Counties in New York by female population share

Bronx County had the highest female population share of 62 counties in 2015, at 53.1%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 45.7%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for New York was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.1Bronx County
Lowest45.7Wyoming County
Median50.462 counties
New York51.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 51.6 %Allegany County: 49.1 %Bronx County: 53.1 %Broome County: 51 %Cattaraugus County: 50.2 %Cayuga County: 48.9 %Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chemung County: 50.2 %Chenango County: 50.3 %Clinton County: 49 %Columbia County: 50 %Cortland County: 51.1 %Delaware County: 49.8 %Dutchess County: 50.4 %Erie County: 51.5 %Essex County: 48.5 %Franklin County: 46.2 %Fulton County: 50.1 %Genesee County: 50 %Greene County: 48.1 %Hamilton County: 49.3 %Herkimer County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 47.5 %Kings County: 52.6 %Lewis County: 49.3 %Livingston County: 50.1 %Madison County: 51 %Monroe County: 51.7 %Montgomery County: 50.7 %Nassau County: 51.6 %New York County: 53 %Niagara County: 51.3 %Oneida County: 50.1 %Onondaga County: 51.8 %Ontario County: 51 %Orange County: 50.3 %Orleans County: 50.3 %Oswego County: 50 %Otsego County: 51.6 %Putnam County: 50.2 %Queens County: 51.6 %Rensselaer County: 50.7 %Richmond County: 51.7 %Rockland County: 51.1 %St. Lawrence County: 49 %Saratoga County: 50.7 %Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schuyler County: 50.2 %Seneca County: 48.1 %Steuben County: 50.3 %Suffolk County: 50.9 %Sullivan County: 48.7 %Tioga County: 50.3 %Tompkins County: 50.7 %Ulster County: 50.5 %Warren County: 51 %Washington County: 48.3 %Wayne County: 50.5 %Westchester County: 51.9 %Wyoming County: 45.7 %Yates County: 51.3 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Bronx County: 53.1 %Bronx County53.1New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 51.9 %Westchester County51.9Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Richmond County: 51.7 %Richmond County51.7Nassau County: 51.6 %Nassau County51.6Otsego County: 51.6 %Otsego County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Erie County: 51.5 %Erie County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.3 %Niagara County51.3Yates County: 51.3 %Yates County51.3Cortland County: 51.1 %Cortland County51.1Rockland County: 51.1 %Rockland County51.1Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Ontario County: 51 %Ontario County51Broome County: 51 %Broome County51Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Suffolk County: 50.9 %Suffolk County50.9Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Herkimer County: 50.7 %Herkimer County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Rensselaer County: 50.7 %Rensselaer County50.7Saratoga County: 50.7 %Saratoga County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chautauqua County50.5Ulster County: 50.5 %Ulster County50.5Wayne County: 50.5 %Wayne County50.5Dutchess County: 50.4 %Dutchess County50.4Tioga County: 50.3 %Tioga County50.3Steuben County: 50.3 %Steuben County50.3Chenango County: 50.3 %Chenango County50.3Orange County: 50.3 %Orange County50.3Orleans County: 50.3 %Orleans County50.3Schuyler County: 50.2 %Schuyler County50.2Chemung County: 50.2 %Chemung County50.2Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Cattaraugus County: 50.2 %Cattaraugus County50.2Bronx County: 53.1 %Bronx County53.1New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 51.9 %Westchester County51.9Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Richmond County: 51.7 %Richmond County51.7Nassau County: 51.6 %Nassau County51.6Otsego County: 51.6 %Otsego County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Erie County: 51.5 %Erie County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.3 %Niagara County51.3Yates County: 51.3 %Yates County51.3Cortland County: 51.1 %Cortland County51.1Rockland County: 51.1 %Rockland County51.1Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Ontario County: 51 %Ontario County51Broome County: 51 %Broome County51Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Suffolk County: 50.9 %Suffolk County50.9Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Herkimer County: 50.7 %Herkimer County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Rensselaer County: 50.7 %Rensselaer County50.7Saratoga County: 50.7 %Saratoga County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chautauqua County50.5Ulster County: 50.5 %Ulster County50.5Wayne County: 50.5 %Wayne County50.5Dutchess County: 50.4 %Dutchess County50.4Tioga County: 50.3 %Tioga County50.3Steuben County: 50.3 %Steuben County50.3Chenango County: 50.3 %Chenango County50.3Orange County: 50.3 %Orange County50.3Orleans County: 50.3 %Orleans County50.3Schuyler County: 50.2 %Schuyler County50.2Chemung County: 50.2 %Chemung County50.2Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Cattaraugus County: 50.2 %Cattaraugus County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Bronx County53.1-0 pts
2New York County53-0 pts
3Kings County52.6-0 pts
4Westchester County51.9-0 pts
5Onondaga County51.8-0 pts
6Monroe County51.7-0 pts
7Richmond County51.7-0 pts
8Nassau County51.60 pts
9Otsego County51.60 pts
10Queens County51.6-0 pts
11Albany County51.60 pts
12Erie County51.5-0 pts
13Schenectady County51.40 pts
14Niagara County51.3-0 pts
15Yates County51.30 pts
16Cortland County51.1+0.1 pts
17Rockland County51.1+0.1 pts
18Madison County51+0.1 pts
19Ontario County510 pts
20Broome County51-0 pts
21Warren County51-0 pts
22Suffolk County50.9+0.1 pts
23Montgomery County50.7-0.1 pts
24Herkimer County50.70 pts
25Tompkins County50.7-0 pts
26Rensselaer County50.7+0.1 pts
27Saratoga County50.7-0.1 pts
28Chautauqua County50.50 pts
29Ulster County50.5+0.1 pts
30Wayne County50.5-0 pts
31Dutchess County50.40 pts
32Tioga County50.30 pts
33Steuben County50.3+0.1 pts
34Chenango County50.3+0.2 pts
35Orange County50.3+0.1 pts
36Orleans County50.3+0.1 pts
37Schuyler County50.2-0.1 pts
38Chemung County50.2-0 pts
39Putnam County50.20 pts
40Cattaraugus County50.2-0.1 pts
41Fulton County50.1-0.3 pts
42Schoharie County50.1-0.1 pts
43Livingston County50.1-0 pts
44Oneida County50.1-0 pts
45Oswego County50+0.1 pts
46Genesee County50-0.1 pts
47Columbia County50-0 pts
48Delaware County49.8+0.1 pts
49Lewis County49.3-0.1 pts
50Hamilton County49.3+0.4 pts
51Allegany County49.1-0.2 pts
52St. Lawrence County49-0 pts
53Clinton County49+0.2 pts
54Cayuga County48.9-0 pts
55Sullivan County48.7-0 pts
56Essex County48.5+0.2 pts
57Washington County48.3-0 pts
58Greene County48.1+0.1 pts
59Seneca County48.1+0.2 pts
60Jefferson County47.5-0.2 pts
61Franklin County46.2+0.3 pts
62Wyoming County45.7-0 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 New York by female population share, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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-york-counties?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Bronx County, with 53.1% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 45.7% in 2015.

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