Counties in New York by female population share, 2025

Bronx County had the highest female population share of 62 counties in 2025, at 53.2%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 46.4%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for New York was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.2Bronx County
Lowest46.4Wyoming County
Median50.562 counties
New York51.6History

Map of counties, 2025

Albany County: 51.6 %Allegany County: 48.8 %Bronx County: 53.2 %Broome County: 51.1 %Cattaraugus County: 49.9 %Cayuga County: 49 %Chautauqua County: 50.7 %Chemung County: 50.5 %Chenango County: 50.2 %Clinton County: 49.6 %Columbia County: 49.8 %Cortland County: 50.8 %Delaware County: 49.9 %Dutchess County: 50.8 %Erie County: 51.4 %Essex County: 48.8 %Franklin County: 47.6 %Fulton County: 50.3 %Genesee County: 49.2 %Greene County: 48.4 %Hamilton County: 49.2 %Herkimer County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 48.2 %Kings County: 52.6 %Lewis County: 49.7 %Livingston County: 50.6 %Madison County: 51 %Monroe County: 51.8 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Nassau County: 51.4 %New York County: 53 %Niagara County: 51.1 %Oneida County: 50 %Onondaga County: 51.8 %Ontario County: 51.1 %Orange County: 50.4 %Orleans County: 50.2 %Oswego County: 50 %Otsego County: 52.1 %Putnam County: 50.3 %Queens County: 51.6 %Rensselaer County: 50.4 %Richmond County: 51.6 %Rockland County: 50.5 %St. Lawrence County: 49.2 %Saratoga County: 50.9 %Schenectady County: 51.1 %Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schuyler County: 50.7 %Seneca County: 48.6 %Steuben County: 50.1 %Suffolk County: 51 %Sullivan County: 48.9 %Tioga County: 50.4 %Tompkins County: 50.7 %Ulster County: 50.6 %Warren County: 51 %Washington County: 49.4 %Wayne County: 50 %Westchester County: 52.2 %Wyoming County: 46.4 %Yates County: 50.9 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.2 %Westchester County52.2Otsego County: 52.1 %Otsego County52.1Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Richmond County: 51.6 %Richmond County51.6Nassau County: 51.4 %Nassau County51.4Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Niagara County: 51.1 %Niagara County51.1Schenectady County: 51.1 %Schenectady County51.1Broome County: 51.1 %Broome County51.1Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Saratoga County: 50.9 %Saratoga County50.9Yates County: 50.9 %Yates County50.9Dutchess County: 50.8 %Dutchess County50.8Cortland County: 50.8 %Cortland County50.8Chautauqua County: 50.7 %Chautauqua County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Schuyler County: 50.7 %Schuyler County50.7Livingston County: 50.6 %Livingston County50.6Ulster County: 50.6 %Ulster County50.6Chemung County: 50.5 %Chemung County50.5Rockland County: 50.5 %Rockland County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Tioga County: 50.4 %Tioga County50.4Orange County: 50.4 %Orange County50.4Rensselaer County: 50.4 %Rensselaer County50.4Putnam County: 50.3 %Putnam County50.3Herkimer County: 50.3 %Herkimer County50.3Fulton County: 50.3 %Fulton County50.3Orleans County: 50.2 %Orleans County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2Steuben County: 50.1 %Steuben County50.1Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.2 %Westchester County52.2Otsego County: 52.1 %Otsego County52.1Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Richmond County: 51.6 %Richmond County51.6Nassau County: 51.4 %Nassau County51.4Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Niagara County: 51.1 %Niagara County51.1Schenectady County: 51.1 %Schenectady County51.1Broome County: 51.1 %Broome County51.1Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Saratoga County: 50.9 %Saratoga County50.9Yates County: 50.9 %Yates County50.9Dutchess County: 50.8 %Dutchess County50.8Cortland County: 50.8 %Cortland County50.8Chautauqua County: 50.7 %Chautauqua County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Schuyler County: 50.7 %Schuyler County50.7Livingston County: 50.6 %Livingston County50.6Ulster County: 50.6 %Ulster County50.6Chemung County: 50.5 %Chemung County50.5Rockland County: 50.5 %Rockland County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Tioga County: 50.4 %Tioga County50.4Orange County: 50.4 %Orange County50.4Rensselaer County: 50.4 %Rensselaer County50.4Putnam County: 50.3 %Putnam County50.3Herkimer County: 50.3 %Herkimer County50.3Fulton County: 50.3 %Fulton County50.3Orleans County: 50.2 %Orleans County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2Steuben County: 50.1 %Steuben County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Bronx County53.2-0 pts
2New York County53+0.1 pts
3Kings County52.60 pts
4Westchester County52.20 pts
5Otsego County52.1-0 pts
6Onondaga County51.80 pts
7Monroe County51.8-0 pts
8Albany County51.6-0 pts
9Queens County51.60 pts
10Richmond County51.60 pts
11Nassau County51.4-0 pts
12Erie County51.40 pts
13Ontario County51.10 pts
14Niagara County51.1-0 pts
15Schenectady County51.1-0 pts
16Broome County51.1-0 pts
17Warren County51+0.1 pts
18Suffolk County51-0 pts
19Madison County51-0 pts
20Saratoga County50.9-0 pts
21Yates County50.9+0.1 pts
22Dutchess County50.8-0.1 pts
23Cortland County50.8-0.1 pts
24Chautauqua County50.70 pts
25Tompkins County50.7-0 pts
26Schuyler County50.7+0.1 pts
27Livingston County50.6-0 pts
28Ulster County50.6-0 pts
29Chemung County50.5+0.1 pts
30Rockland County50.5-0 pts
31Montgomery County50.50 pts
32Tioga County50.40 pts
33Orange County50.4-0 pts
34Rensselaer County50.4-0 pts
35Putnam County50.3-0.1 pts
36Herkimer County50.3+0.1 pts
37Fulton County50.3-0.2 pts
38Orleans County50.2+0.1 pts
39Chenango County50.2-0 pts
40Steuben County50.1-0.1 pts
41Schoharie County50.1-0.1 pts
42Oneida County500 pts
43Oswego County50-0 pts
44Wayne County50-0.1 pts
45Delaware County49.9+0.1 pts
46Cattaraugus County49.90 pts
47Columbia County49.8-0.1 pts
48Lewis County49.70 pts
49Clinton County49.6-0.1 pts
50Washington County49.4+0.4 pts
51Hamilton County49.2-0.1 pts
52St. Lawrence County49.2-0 pts
53Genesee County49.2-0.2 pts
54Cayuga County49-0.1 pts
55Sullivan County48.9+0.3 pts
56Allegany County48.8-0 pts
57Essex County48.8-0.4 pts
58Seneca County48.6-0.3 pts
59Greene County48.4-0.1 pts
60Jefferson County48.2+0.1 pts
61Franklin County47.6+0.5 pts
62Wyoming County46.4+0.1 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.

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 New York by female population share, 2025) [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 New York 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-york-counties. 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 New York 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-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bronx County, with 53.2% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 46.4% in 2025.

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