.9-0.1 pts
31Green Lake County49.80 pts
31Sheboygan County49.8-0 pts
33Oneida County49.80 pts
34Lincoln County49.8+0.1 pts
35Shawano County49.7-0.2 pts
36Douglas County49.7-0.2 pts
37Iron County49.7+0.1 pts
38Winnebago County49.70 pts
39Marinette County49.70 pts
40Langlade County49.6+0.1 pts
41Marathon County49.6-0.1 pts
42Monroe County49.6-0.1 pts
43Rusk County49.6-0.3 pts
44Lafayette County49.5+0.2 pts
45Clark County49.5+0.1 pts
46Polk County49.40 pts
47Marquette County49.4+0.1 pts
48Vilas County49.40 pts
49Richland County49.4+0.1 pts
50Kewaunee County49.4-0 pts
51Taylor County49.3+0.1 pts
52Sawyer County49.2+0.1 pts
52Waupaca County49.2-0.1 pts
54Forest County49.2-0 pts
55Buffalo County49.2-0.2 pts
56Trempealeau County49.20 pts
57Burnett County49.1-0 pts
58Price County49.1-0.1 pts
59Columbia County49-0.1 pts
60Pepin County49-0.1 pts
61Bayfield County49+0.3 pts
62Oconto County48.90 pts
63Dunn County48.8-0.1 pts
64Chippewa County48.2-0 pts
65Grant County48.1+0.1 pts
66Florence County48.1-0.4 pts
67Crawford County48-0.3 pts
68Dodge County47.2-0 pts
69Waushara County47.2-0 pts
70Juneau County46.9-0.1 pts
71Jackson County46.90 pts
72Adams County46.3-0.1 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 Wisconsin by female population share, 2016) [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, 2016. 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?period=2016. 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, 2016. 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?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [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?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Milwaukee County, with 51.6% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Adams County, with 46.3% in 2016.

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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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