Counties in New York by female population share

Bronx County had the highest female population share of 62 counties in 2018, at 53.1%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 46.1%. 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
Lowest46.1Wyoming County
Median50.462 counties
New York51.6History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 51.6 %Allegany County: 49 %Bronx County: 53.1 %Broome County: 51.2 %Cattaraugus County: 50 %Cayuga County: 48.9 %Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chemung County: 50.3 %Chenango County: 50 %Clinton County: 49 %Columbia County: 50.4 %Cortland County: 50.6 %Delaware County: 49.6 %Dutchess County: 50.5 %Erie County: 51.5 %Essex County: 49 %Franklin County: 46.5 %Fulton County: 50 %Genesee County: 49.7 %Greene County: 48 %Hamilton County: 49.2 %Herkimer County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 47.7 %Kings County: 52.6 %Lewis County: 49.2 %Livingston County: 50.3 %Madison County: 50.9 %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: 51.1 %Orange County: 50.4 %Orleans County: 49.9 %Oswego County: 50.1 %Otsego County: 51.8 %Putnam County: 50.2 %Queens County: 51.6 %Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Richmond County: 51.6 %Rockland County: 51 %St. Lawrence County: 49 %Saratoga County: 50.7 %Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schuyler County: 50.4 %Seneca County: 48.1 %Steuben County: 50.2 %Suffolk County: 51 %Sullivan County: 48.5 %Tioga County: 50.2 %Tompkins County: 50.7 %Ulster County: 50.4 %Warren County: 50.8 %Washington County: 48.3 %Wayne County: 50.3 %Westchester County: 52.1 %Wyoming County: 46.1 %Yates County: 51.2 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Bronx County: 53.1 %Bronx County53.1New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Otsego County: 51.8 %Otsego County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Nassau County: 51.6 %Nassau County51.6Richmond County: 51.6 %Richmond County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Erie County: 51.5 %Erie County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.3 %Niagara County51.3Yates County: 51.2 %Yates County51.2Broome County: 51.2 %Broome County51.2Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Rockland County: 51 %Rockland County51Madison County: 50.9 %Madison County50.9Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Saratoga County: 50.7 %Saratoga County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Herkimer County: 50.5 %Herkimer County50.5Dutchess County: 50.5 %Dutchess County50.5Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chautauqua County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Ulster County: 50.4 %Ulster County50.4Schuyler County: 50.4 %Schuyler County50.4Orange County: 50.4 %Orange County50.4Columbia County: 50.4 %Columbia County50.4Livingston County: 50.3 %Livingston County50.3Chemung County: 50.3 %Chemung County50.3Wayne County: 50.3 %Wayne County50.3Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2Steuben County: 50.2 %Steuben County50.2Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schoharie County50.1Bronx County: 53.1 %Bronx County53.1New York County: 53 %New York County53Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Otsego County: 51.8 %Otsego County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Albany County: 51.6 %Albany County51.6Nassau County: 51.6 %Nassau County51.6Richmond County: 51.6 %Richmond County51.6Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Erie County: 51.5 %Erie County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.3 %Niagara County51.3Yates County: 51.2 %Yates County51.2Broome County: 51.2 %Broome County51.2Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Rockland County: 51 %Rockland County51Madison County: 50.9 %Madison County50.9Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Saratoga County: 50.7 %Saratoga County50.7Tompkins County: 50.7 %Tompkins County50.7Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Herkimer County: 50.5 %Herkimer County50.5Dutchess County: 50.5 %Dutchess County50.5Chautauqua County: 50.5 %Chautauqua County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Ulster County: 50.4 %Ulster County50.4Schuyler County: 50.4 %Schuyler County50.4Orange County: 50.4 %Orange County50.4Columbia County: 50.4 %Columbia County50.4Livingston County: 50.3 %Livingston County50.3Chemung County: 50.3 %Chemung County50.3Wayne County: 50.3 %Wayne County50.3Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2Steuben County: 50.2 %Steuben County50.2Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schoharie County50.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Bronx County53.10 pts
2New York County530 pts
3Kings County52.60 pts
4Westchester County52.1+0.1 pts
5Onondaga County51.80 pts
6Otsego County51.80 pts
7Monroe County51.70 pts
8Albany County51.60 pts
9Nassau County51.60 pts
10Richmond County51.6-0 pts
11Queens County51.6-0 pts
12Erie County51.5-0 pts
13Schenectady County51.40 pts
14Niagara County51.30 pts
15Yates County51.2+0.1 pts
16Broome County51.2+0.1 pts
17Ontario County51.10 pts
18Suffolk County510 pts
19Rockland County51-0 pts
20Madison County50.90 pts
21Warren County50.8-0.1 pts
22Saratoga County50.7+0.1 pts
23Tompkins County50.70 pts
24Montgomery County50.7-0 pts
25Cortland County50.6-0.2 pts
26Herkimer County50.5-0.1 pts
27Dutchess County50.50 pts
28Chautauqua County50.5-0.1 pts
29Rensselaer County50.5-0.1 pts
30Ulster County50.4-0 pts
31Schuyler County50.4+0.1 pts
32Orange County50.4+0.1 pts
33Columbia County50.4+0.1 pts
34Livingston County50.3+0.1 pts
35Chemung County50.30 pts
36Wayne County50.3-0 pts
37Putnam County50.20 pts
38Tioga County50.2-0.1 pts
39Steuben County50.2-0 pts
40Schoharie County50.10 pts
41Oneida County50.10 pts
42Oswego County50.1+0.1 pts
43Fulton County50+0.1 pts
44Chenango County50-0.1 pts
45Cattaraugus County50-0.1 pts
46Orleans County49.9-0.2 pts
47Genesee County49.7-0.1 pts
48Delaware County49.6-0.1 pts
49Lewis County49.2-0.1 pts
50Hamilton County49.20 pts
51St. Lawrence County490 pts
52Essex County49+0.3 pts
53Allegany County490 pts
54Clinton County49+0.1 pts
55Cayuga County48.9-0 pts
56Sullivan County48.5-0.1 pts
57Washington County48.30 pts
58Seneca County48.1-0 pts
59Greene County48+0.1 pts
60Jefferson County47.7+0.1 pts
61Franklin County46.5+0.2 pts
62Wyoming County46.1-0.1 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bronx County, with 53.1% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 46.1% in 2018.

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