Data / Rankings / Female population share / Counties in Florida

Counties in Florida by female population share

Leon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2019, at 52.7%. Union County had the lowest, at 36.1%. The median was 50.7% and the figure for Florida was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest52.7Leon County
Lowest36.1Union County
Median50.767 counties
Florida51.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 51.9 %Baker County: 46.5 %Bay County: 50.3 %Bradford County: 44.1 %Brevard County: 51.2 %Broward County: 51.7 %Calhoun County: 44.9 %Charlotte County: 51.2 %Citrus County: 51.6 %Clay County: 51.3 %Collier County: 51.3 %Columbia County: 48.7 %DeSoto County: 45.6 %Dixie County: 44.5 %Duval County: 51.6 %Escambia County: 50.7 %Flagler County: 52.1 %Franklin County: 45.1 %Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gilchrist County: 48.5 %Glades County: 42.6 %Gulf County: 46.7 %Hamilton County: 42.2 %Hardee County: 46.4 %Hendry County: 47.1 %Hernando County: 52 %Highlands County: 51.7 %Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Holmes County: 46.6 %Indian River County: 52 %Jackson County: 45.7 %Jefferson County: 48.2 %Lafayette County: 42.3 %Lake County: 51.8 %Lee County: 51.1 %Leon County: 52.7 %Levy County: 50.7 %Liberty County: 38.8 %Madison County: 48 %Manatee County: 51.7 %Marion County: 52.1 %Martin County: 50.6 %Miami-Dade County: 51.9 %Monroe County: 48.2 %Nassau County: 51.3 %Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okeechobee County: 46.9 %Orange County: 51.2 %Osceola County: 51.6 %Palm Beach County: 51.9 %Pasco County: 51.6 %Pinellas County: 52 %Polk County: 51.4 %Putnam County: 50.5 %St. Johns County: 51.7 %St. Lucie County: 51.5 %Santa Rosa County: 49.2 %Sarasota County: 52.3 %Seminole County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 50.1 %Suwannee County: 48.7 %Taylor County: 45.3 %Union County: 36.1 %Volusia County: 51.2 %Wakulla County: 45.8 %Walton County: 49.4 %Washington County: 46.8 %
  • Under 46
  • 46 to 48
  • 48 to 51
  • 51 to 52
  • 52 and over
%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Leon County: 52.7 %Leon County52.7Sarasota County: 52.3 %Sarasota County52.3Marion County: 52.1 %Marion County52.1Flagler County: 52.1 %Flagler County52.1Indian River County: 52 %Indian River County52Hernando County: 52 %Hernando County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Palm Beach County: 51.9 %Palm Beach County51.9Miami-Dade County: 51.9 %Miami-Dade County51.9Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Manatee County: 51.7 %Manatee County51.7Broward County: 51.7 %Broward County51.7St. Johns County: 51.7 %St. Johns County51.7Highlands County: 51.7 %Highlands County51.7Osceola County: 51.6 %Osceola County51.6Pasco County: 51.6 %Pasco County51.6Duval County: 51.6 %Duval County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Lucie County: 51.5 %St. Lucie County51.5Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gadsden County51.4Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Collier County: 51.3 %Collier County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Orange County: 51.2 %Orange County51.2Volusia County: 51.2 %Volusia County51.2Charlotte County: 51.2 %Charlotte County51.2Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Lee County: 51.1 %Lee County51.1Escambia County: 50.7 %Escambia County50.7Levy County: 50.7 %Levy County50.7Martin County: 50.6 %Martin County50.6Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Bay County: 50.3 %Bay County50.3Sumter County: 50.1 %Sumter County50.1Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8Walton County: 49.4 %Walton County49.4Leon County: 52.7 %Leon County52.7Sarasota County: 52.3 %Sarasota County52.3Marion County: 52.1 %Marion County52.1Flagler County: 52.1 %Flagler County52.1Indian River County: 52 %Indian River County52Hernando County: 52 %Hernando County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Palm Beach County: 51.9 %Palm Beach County51.9Miami-Dade County: 51.9 %Miami-Dade County51.9Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Manatee County: 51.7 %Manatee County51.7Broward County: 51.7 %Broward County51.7St. Johns County: 51.7 %St. Johns County51.7Highlands County: 51.7 %Highlands County51.7Osceola County: 51.6 %Osceola County51.6Pasco County: 51.6 %Pasco County51.6Duval County: 51.6 %Duval County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Lucie