Counties in Florida by female population share

Leon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 53%. Union County had the lowest, at 37.4%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Florida was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Leon County
Lowest37.4Union County
Median50.867 counties
Florida51.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 51.9 %Baker County: 46.2 %Bay County: 50.3 %Bradford County: 44.8 %Brevard County: 51.1 %Broward County: 51.7 %Calhoun County: 45.3 %Charlotte County: 51.4 %Citrus County: 51.6 %Clay County: 51.4 %Collier County: 51.3 %Columbia County: 49.3 %DeSoto County: 46.3 %Dixie County: 45.1 %Duval County: 51.7 %Escambia County: 50.8 %Flagler County: 52 %Franklin County: 46.7 %Gadsden County: 51.8 %Gilchrist County: 48.7 %Glades County: 42.5 %Gulf County: 46.8 %Hamilton County: 44.9 %Hardee County: 46.5 %Hendry County: 47.1 %Hernando County: 51.9 %Highlands County: 51.7 %Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Holmes County: 47.5 %Indian River County: 51.9 %Jackson County: 46 %Jefferson County: 48.7 %Lafayette County: 44.1 %Lake County: 51.8 %Lee County: 51.2 %Leon County: 53 %Levy County: 50.9 %Liberty County: 42.2 %Madison County: 48.7 %Manatee County: 51.8 %Marion County: 52.1 %Martin County: 50.7 %Miami-Dade County: 51.8 %Monroe County: 48.2 %Nassau County: 51.3 %Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okeechobee County: 47.3 %Orange County: 51.3 %Osceola County: 51.6 %Palm Beach County: 52 %Pasco County: 51.7 %Pinellas County: 52 %Polk County: 51.4 %Putnam County: 50.5 %St. Johns County: 51.6 %St. Lucie County: 51.4 %Santa Rosa County: 49.3 %Sarasota County: 52.3 %Seminole County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 50.6 %Suwannee County: 49.2 %Taylor County: 47.4 %Union County: 37.4 %Volusia County: 51.3 %Wakulla County: 46.6 %Walton County: 49.8 %Washington County: 47.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Leon County: 53 %Leon County53Sarasota County: 52.3 %Sarasota County52.3Marion County: 52.1 %Marion County52.1Flagler County: 52 %Flagler County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Palm Beach County: 52 %Palm Beach County52Indian River County: 51.9 %Indian River County51.9Hernando County: 51.9 %Hernando County51.9Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Miami-Dade County: 51.8 %Miami-Dade County51.8Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Gadsden County: 51.8 %Gadsden County51.8Manatee County: 51.8 %Manatee County51.8Broward County: 51.7 %Broward County51.7Duval County: 51.7 %Duval County51.7Highlands County: 51.7 %Highlands County51.7Pasco County: 51.7 %Pasco County51.7Osceola County: 51.6 %Osceola County51.6St. Johns County: 51.6 %St. Johns County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Lucie County: 51.4 %St. Lucie County51.4Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Charlotte County: 51.4 %Charlotte County51.4Collier County: 51.3 %Collier County51.3Volusia County: 51.3 %Volusia County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Orange County: 51.3 %Orange County51.3Lee County: 51.2 %Lee County51.2Brevard County: 51.1 %Brevard County51.1Levy County: 50.9 %Levy County50.9Escambia County: 50.8 %Escambia County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Sumter County: 50.6 %Sumter County50.6Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Bay County: 50.3 %Bay County50.3Walton County: 49.8 %Walton County49.8Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8Leon County: 53 %Leon County53Sarasota County: 52.3 %Sarasota County52.3Marion County: 52.1 %Marion County52.1Flagler County: 52 %Flagler