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Counties in Wisconsin by female population share

Milwaukee County had the highest female population share of 72 counties in 2021, at 51.7%. Adams County had the lowest, at 46.2%. The median was 49.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 50.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.7Milwaukee County
Lowest46.2Adams County
Median49.672 counties
Wisconsin50.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 46.2 %Ashland County: 50.2 %Barron County: 50.2 %Bayfield County: 49.3 %Brown County: 50.3 %Buffalo County: 49.5 %Burnett County: 48.9 %Calumet County: 49.5 %Chippewa County: 48.4 %Clark County: 49.2 %Columbia County: 49.2 %Crawford County: 47.5 %Dane County: 50.4 %Dodge County: 47.5 %Door County: 50.5 %Douglas County: 49.6 %Dunn County: 48.6 %Eau Claire County: 50.9 %Florence County: 48.1 %Fond du Lac County: 50.7 %Forest County: 47.5 %Grant County: 48.6 %Green County: 49.9 %Green Lake County: 49.9 %Iowa County: 49.6 %Iron County: 49 %Jackson County: 47.2 %Jefferson County: 49.7 %Juneau County: 46.9 %Kenosha County: 50.7 %Kewaunee County: 49.4 %La Crosse County: 50.9 %Lafayette County: 49.3 %Langlade County: 49.7 %Lincoln County: 49.8 %Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Marathon County: 49.6 %Marinette County: 49 %Marquette County: 49.1 %Menominee County: 51.3 %Milwaukee County: 51.7 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Oconto County: 48.7 %Oneida County: 49.4 %Outagamie County: 50.1 %Ozaukee County: 51.2 %Pepin County: 48.6 %Pierce County: 49.9 %Polk County: 49.2 %Portage County: 49.9 %Price County: 48.9 %Racine County: 50.5 %Richland County: 49.1 %Rock County: 50.6 %Rusk County: 49.4 %St. Croix County: 50 %Sauk County: 50.5 %Sawyer County: 49.2 %Shawano County: 49.6 %Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Taylor County: 49.4 %Trempealeau County: 49.1 %Vernon County: 49.7 %Vilas County: 49.2 %Walworth County: 50.1 %Washburn County: 49.9 %Washington County: 50.5 %Waukesha County: 50.9 %Waupaca County: 49.2 %Waushara County: 47.2 %Winnebago County: 49.7 %Wood County: 50.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Milwaukee County: 51.7 %Milwaukee County51.7Menominee County: 51.3 %Menominee County51.3Ozaukee County: 51.2 %Ozaukee County51.2Waukesha County: 50.9 %Waukesha County50.9Eau Claire County: 50.9 %Eau Claire County50.9La Crosse County: 50.9 %La Crosse County50.9Kenosha County: 50.7 %Kenosha County50.7Fond du Lac County: 50.7 %Fond du Lac County50.7Wood County: 50.7 %Wood County50.7Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Door County: 50.5 %Door County50.5Sauk County: 50.5 %Sauk County50.5Racine County: 50.5 %Racine County50.5Washington County: 50.5 %Washington County50.5Dane County: 50.4 %Dane County50.4Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Barron County: 50.2 %Barron County50.2Ashland County: 50.2 %Ashland County50.2Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50.1 %Walworth County50.1St. Croix County: 50 %St. Croix County50Green County: 49.9 %Green County49.9Pierce County: 49.9 %Pierce County49.9Washburn County: 49.9 %Washburn County49.9Portage County: 49.9 %Portage County49.9Green Lake County: 49.9 %Green Lake County49.9Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Sheboygan County49.8Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Langlade County: 49.7 %Langlade County49.7Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Manitowoc County49.7Vernon County: 49.7 %Vernon County49.7Marathon County: 49.6 %Marathon County49.6Iowa County: 49.6 %Iowa County49.6Shawano County: 49.6 %Shawano County49.6Douglas County: 49.6 %Douglas County49.6Monroe County: 49.6 %Monroe County49.6Calumet County: 49.5 %Calumet County49.5Buffalo County: 49.5 %Buffalo County49.5Milwaukee County: 51.7 %Milwaukee County51.7Menominee County: 51.3 %Menominee County51.3Ozaukee County: 51.2 %Ozaukee