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Most women, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of residents who are female (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFEMALEVS 2010

01Monona County, IAIA8,53952.4%+3%

02Des Moines County, IAIA38,07751.6%+0%

03Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36851.5%+1%

04Union County, IAIA11,82951.4%−1%

05Wayne County, IAIA6,73851.2%−1%

06Ringgold County, IAIA4,64251.2%−0%

07Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37251.2%−1%

08Appanoose County, IAIA12,07751.1%−1%

09Greene County, IAIA8,65851.1%+1%

10Shelby County, IAIA11,68951.1%+0%

11Clinton County, IAIA46,00251.1%+0%

12Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81951.1%+1%

13Montgomery County, IAIA10,00251.0%−1%

14Scott County, IAIA175,25951.0%−0%

15Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53250.9%−1%

16Warren County, IAIA57,33150.9%−1%

17Clay County, IAIA16,20250.9%−1%

18Jefferson County, IAIA15,29150.8%−0%

19Plymouth County, IAIA25,69750.8%+0%

20Cedar County, IAIA18,35950.8%−0%

21Tama County, IAIA16,79650.8%−1%

22Linn County, IAIA232,02850.7%−0%

23Polk County, IAIA516,54650.7%−1%

24Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99650.7%−1%

25Adams County, IAIA3,61750.7%−0%

26Dubuque County, IAIA99,38150.7%−1%

27Monroe County, IAIA7,40650.6%−1%

28Mitchell County, IAIA10,65050.6%−0%

29Dallas County, IAIA118,45750.6%−1%

30Muscatine County, IAIA41,85350.6%+0%

31Washington County, IAIA22,66750.5%−0%

32Hamilton County, IAIA14,94450.5%+0%

33Sac County, IAIA9,52550.5%−1%

34Grundy County, IAIA12,36150.5%−1%

35Woodbury County, IAIA106,64950.4%−1%

36Buchanan County, IAIA20,88350.4%+0%

37Bremer County, IAIA25,29650.4%−1%

38Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73350.4%−0%

39Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.4%+0%

40Cass County, IAIA12,96050.4%−0%

41Audubon County, IAIA5,50950.4%−3%

42Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44950.4%+1%

43Winnebago County, IAIA10,25150.3%−1%

44Fremont County, IAIA6,52250.3%+0%

45Dickinson County, IAIA18,07750.3%+0%

46Mills County, IAIA14,79350.3%+1%

47Guthrie County, IAIA10,78250.2%−1%

48Wapello County, IAIA35,21050.2%−2%

49Madison County, IAIA17,27050.2%+1%

50Adair County, IAIA7,40350.2%−0%

51Carroll County, IAIA20,30350.2%−3%

52Wright County, IAIA12,80150.2%−0%

53Kossuth County, IAIA14,32250.2%−2%

54O'Brien County, IAIA14,22050.2%−1%

55Butler County, IAIA14,04950.2%−2%

56Ida County, IAIA6,77750.1%−1%

57Davis County, IAIA9,23050.1%−1%

58Taylor County, IAIA5,83550.1%−1%

59Crawford County, IAIA16,23750.1%+1%

60Benton County, IAIA26,00450.1%+0%

61Hancock County, IAIA10,52850.1%+0%

62Marion County, IAIA34,19250.0%−1%

63Floyd County, IAIA14,90150.0%−2%

64Marshall County, IAIA39,89050.0%−0%

65Humboldt County, IAIA9,40949.9%−2%

66Boone County, IAIA26,79949.9%−0%

67Howard County, IAIA9,41549.9%−1%

68Franklin County, IAIA9,86849.9%−1%

69Harrison County, IAIA14,62349.8%−2%

70Iowa County, IAIA16,50449.8%−2%

71Fayette County, IAIA19,04749.8%−2%

72Clarke County, IAIA9,57449.8%−0%

73Decatur County, IAIA7,65549.7%−0%

74Jackson County, IAIA19,28849.7%−2%

75Cherokee County, IAIA11,36949.7%−2%

76Lee County, IAIA32,30649.7%+1%

77Emmet County, IAIA9,10749.7%+0%

78Sioux County, IAIA36,77449.6%−0%

79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89949.6%−1%

80Allamakee County, IAIA14,23849.6%+0%

81Mahaska County, IAIA21,88049.6%−0%

82Hardin County, IAIA16,45549.5%−1%

83Clayton County, IAIA16,84549.5%−0%

84Henry County, IAIA19,34949.3%−1%

85Lucas County, IAIA8,84749.3%−3%

86Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66349.3%−1%

87Delaware County, IAIA17,67449.2%−3%

88Lyon County, IAIA12,35449.2%−2%

89Worth County, IAIA7,33849.1%−3%

90Osceola County, IAIA5,98049.0%−4%

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,79748.9%−3%

92Van Buren County, IAIA7,13148.7%−3%

93Jasper County, IAIA38,15348.7%−1%

94Louisa County, IAIA10,41648.5%−1%

95Jones County, IAIA21,25348.5%+1%

96Calhoun County, IAIA9,56248.2%−6%

97Webster County, IAIA36,83848.1%−4%

98Story County, IAIA101,29147.7%−1%

99Page County, IAIA14,85647.2%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS