RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

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%+1.4 pts

02Des Moines County, IAIA38,07751.6%+0.1 pts

03Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36851.5%+0.5 pts

04Union County, IAIA11,82951.4%−0.4 pts

05Wayne County, IAIA6,73851.2%−0.3 pts

06Ringgold County, IAIA4,64251.2%−0.0 pts

07Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37251.2%−0.3 pts

08Appanoose County, IAIA12,07751.1%−0.6 pts

09Greene County, IAIA8,65851.1%+0.6 pts

10Shelby County, IAIA11,68951.1%+0.1 pts

11Clinton County, IAIA46,00251.1%+0.1 pts

12Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81951.1%+0.7 pts

13Montgomery County, IAIA10,00251.0%−0.5 pts

14Scott County, IAIA175,25951.0%−0.1 pts

15Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53250.9%−0.6 pts

16Warren County, IAIA57,33150.9%−0.6 pts

17Clay County, IAIA16,20250.9%−0.5 pts

18Jefferson County, IAIA15,29150.8%−0.1 pts

19Plymouth County, IAIA25,69750.8%+0.1 pts

20Cedar County, IAIA18,35950.8%−0.2 pts

21Tama County, IAIA16,79650.8%−0.3 pts

22Linn County, IAIA232,02850.7%−0.0 pts

23Polk County, IAIA516,54650.7%−0.3 pts

24Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99650.7%−0.3 pts

25Adams County, IAIA3,61750.7%−0.0 pts

26Dubuque County, IAIA99,38150.7%−0.3 pts

27Monroe County, IAIA7,40650.6%−0.3 pts

28Mitchell County, IAIA10,65050.6%−0.1 pts

29Dallas County, IAIA118,45750.6%−0.6 pts

30Muscatine County, IAIA41,85350.6%+0.1 pts

31Washington County, IAIA22,66750.5%−0.1 pts

32Hamilton County, IAIA14,94450.5%+0.1 pts

33Sac County, IAIA9,52550.5%−0.3 pts

34Grundy County, IAIA12,36150.5%−0.3 pts

35Woodbury County, IAIA106,64950.4%−0.4 pts

36Buchanan County, IAIA20,88350.4%+0.1 pts

37Bremer County, IAIA25,29650.4%−0.5 pts

38Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73350.4%−0.1 pts

39Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.4%+0.1 pts

40Cass County, IAIA12,96050.4%−0.1 pts

41Audubon County, IAIA5,50950.4%−1.3 pts

42Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44950.4%+0.6 pts

43Winnebago County, IAIA10,25150.3%−0.7 pts

44Fremont County, IAIA6,52250.3%+0.2 pts

45Dickinson County, IAIA18,07750.3%+0.1 pts

46Mills County, IAIA14,79350.3%+0.4 pts

47Guthrie County, IAIA10,78250.2%−0.5 pts

48Wapello County, IAIA35,21050.2%−1.0 pts

49Madison County, IAIA17,27050.2%+0.4 pts

50Adair County, IAIA7,40350.2%−0.2 pts

51Carroll County, IAIA20,30350.2%−1.4 pts

52Wright County, IAIA12,80150.2%−0.1 pts

53Kossuth County, IAIA14,32250.2%−0.8 pts

54O'Brien County, IAIA14,22050.2%−0.4 pts

55Butler County, IAIA14,04950.2%−1.0 pts

56Ida County, IAIA6,77750.1%−0.4 pts

57Davis County, IAIA9,23050.1%−0.3 pts

58Taylor County, IAIA5,83550.1%−0.8 pts

59Crawford County, IAIA16,23750.1%+0.7 pts

60Benton County, IAIA26,00450.1%+0.2 pts

61Hancock County, IAIA10,52850.1%+0.1 pts

62Marion County, IAIA34,19250.0%−0.4 pts

63Floyd County, IAIA14,90150.0%−1.2 pts

64Marshall County, IAIA39,89050.0%−0.1 pts

65Humboldt County, IAIA9,40949.9%−1.1 pts

66Boone County, IAIA26,79949.9%−0.2 pts

67Howard County, IAIA9,41549.9%−0.7 pts

68Franklin County, IAIA9,86849.9%−0.5 pts

69Harrison County, IAIA14,62349.8%−0.8 pts

70Iowa County, IAIA16,50449.8%−1.1 pts

71Fayette County, IAIA19,04749.8%−1.0 pts

72Clarke County, IAIA9,57449.8%−0.0 pts

73Decatur County, IAIA7,65549.7%−0.1 pts

74Jackson County, IAIA19,28849.7%−1.0 pts

75Cherokee County, IAIA11,36949.7%−0.9 pts

76Lee County, IAIA32,30649.7%+0.3 pts

77Emmet County, IAIA9,10749.7%+0.1 pts

78Sioux County, IAIA36,77449.6%−0.0 pts

79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89949.6%−0.6 pts

80Allamakee County, IAIA14,23849.6%+0.2 pts

81Mahaska County, IAIA21,88049.6%−0.0 pts

82Hardin County, IAIA16,45549.5%−0.6 pts

83Clayton County, IAIA16,84549.5%−0.2 pts

84Henry County, IAIA19,34949.3%−0.6 pts

85Lucas County, IAIA8,84749.3%−1.5 pts

86Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66349.3%−0.5 pts

87Delaware County, IAIA17,67449.2%−1.5 pts

88Lyon County, IAIA12,35449.2%−1.0 pts

89Worth County, IAIA7,33849.1%−1.3 pts

90Osceola County, IAIA5,98049.0%−2.3 pts

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,79748.9%−1.5 pts

92Van Buren County, IAIA7,13148.7%−1.3 pts

93Jasper County, IAIA38,15348.7%−0.3 pts

94Louisa County, IAIA10,41648.5%−0.7 pts

95Jones County, IAIA21,25348.5%+0.3 pts

96Calhoun County, IAIA9,56248.2%−3.0 pts

97Webster County, IAIA36,83848.1%−1.9 pts

98Story County, IAIA101,29147.7%−0.5 pts

99Page County, IAIA14,85647.2%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS