Counties in New Jersey by female population share, 2025
Atlantic County had the highest female population share of 21 counties in 2025, at 51.9%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 49.1%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 51.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2025
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- 51 and over
All counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic County | 51.9 | -0 pts |
| 2 | Camden County | 51.8 | -0 pts |
| 3 | Bergen County | 51.7 | 0 pts |
| 4 | Cape May County | 51.6 | -0 pts |
| 5 | Passaic County | 51.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Monmouth County | 51.5 | -0 pts |
| 7 | Essex County | 51.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 8 | Gloucester County | 51.4 | 0 pts |
| 9 | Ocean County | 51.4 | -0 pts |
| 10 | Somerset County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 11 | Union County | 51.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Warren County | 51.2 | 0 pts |
| 13 | Salem County | 51.1 | -0 pts |
| 14 | Morris County | 51.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 15 | Hunterdon County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 16 | Burlington County | 51 | 0 pts |
| 17 | Mercer County | 51 | -0 pts |
| 18 | Middlesex County | 50.9 | 0 pts |
| 19 | Hudson County | 50.6 | -0 pts |
| 20 | Sussex County | 50.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 49.1 | -0 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
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 New Jersey by female population share, 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, Counties in New Jersey by female population share, 2025. 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/new-jersey-counties. 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 New Jersey by female population share, 2025. 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/new-jersey-counties.
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 New Jersey by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest female population share?
Atlantic County, with 51.9% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest female population share?
Cumberland County, with 49.1% in 2025.
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.