Counties in Florida by female population share

Leon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2022, at 53.1%. Union County had the lowest, at 38.3%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Florida was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.1Leon County
Lowest38.3Union County
Median50.867 counties
Florida51.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 51.9 %Baker County: 48.7 %Bay County: 50.6 %Bradford County: 46.8 %Brevard County: 51.2 %Broward County: 51.6 %Calhoun County: 45.8 %Charlotte County: 51.3 %Citrus County: 51.6 %Clay County: 51.3 %Collier County: 51.5 %Columbia County: 48.7 %DeSoto County: 46 %Dixie County: 45.5 %Duval County: 51.7 %Escambia County: 50.9 %Flagler County: 52 %Franklin County: 46.3 %Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gilchrist County: 48.5 %Glades County: 42.6 %Gulf County: 45.2 %Hamilton County: 45.4 %Hardee County: 46.4 %Hendry County: 46.6 %Hernando County: 51.9 %Highlands County: 51.6 %Hillsborough County: 51.3 %Holmes County: 47.1 %Indian River County: 51.8 %Jackson County: 45.3 %Jefferson County: 47.4 %Lafayette County: 45.1 %Lake County: 51.8 %Lee County: 51.3 %Leon County: 53.1 %Levy County: 50.8 %Liberty County: 40.6 %Madison County: 48.4 %Manatee County: 51.8 %Marion County: 52.2 %Martin County: 50.7 %Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Monroe County: 48.1 %Nassau County: 51.3 %Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okeechobee County: 47.3 %Orange County: 51.4 %Osceola County: 51.5 %Palm Beach County: 52 %Pasco County: 51.6 %Pinellas County: 52 %Polk County: 51.3 %Putnam County: 50.4 %St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Lucie County: 51.4 %Santa Rosa County: 49.3 %Sarasota County: 52.4 %Seminole County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 50.5 %Suwannee County: 48.9 %Taylor County: 47.1 %Union County: 38.3 %Volusia County: 51.4 %Wakulla County: 46.8 %Walton County: 49.9 %Washington County: 47.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Leon County: 53.1 %Leon County53.1Sarasota County: 52.4 %Sarasota County52.4Marion County: 52.2 %Marion County52.2Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Flagler County: 52 %Flagler County52Palm Beach County: 52 %Palm Beach County52Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Hernando County: 51.9 %Hernando County51.9Indian River County: 51.8 %Indian River County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Manatee County: 51.8 %Manatee County51.8Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Miami-Dade County51.7Duval County: 51.7 %Duval County51.7Broward County: 51.6 %Broward County51.6Highlands County: 51.6 %Highlands County51.6Pasco County: 51.6 %Pasco County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Johns County51.5Osceola County: 51.5 %Osceola County51.5Collier County: 51.5 %Collier County51.5St. Lucie County: 51.4 %St. Lucie County51.4Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gadsden County51.4Volusia County: 51.4 %Volusia County51.4Orange County: 51.4 %Orange County51.4Charlotte County: 51.3 %Charlotte County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Polk County: 51.3 %Polk County51.3Hillsborough County: 51.3 %Hillsborough County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Lee County: 51.3 %Lee County51.3Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Escambia County: 50.9 %Escambia County50.9Levy County: 50.8 %Levy County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Bay County: 50.6 %Bay County50.6Sumter County: 50.5 %Sumter County50.5Putnam County: 50.4 %Putnam County50.4Walton County: 49.9 %Walton County49.9Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8Leon