Female population share in Washington County

Female population share in Washington County was 52.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 100 counties in 2025.

202552.5%

Change on 2024-0.1 pts

Rank16th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high53.72018

Series low52.52025

Female population share in Washington County, 2010 to 2025

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-25.

All 16 values

Period	%
2025	52.5
2024	52.6
2023	53.1
2022	53.1
2021	53.5
2020	53.7
2019	53.7
2018	53.7
2017	53.4
2016	53.5
2015	53.6
2014	53.3
2013	53.2
2012	53.2
2011	53.2
2010	53

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2025
Washington County	52.5
North Carolina	51.6
United States	50.9

Rankings

US states by female population share 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by female population share 100 places

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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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, Washington County, 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, Washington County, 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/washington-county-north-carolina. 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, Washington County, 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/washington-county-north-carolina.

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, Washington County, 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/washington-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_female_population_share_washington_2025,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, Washington County, 2010 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-population-share/washington-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the female population share in Washington County?

Female population share in Washington County was 52.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 100 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 Washington County?

53.7% in 2018, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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