Counties in Florida by female population share

Leon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2015, at 52.5%. Union County had the lowest, at 35.4%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Florida was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Leon County
Lowest35.4Union County
Median50.567 counties
Florida51.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 51.6 %Baker County: 47.3 %Bay County: 50.1 %Bradford County: 45.3 %Brevard County: 51.2 %Broward County: 51.6 %Calhoun County: 45 %Charlotte County: 51.3 %Citrus County: 51.6 %Clay County: 51.1 %Collier County: 51 %Columbia County: 48.5 %DeSoto County: 44.1 %Dixie County: 44.8 %Duval County: 51.5 %Escambia County: 50.3 %Flagler County: 51.9 %Franklin County: 43.7 %Gadsden County: 51.9 %Gilchrist County: 48.1 %Glades County: 42.5 %Gulf County: 38.9 %Hamilton County: 42.5 %Hardee County: 46.4 %Hendry County: 47.5 %Hernando County: 52.2 %Highlands County: 51.5 %Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Holmes County: 46.7 %Indian River County: 52 %Jackson County: 44.6 %Jefferson County: 47.9 %Lafayette County: 40.1 %Lake County: 51.7 %Lee County: 51.1 %Leon County: 52.5 %Levy County: 50.8 %Liberty County: 38.8 %Madison County: 47.8 %Manatee County: 51.7 %Marion County: 52 %Martin County: 50.5 %Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Monroe County: 47.8 %Nassau County: 51.1 %Okaloosa County: 49.5 %Okeechobee County: 46.9 %Orange County: 51.1 %Osceola County: 51.4 %Palm Beach County: 51.8 %Pasco County: 51.5 %Pinellas County: 52 %Polk County: 51.3 %Putnam County: 50.5 %St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Lucie County: 51.3 %Santa Rosa County: 48.9 %Sarasota County: 52.2 %Seminole County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 49.4 %Suwannee County: 47.6 %Taylor County: 43.7 %Union County: 35.4 %Volusia County: 51.3 %Wakulla County: 45 %Walton County: 49.1 %Washington County: 45.8 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Leon County: 52.5 %Leon County52.5Sarasota County: 52.2 %Sarasota County52.2Hernando County: 52.2 %Hernando County52.2Marion County: 52 %Marion County52Indian River County: 52 %Indian River County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Flagler County: 51.9 %Flagler County51.9Gadsden County: 51.9 %Gadsden County51.9Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Palm Beach County: 51.8 %Palm Beach County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Miami-Dade County51.7Manatee County: 51.7 %Manatee County51.7Alachua County: 51.6 %Alachua County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6Broward County: 51.6 %Broward County51.6Highlands County: 51.5 %Highlands County51.5Duval County: 51.5 %Duval County51.5St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Johns County51.5Pasco County: 51.5 %Pasco County51.5Osceola County: 51.4 %Osceola County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Charlotte County: 51.3 %Charlotte County51.3St. Lucie County: 51.3 %St. Lucie County51.3Polk County: 51.3 %Polk County51.3Volusia County: 51.3 %Volusia County51.3Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Lee County: 51.1 %Lee County51.1Orange County: 51.1 %Orange County51.1Nassau County: 51.1 %Nassau County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Collier County: 51 %Collier County51Levy County: 50.8 %Levy County50.8Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Martin County: 50.5 %Martin County50.5Escambia County: 50.3 %Escambia County50.3Bay County: 50.1 %Bay County50.1Okaloosa County: 49.5 %Okaloosa County49.5Sumter County: 49.4 %Sumter County49.4Walton County: 49.1 %Walton County49.1Leon County: 52.5 %Leon County52.5Sarasota County: 52.2 %Sarasota County52.2Hernando County: 52.2 %Hernando County52.2Marion County: 52 %Marion County52Indian River County: 52 %Indian River County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Flagler County: 51.9 %Flagler County51.9Gadsden County: 51.9 %Gadsden County51.9Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Palm