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Counties in Wisconsin by female population share

Milwaukee County had the highest female population share of 72 counties in 2019, at 51.6%. Adams County had the lowest, at 46.5%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.6Milwaukee County
Lowest46.5Adams County
Median49.672 counties
Wisconsin50.3History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 46.5 %Ashland County: 50.1 %Barron County: 50.2 %Bayfield County: 49.3 %Brown County: 50.4 %Buffalo County: 49.2 %Burnett County: 48.9 %Calumet County: 49.6 %Chippewa County: 48.2 %Clark County: 49.4 %Columbia County: 49.1 %Crawford County: 47.8 %Dane County: 50.4 %Dodge County: 47.2 %Door County: 50.6 %Douglas County: 49.6 %Dunn County: 48.6 %Eau Claire County: 50.8 %Florence County: 48.1 %Fond du Lac County: 50.8 %Forest County: 48.9 %Grant County: 48.2 %Green County: 50.2 %Green Lake County: 49.9 %Iowa County: 49.8 %Iron County: 49.2 %Jackson County: 46.9 %Jefferson County: 49.7 %Juneau County: 46.7 %Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kewaunee County: 49.3 %La Crosse County: 51 %Lafayette County: 49.2 %Langlade County: 49.5 %Lincoln County: 49.9 %Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Marathon County: 49.7 %Marinette County: 49.3 %Marquette County: 49.3 %Menominee County: 50.6 %Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Monroe County: 49.3 %Oconto County: 48.7 %Oneida County: 49.6 %Outagamie County: 50.1 %Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Pepin County: 48.6 %Pierce County: 50.3 %Polk County: 49.3 %Portage County: 49.8 %Price County: 49 %Racine County: 50.6 %Richland County: 49 %Rock County: 50.7 %Rusk County: 49.5 %St. Croix County: 49.9 %Sauk County: 50.4 %Sawyer County: 48.9 %Shawano County: 49.5 %Sheboygan County: 49.7 %Taylor County: 49.3 %Trempealeau County: 49 %Vernon County: 49.5 %Vilas County: 49.3 %Walworth County: 50 %Washburn County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.4 %Waukesha County: 51 %Waupaca County: 49.1 %Waushara County: 47 %Winnebago County: 49.7 %Wood County: 50.8 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Milwaukee County51.6Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Ozaukee County51.1La Crosse County: 51 %La Crosse County51Waukesha County: 51 %Waukesha County51Wood County: 50.8 %Wood County50.8Fond du Lac County: 50.8 %Fond du Lac County50.8Eau Claire County: 50.8 %Eau Claire County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kenosha County50.6Racine County: 50.6 %Racine County50.6Door County: 50.6 %Door County50.6Menominee County: 50.6 %Menominee County50.6Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Washington County: 50.4 %Washington County50.4Sauk County: 50.4 %Sauk County50.4Dane County: 50.4 %Dane County50.4Pierce County: 50.3 %Pierce County50.3Green County: 50.2 %Green County50.2Barron County: 50.2 %Barron County50.2Ashland County: 50.1 %Ashland County50.1Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50 %Walworth County50Washburn County: 49.9 %Washburn County49.9St. Croix County: 49.9 %St. Croix County49.9Green Lake County: 49.9 %Green Lake County49.9Lincoln County: 49.9 %Lincoln County49.9Iowa County: 49.8 %Iowa County49.8Portage County: 49.8 %Portage County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.7 %Sheboygan County49.7Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Manitowoc County49.7Marathon County: 49.7 %Marathon County49.7Douglas County: 49.6 %Douglas County49.6Calumet County: 49.6 %Calumet County49.6Oneida County: 49.6 %Oneida County49.6Vernon County: 49.5 %Vernon County49.5Rusk County: 49.5 %Rusk County49.5Shawano County: 49.5 %Shawano County49.5Langlade County: 49.5 %Langlade County49.5Milwaukee County: 51.6 %Milwaukee County51.6Ozaukee County: 51.1 %Ozaukee County51.1La Crosse County: 51 %La