County: 51.5 %St. Lucie County51.5Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gadsden County51.4Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Collier County: 51.3 %Collier County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Orange County: 51.2 %Orange County51.2Volusia County: 51.2 %Volusia County51.2Charlotte County: 51.2 %Charlotte County51.2Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Lee County: 51.1 %Lee County51.1Escambia County: 50.7 %Escambia County50.7Levy County: 50.7 %Levy County50.7Martin County: 50.6 %Martin County50.6Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Bay County: 50.3 %Bay County50.3Sumter County: 50.1 %Sumter County50.1Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8Walton County: 49.4 %Walton County49.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Leon County52.7+0.1 pts
2Sarasota County52.3-0 pts
3Marion County52.1+0.1 pts
4Flagler County52.1+0.1 pts
5Indian River County520 pts
6Hernando County52-0 pts
7Pinellas County52-0 pts
8Palm Beach County51.9+0.1 pts
9Miami-Dade County51.90 pts
10Alachua County51.90 pts
11Seminole County51.8-0 pts
12Lake County51.80 pts
13Manatee County51.70 pts
14Broward County51.70 pts
15St. Johns County51.70 pts
16Highlands County51.7+0.1 pts
17Osceola County51.6+0.1 pts
18Pasco County51.60 pts
19Duval County51.6-0 pts
20Citrus County51.60 pts
21St. Lucie County51.5+0.1 pts
22Gadsden County51.4-0.1 pts
23Polk County51.40 pts
24Hillsborough County51.40 pts
25Collier County51.30 pts
26Nassau County51.3+0.1 pts
27Clay County51.3+0.1 pts
28Orange County51.2-0 pts
29Volusia County51.2-0 pts
30Charlotte County51.20 pts
31Brevard County51.20 pts
32Lee County51.10 pts
33Escambia County50.7+0.1 pts
34Levy County50.7-0.1 pts
35Martin County50.6-0 pts
36Putnam County50.5+0.1 pts
37Bay County50.30 pts
38Sumter County50.1+0.1 pts
39Okaloosa County49.8+0.1 pts
40Walton County49.4+0.1 pts
41Santa Rosa County49.20 pts
42Columbia County48.7-0.2 pts
43Suwannee County48.7+0.1 pts
44Gilchrist County48.5+0.1 pts
45Jefferson County48.2-0.1 pts
46Monroe County48.2+0.3 pts
47Madison County48+0.1 pts
48Hendry County47.1-0.1 pts
49Okeechobee County46.9-0.1 pts
50Washington County46.8-0.4 pts
51Gulf County46.7+7.1 pts
52Holmes County46.6-0.1 pts
53Baker County46.5-0 pts
54Hardee County46.4-0.1 pts
55Wakulla County45.8-0.8 pts
56Jackson County45.7+1.1 pts
57DeSoto County45.6+0.4 pts
58Taylor County45.3-0.1 pts
59Franklin County45.1-1 pts
60Calhoun County44.9+0.4 pts
61Dixie County44.5+0.1 pts
62Bradford County44.1-0.4 pts
63Glades County42.6+0.2 pts
64Lafayette County42.3+0.8 pts
65Hamilton County42.20 pts
66Liberty County38.8+0.1 pts
67Union County36.1+0.8 pts

Other periods

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.

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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 (Counties in Florida by female population share, 2019) [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, Counties in Florida by female population share, 2019. 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=2019. 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. Counties in Florida by female population share, 2019. 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=2019.

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, Counties in Florida by female population share, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_florida_by_2019,
  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: Counties in Florida by female population share, 2019}},
  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/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2019. 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2019
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2019
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/florida-counties?period=2019.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Florida by female population share using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"female_share","level":"province","within":"Florida","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=female_share&level=province&within=Florida&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest female population share?

Leon County, with 52.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Union County, with 36.1% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

Female population share: other rankings

Counties in Florida: more rankings