Beach County: 51.8 %Palm Beach County51.8Lake County: 51.7 %Lake County51.7Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Miami-Dade County51.7Manatee County: 51.7 %Manatee County51.7Alachua County: 51.6 %Alachua County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6Broward County: 51.6 %Broward County51.6Highlands County: 51.5 %Highlands County51.5Duval County: 51.5 %Duval County51.5St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Johns County51.5Pasco County: 51.5 %Pasco County51.5Osceola County: 51.4 %Osceola County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Charlotte County: 51.3 %Charlotte County51.3St. Lucie County: 51.3 %St. Lucie County51.3Polk County: 51.3 %Polk County51.3Volusia County: 51.3 %Volusia County51.3Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Lee County: 51.1 %Lee County51.1Orange County: 51.1 %Orange County51.1Nassau County: 51.1 %Nassau County51.1Clay County: 51.1 %Clay County51.1Collier County: 51 %Collier County51Levy County: 50.8 %Levy County50.8Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Martin County: 50.5 %Martin County50.5Escambia County: 50.3 %Escambia County50.3Bay County: 50.1 %Bay County50.1Okaloosa County: 49.5 %Okaloosa County49.5Sumter County: 49.4 %Sumter County49.4Walton County: 49.1 %Walton County49.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Leon County52.5+0.1 pts
2Sarasota County52.2-0 pts
3Hernando County52.20 pts
4Marion County520 pts
5Indian River County52+0.1 pts
6Pinellas County52-0 pts
7Flagler County51.9-0 pts
8Gadsden County51.9-0 pts
9Seminole County51.80 pts
10Palm Beach County51.80 pts
11Lake County51.7-0 pts
12Miami-Dade County51.70 pts
13Manatee County51.7-0 pts
14Alachua County51.6-0 pts
15Citrus County51.6-0 pts
16Broward County51.60 pts
17Highlands County51.5-0.1 pts
18Duval County51.5-0.1 pts
19St. Johns County51.5-0 pts
20Pasco County51.50 pts
21Osceola County51.4+0.1 pts
22Hillsborough County51.4-0 pts
23Charlotte County51.3+0.1 pts
24St. Lucie County51.3+0.1 pts
25Polk County51.3+0.1 pts
26Volusia County51.3-0 pts
27Brevard County51.20 pts
28Lee County51.10 pts
28Orange County51.1+0.1 pts
30Nassau County51.1+0.2 pts
31Clay County51.10 pts
32Collier County510 pts
33Levy County50.8-0.1 pts
34Putnam County50.50 pts
35Martin County50.50 pts
36Escambia County50.3+0.1 pts
37Bay County50.1-0.1 pts
38Okaloosa County49.50 pts
39Sumter County49.4+0.3 pts
40Walton County49.1+0.1 pts
41Santa Rosa County48.9-0.1 pts
42Columbia County48.50 pts
43Gilchrist County48.1+0.2 pts
44Jefferson County47.9-0.2 pts
45Monroe County47.8+0.2 pts
46Madison County47.8+0.1 pts
47Suwannee County47.6+0.1 pts
48Hendry County47.5-0.2 pts
49Baker County47.3-0.3 pts
50Okeechobee County46.9+0.4 pts
51Holmes County46.7+0.1 pts
52Hardee County46.4+0.2 pts
53Washington County45.8+0.1 pts
54Bradford County45.30 pts
55Calhoun County45+0.2 pts
56Wakulla County45+0.4 pts
57Dixie County44.8-0.7 pts
58Jackson County44.6-0 pts
59DeSoto County44.1-0.1 pts
60Taylor County43.7+0.2 pts
61Franklin County43.7+0.6 pts
62Glades County42.5+0.1 pts
63Hamilton County42.5-0.4 pts
64Lafayette County40.1+0.6 pts
65Gulf County38.9+0.3 pts
66Liberty County38.8+0.6 pts
67Union County35.4-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 (Counties in Florida by female population share, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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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, Counties in Florida by female population share, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties in Florida by female population share, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2015.

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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, Counties in Florida by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Leon County, with 52.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Union County, with 35.4% in 2015.

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