Crosse County51Waukesha County: 51 %Waukesha County51Wood County: 50.8 %Wood County50.8Fond du Lac County: 50.8 %Fond du Lac County50.8Eau Claire County: 50.8 %Eau Claire County50.8Rock County: 50.7 %Rock County50.7Kenosha County: 50.6 %Kenosha County50.6Racine County: 50.6 %Racine County50.6Door County: 50.6 %Door County50.6Menominee County: 50.6 %Menominee County50.6Brown County: 50.4 %Brown County50.4Washington County: 50.4 %Washington County50.4Sauk County: 50.4 %Sauk County50.4Dane County: 50.4 %Dane County50.4Pierce County: 50.3 %Pierce County50.3Green County: 50.2 %Green County50.2Barron County: 50.2 %Barron County50.2Ashland County: 50.1 %Ashland County50.1Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50 %Walworth County50Washburn County: 49.9 %Washburn County49.9St. Croix County: 49.9 %St. Croix County49.9Green Lake County: 49.9 %Green Lake County49.9Lincoln County: 49.9 %Lincoln County49.9Iowa County: 49.8 %Iowa County49.8Portage County: 49.8 %Portage County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.7 %Sheboygan County49.7Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Manitowoc County49.7Marathon County: 49.7 %Marathon County49.7Douglas County: 49.6 %Douglas County49.6Calumet County: 49.6 %Calumet County49.6Oneida County: 49.6 %Oneida County49.6Vernon County: 49.5 %Vernon County49.5Rusk County: 49.5 %Rusk County49.5Shawano County: 49.5 %Shawano County49.5Langlade County: 49.5 %Langlade County49.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Milwaukee County51.60 pts
2Ozaukee County51.1-0.1 pts
3La Crosse County51-0 pts
4Waukesha County51-0 pts
5Wood County50.80 pts
6Fond du Lac County50.80 pts
7Eau Claire County50.8-0.1 pts
8Rock County50.7-0 pts
9Kenosha County50.60 pts
10Racine County50.6-0 pts
11Door County50.6-0.1 pts
12Menominee County50.6-0.3 pts
13Brown County50.40 pts
14Washington County50.40 pts
15Sauk County50.4+0.1 pts
16Dane County50.40 pts
17Pierce County50.3+0.1 pts
18Green County50.20 pts
19Barron County50.20 pts
20Ashland County50.1+0.1 pts
21Outagamie County50.1-0 pts
22Walworth County50-0 pts
23Washburn County49.9-0.1 pts
24St. Croix County49.9-0 pts
25Green Lake County49.90 pts
26Lincoln County49.9-0 pts
27Iowa County49.8-0.1 pts
28Portage County49.8-0.1 pts
29Sheboygan County49.7-0.1 pts
30Jefferson County49.7-0.1 pts
31Winnebago County49.70 pts
32Manitowoc County49.7-0 pts
33Marathon County49.7-0 pts
34Douglas County49.6-0.1 pts
35Calumet County49.6-0.1 pts
36Oneida County49.60 pts
37Vernon County49.5-0.1 pts
38Rusk County49.5-0.1 pts
39Shawano County49.5-0.2 pts
40Langlade County49.5+0.1 pts
41Clark County49.4-0.1 pts
42Marinette County49.3-0 pts
43Monroe County49.3-0.4 pts
44Marquette County49.3+0.2 pts
45Bayfield County49.3+0.2 pts
46Polk County49.3-0.1 pts
47Vilas County49.3-0.1 pts
48Kewaunee County49.3-0.1 pts
49Taylor County49.3+0.2 pts
50Buffalo County49.2-0.1 pts
51Iron County49.2-0.1 pts
52Lafayette County49.2-0 pts
53Waupaca County49.10 pts
54Columbia County49.10 pts
55Trempealeau County49+0.2 pts
56Richland County49-0.2 pts
57Price County49-0.2 pts
58Burnett County48.9+0.1 pts
58Forest County48.90 pts
60Sawyer County48.9-0.1 pts
61Oconto County48.7-0.1 pts
62Dunn County48.6-0.1 pts
63Pepin County48.6+0.3 pts
64Grant County48.20 pts
65Chippewa County48.2-0 pts
66Florence County48.1-0.2 pts
67Crawford County47.8-0 pts
68Dodge County47.2+0.1 pts
69Waushara County47-0 pts
70Jackson County46.9-0 pts
71Juneau County46.7-0.1 pts
72Adams County46.5+0.4 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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Milwaukee County, with 51.6% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Adams County, with 46.5% in 2019.

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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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