County: 53.1 %Leon County53.1Sarasota County: 52.4 %Sarasota County52.4Marion County: 52.2 %Marion County52.2Pinellas County: 52 %Pinellas County52Flagler County: 52 %Flagler County52Palm Beach County: 52 %Palm Beach County52Alachua County: 51.9 %Alachua County51.9Hernando County: 51.9 %Hernando County51.9Indian River County: 51.8 %Indian River County51.8Lake County: 51.8 %Lake County51.8Seminole County: 51.8 %Seminole County51.8Manatee County: 51.8 %Manatee County51.8Miami-Dade County: 51.7 %Miami-Dade County51.7Duval County: 51.7 %Duval County51.7Broward County: 51.6 %Broward County51.6Highlands County: 51.6 %Highlands County51.6Pasco County: 51.6 %Pasco County51.6Citrus County: 51.6 %Citrus County51.6St. Johns County: 51.5 %St. Johns County51.5Osceola County: 51.5 %Osceola County51.5Collier County: 51.5 %Collier County51.5St. Lucie County: 51.4 %St. Lucie County51.4Gadsden County: 51.4 %Gadsden County51.4Volusia County: 51.4 %Volusia County51.4Orange County: 51.4 %Orange County51.4Charlotte County: 51.3 %Charlotte County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Polk County: 51.3 %Polk County51.3Hillsborough County: 51.3 %Hillsborough County51.3Nassau County: 51.3 %Nassau County51.3Lee County: 51.3 %Lee County51.3Brevard County: 51.2 %Brevard County51.2Escambia County: 50.9 %Escambia County50.9Levy County: 50.8 %Levy County50.8Martin County: 50.7 %Martin County50.7Bay County: 50.6 %Bay County50.6Sumter County: 50.5 %Sumter County50.5Putnam County: 50.4 %Putnam County50.4Walton County: 49.9 %Walton County49.9Okaloosa County: 49.8 %Okaloosa County49.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Leon County53.1+0.1 pts
2Sarasota County52.40 pts
3Marion County52.20 pts
4Pinellas County520 pts
5Flagler County52-0 pts
6Palm Beach County52-0 pts
7Alachua County51.9+0.1 pts
8Hernando County51.90 pts
9Indian River County51.8-0.1 pts
10Lake County51.80 pts
11Seminole County51.8-0 pts
12Manatee County51.80 pts
13Miami-Dade County51.7-0.1 pts
14Duval County51.70 pts
15Broward County51.6-0.1 pts
16Highlands County51.6-0.1 pts
17Pasco County51.6-0.1 pts
18Citrus County51.60 pts
19St. Johns County51.5-0.1 pts
20Osceola County51.5-0.1 pts
21Collier County51.5+0.1 pts
22St. Lucie County51.40 pts
23Gadsden County51.4-0.4 pts
24Volusia County51.40 pts
25Orange County51.4+0.1 pts
26Charlotte County51.3-0 pts
27Clay County51.3-0.1 pts
28Polk County51.3-0.1 pts
29Hillsborough County51.3-0.1 pts
30Nassau County51.3-0.1 pts
31Lee County51.30 pts
32Brevard County51.2+0.1 pts
33Escambia County50.9+0.1 pts
34Levy County50.8-0.1 pts
35Martin County50.70 pts
36Bay County50.6+0.2 pts
37Sumter County50.5-0.1 pts
38Putnam County50.4-0.1 pts
39Walton County49.90 pts
40Okaloosa County49.80 pts
41Santa Rosa County49.3-0 pts
42Suwannee County48.9-0.3 pts
43Baker County48.7+2.5 pts
44Columbia County48.7-0.6 pts
45Gilchrist County48.5-0.2 pts
46Madison County48.4-0.3 pts
47Monroe County48.1-0.2 pts
48Jefferson County47.4-1.3 pts
49Okeechobee County47.3+0.1 pts
50Washington County47.2-0.5 pts
51Taylor County47.1-0.3 pts
52Holmes County47.1-0.3 pts
53Bradford County46.8+2 pts
54Wakulla County46.8+0.2 pts
55Hendry County46.6-0.4 pts
56Hardee County46.4-0.1 pts
57Franklin County46.3-0.4 pts
58DeSoto County46-0.3 pts
59Calhoun County45.8+0.6 pts
60Dixie County45.5+0.4 pts
61Hamilton County45.4+0.5 pts
62Jackson County45.3-0.7 pts
63Gulf County45.2-1.6 pts
64Lafayette County45.1+1 pts
65Glades County42.6+0.1 pts
66Liberty County40.6-1.6 pts
67Union County38.3+0.9 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Leon County, with 53.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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