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Female population share in Petersburg city

Female population share in Petersburg city was 54.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 133 counties in 2025.

202554.7%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank1st of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high54.72025
Series low53.22010

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Female population share in Petersburg city, 2010 to 2025

5353.55454.5552010201320162019202220252010: 53.2 %2011: 53.6 %2012: 53.3 %2013: 53.5 %2014: 53.5 %2015: 53.7 %2016: 53.6 %2017: 53.6 %2018: 53.6 %2019: 53.7 %2020: 53.7 %2021: 54.2 %2022: 54.4 %2023: 54.7 %2024: 54.6 %2025: 54.7 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-25.
All 16 values
Period%
202554.7
202454.6
202354.7
202254.4
202154.2
202053.7
201953.7
201853.6
201753.6
201653.6
201553.7
201453.5
201353.5
201253.3
201153.6
201053.2

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2025
Petersburg city54.7
Virginia51.1
United States50.9

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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 (Female population share, Petersburg city, 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

MLA 9

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, Female population share, Petersburg city, 2010 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-population-share/petersburg-city-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Female population share, Petersburg city, 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-population-share/petersburg-city-virginia.

Harvard

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, Female population share, Petersburg city, 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/female-population-share/petersburg-city-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the female population share in Petersburg city?

Female population share in Petersburg city was 54.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 133 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female population share in Petersburg city?

54.7% in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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