County52Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Palm Beach County: 52 %Palm Beach County52Indian River County: 51.9 %Indian River County51.9Hernando County: 51.9 %Hernando County51.9Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Miami-Dade County: 51.8 %Miami-Dade County51.8Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Gadsden County: 51.8 %Gadsden County51.8Manatee County: 51.8 %Manatee County51.8Broward County: 51.7 %Broward County51.7Duval County: 51.7 %Duval County51.7Highlands County: 51.7 %Highlands County51.7Pasco County: 51.7 %Pasco County51.7Osceola County: 51.6 %Osceola County51.6St. Johns County: 51.6 %St. Johns County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Lucie County: 51.4 %St. Lucie County51.4Clay County: 51.4 %Clay County51.4Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Hillsborough County: 51.4 %Hillsborough County51.4Charlotte County: 51.4 %Charlotte County51.4Collier County: 51.3 %Collier County51.3Volusia County: 51.3 %Volusia County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Orange County: 51.3 %Orange County51.3Lee County: 51.2 %Lee County51.2Brevard County: 51.1 %Brevard County51.1Levy County: 50.9 %Levy County50.9Escambia County: 50.8 %Escambia County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Sumter County: 50.6 %Sumter County50.6Putnam County: 50.5 %Putnam County50.5Bay County: 50.3 %Bay County50.3Walton County: 49.8 %Walton County49.8Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Leon County53+0.1 pts
2Sarasota County52.30 pts
3Marion County52.10 pts
4Flagler County520 pts
5Pinellas County520 pts
6Palm Beach County52-0 pts
7Indian River County51.9-0.1 pts
8Hernando County51.9-0 pts
9Alachua County51.90 pts
10Miami-Dade County51.8-0 pts
11Seminole County51.80 pts
12Lake County51.8-0 pts
13Gadsden County51.8+0.2 pts
14Manatee County51.8-0 pts
15Broward County51.7-0 pts
16Duval County51.7+0.1 pts
17Highlands County51.7-0.1 pts
18Pasco County51.70 pts
19Osceola County51.6-0 pts
20St. Johns County51.6-0.1 pts
21Citrus County51.6-0.1 pts
22St. Lucie County51.4-0 pts
23Clay County51.40 pts
24Polk County51.4-0 pts
25Hillsborough County51.40 pts
26Charlotte County51.4+0.1 pts
27Collier County51.3-0 pts
28Volusia County51.30 pts
29Nassau County51.3+0.1 pts
30Orange County51.30 pts
31Lee County51.20 pts
32Brevard County51.1-0.1 pts
33Levy County50.90 pts
34Escambia County50.8-0.1 pts
35Martin County50.7-0.1 pts
36Sumter County50.6+0.2 pts
37Putnam County50.50 pts
38Bay County50.3+0.1 pts
39Walton County49.8+0.3 pts
40Okaloosa County49.8-0.1 pts
41Santa Rosa County49.30 pts
42Columbia County49.3+0.2 pts
43Suwannee County49.2+0.4 pts
44Jefferson County48.7-0.4 pts
45Madison County48.7+0.1 pts
46Gilchrist County48.7+0.2 pts
47Monroe County48.2-0 pts
48Washington County47.7+0.8 pts
49Holmes County47.5+0.9 pts
50Taylor County47.4+2.1 pts
51Okeechobee County47.3+0.4 pts
52Hendry County47.1-0.1 pts
53Gulf County46.8+0.4 pts
54Franklin County46.7+1.2 pts
55Wakulla County46.6+0.5 pts
56Hardee County46.5-0.1 pts
57DeSoto County46.3+0.2 pts
58Baker County46.2-0.5 pts
59Jackson County46+0.3 pts
60Calhoun County45.3+0.5 pts
61Dixie County45.1+0.4 pts
62Hamilton County44.9+1.6 pts
63Bradford County44.8+0.6 pts
64Lafayette County44.1+1.7 pts
65Glades County42.5-0.4 pts
66Liberty County42.2+2.1 pts
67Union County37.4-0.4 pts

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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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Leon County, with 53% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Union County, with 37.4% in 2021.

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