County51.2Waukesha County: 50.9 %Waukesha County50.9Eau Claire County: 50.9 %Eau Claire County50.9La Crosse County: 50.9 %La Crosse County50.9Kenosha County: 50.7 %Kenosha County50.7Fond du Lac County: 50.7 %Fond du Lac County50.7Wood County: 50.7 %Wood County50.7Rock County: 50.6 %Rock County50.6Door County: 50.5 %Door County50.5Sauk County: 50.5 %Sauk County50.5Racine County: 50.5 %Racine County50.5Washington County: 50.5 %Washington County50.5Dane County: 50.4 %Dane County50.4Brown County: 50.3 %Brown County50.3Barron County: 50.2 %Barron County50.2Ashland County: 50.2 %Ashland County50.2Outagamie County: 50.1 %Outagamie County50.1Walworth County: 50.1 %Walworth County50.1St. Croix County: 50 %St. Croix County50Green County: 49.9 %Green County49.9Pierce County: 49.9 %Pierce County49.9Washburn County: 49.9 %Washburn County49.9Portage County: 49.9 %Portage County49.9Green Lake County: 49.9 %Green Lake County49.9Lincoln County: 49.8 %Lincoln County49.8Sheboygan County: 49.8 %Sheboygan County49.8Winnebago County: 49.7 %Winnebago County49.7Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Langlade County: 49.7 %Langlade County49.7Manitowoc County: 49.7 %Manitowoc County49.7Vernon County: 49.7 %Vernon County49.7Marathon County: 49.6 %Marathon County49.6Iowa County: 49.6 %Iowa County49.6Shawano County: 49.6 %Shawano County49.6Douglas County: 49.6 %Douglas County49.6Monroe County: 49.6 %Monroe County49.6Calumet County: 49.5 %Calumet County49.5Buffalo County: 49.5 %Buffalo County49.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Milwaukee County51.7+0.1 pts
2Menominee County51.3+0.5 pts
3Ozaukee County51.2-0 pts
4Waukesha County50.9-0 pts
5Eau Claire County50.9-0 pts
6La Crosse County50.9-0.1 pts
7Kenosha County50.70 pts
8Fond du Lac County50.7-0 pts
9Wood County50.70 pts
10Rock County50.60 pts
11Door County50.5-0 pts
12Sauk County50.5+0.1 pts
13Racine County50.50 pts
14Washington County50.5-0 pts
15Dane County50.4+0.1 pts
16Brown County50.3-0 pts
17Barron County50.2+0.1 pts
18Ashland County50.20 pts
19Outagamie County50.10 pts
20Walworth County50.10 pts
21St. Croix County50+0.1 pts
22Green County49.9-0.2 pts
23Pierce County49.9-0.4 pts
24Washburn County49.9-0 pts
25Portage County49.9+0.1 pts
26Green Lake County49.9+0.1 pts
27Lincoln County49.8-0.1 pts
28Sheboygan County49.80 pts
29Winnebago County49.7+0.1 pts
30Jefferson County49.7+0.1 pts
31Langlade County49.70 pts
32Manitowoc County49.7-0.1 pts
33Vernon County49.70 pts
34Marathon County49.6-0 pts
35Iowa County49.6-0.1 pts
36Shawano County49.60 pts
37Douglas County49.6-0.1 pts
38Monroe County49.6+0.1 pts
39Calumet County49.50 pts
40Buffalo County49.5+0.1 pts
41Oneida County49.4+0.1 pts
42Rusk County49.4+0.2 pts
43Kewaunee County49.4+0.1 pts
44Taylor County49.4+0.1 pts
45Bayfield County49.3-0.1 pts
46Lafayette County49.3-0.1 pts
47Sawyer County49.2+0.2 pts
48Waupaca County49.2-0 pts
49Clark County49.2-0.3 pts
50Vilas County49.2-0.1 pts
51Polk County49.2-0.1 pts
52Columbia County49.20 pts
53Trempealeau County49.1-0 pts
54Marquette County49.1+0.1 pts
55Richland County49.1+0.1 pts
56Iron County49-0.1 pts
57Marinette County49-0.1 pts
58Burnett County48.9-0.1 pts
59Price County48.9-0.3 pts
60Oconto County48.70 pts
61Grant County48.6+0.3 pts
62Dunn County48.6+0.2 pts
63Pepin County48.6+0.3 pts
64Chippewa County48.4+0.1 pts
65Florence County48.1-0.1 pts
66Forest County47.5-1.1 pts
67Crawford County47.5-0.3 pts
68Dodge County47.5+0.3 pts
69Waushara County47.2-0.2 pts
70Jackson County47.2+0.4 pts
71Juneau County46.90 pts
72Adams County46.2+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.

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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, 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Milwaukee County, with 51.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams County, with 46.2% in 2021.

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