| Rank | County | Percentage of Female Residents | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | Shannon County, South Dakota | 51.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Hughes County, South Dakota | 51.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | Potter County, South Dakota | 51.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Dewey County, South Dakota | 51.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | Jones County, South Dakota | 51.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Brule County, South Dakota | 51.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Brown County, South Dakota | 51.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Hutchinson County, South Dakota | 50.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Clay County, South Dakota | 50.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | Bennett County, South Dakota | 50.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | Tripp County, South Dakota | 50.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | Todd County, South Dakota | 50.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | Walworth County, South Dakota | 50.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Ziebach County, South Dakota | 50.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | McPherson County, South Dakota | 50.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Charles Mix County, South Dakota | 50.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Buffalo County, South Dakota | 50.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Lincoln County, South Dakota | 50.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | Jerauld County, South Dakota | 50.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Davison County, South Dakota | 50.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | Lawrence County, South Dakota | 50.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | Hand County, South Dakota | 50.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | Pennington County, South Dakota | 50.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | 50.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Codington County, South Dakota | 49.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Roberts County, South Dakota | 49.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Butte County, South Dakota | 49.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | Douglas County, South Dakota | 49.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | Edmunds County, South Dakota | 49.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Moody County, South Dakota | 49.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | McCook County, South Dakota | 49.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 32 | Turner County, South Dakota | 49.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 33 | Hamlin County, South Dakota | 49.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 34 | Custer County, South Dakota | 49.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 35 | Union County, South Dakota | 49.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 36 | Gregory County, South Dakota | 49.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 37 | Spink County, South Dakota | 49.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 38 | Faulk County, South Dakota | 49.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 39 | Haakon County, South Dakota | 49.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 40 | Beadle County, South Dakota | 49.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 41 | Day County, South Dakota | 49.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 42 | Grant County, South Dakota | 49.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 43 | Perkins County, South Dakota | 49.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 44 | Clark County, South Dakota | 49.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 45 | Hanson County, South Dakota | 49.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 46 | Kingsbury County, South Dakota | 49.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 47 | Fall River County, South Dakota | 49.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 48 | Miner County, South Dakota | 49.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 49 | Corson County, South Dakota | 48.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 50 | Jackson County, South Dakota | 48.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 51 | Hyde County, South Dakota | 48.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 52 | Stanley County, South Dakota | 48.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 53 | Lake County, South Dakota | 48.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 54 | Brookings County, South Dakota | 48.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 55 | Aurora County, South Dakota | 48.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 56 | Yankton County, South Dakota | 48.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 57 | Meade County, South Dakota | 48.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 58 | Deuel County, South Dakota | 48.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 59 | Mellette County, South Dakota | 48.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 60 | Sanborn County, South Dakota | 48.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 61 | Campbell County, South Dakota | 47.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 62 | Lyman County, South Dakota | 47.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 63 | Harding County, South Dakota | 46.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 64 | Sully County, South Dakota | 45.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 65 | Marshall County, South Dakota | 45.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 66 | Bon Homme County, South Dakota | 42.2% |