Counties in New York by female population share

Bronx County had the highest female population share of 62 counties in 2020, 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, 2020

Albany County: 51.7 %Allegany County: 49 %Bronx County: 53.2 %Broome County: 51.1 %Cattaraugus County: 49.8 %Cayuga County: 49 %Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chemung County: 50.5 %Chenango County: 50.2 %Clinton County: 49.2 %Columbia County: 50.3 %Cortland County: 50.6 %Delaware County: 49.7 %Dutchess County: 50.8 %Erie County: 51.4 %Essex County: 49.3 %Franklin County: 47.2 %Fulton County: 50.2 %Genesee County: 49.7 %Greene County: 48.5 %Hamilton County: 49.1 %Herkimer County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 47.9 %Kings County: 52.6 %Lewis County: 49.5 %Livingston County: 50.5 %Madison County: 50.9 %Monroe County: 51.8 %Montgomery County: 50.7 %Nassau County: 51.5 %New York County: 53.1 %Niagara County: 51.2 %Oneida County: 50.1 %Onondaga County: 51.7 %Ontario County: 51.1 %Orange County: 50.5 %Orleans County: 49.8 %Oswego County: 50.1 %Otsego County: 51.8 %Putnam County: 50.2 %Queens County: 51.6 %Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockland County: 50.9 %St. Lawrence County: 49.1 %Saratoga County: 51 %Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schoharie County: 50.2 %Schuyler County: 50.3 %Seneca County: 48.6 %Steuben County: 50.1 %Suffolk County: 51 %Sullivan County: 48.6 %Tioga County: 50.2 %Tompkins County: 50.8 %Ulster County: 50.5 %Warren County: 50.9 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wayne County: 50.2 %Westchester County: 52.1 %Wyoming County: 46.4 %Yates County: 51.1 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53.1 %New York County53.1Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Otsego County: 51.8 %Otsego County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Onondaga County: 51.7 %Onondaga County51.7Albany County: 51.7 %Albany County51.7Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Nassau County: 51.5 %Nassau County51.5Richmond County: 51.5 %Richmond County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Niagara County: 51.2 %Niagara County51.2Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Yates County: 51.1 %Yates County51.1Broome County: 51.1 %Broome County51.1Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Saratoga County: 51 %Saratoga County51Warren County: 50.9 %Warren County50.9Rockland County: 50.9 %Rockland County50.9Madison County: 50.9 %Madison County50.9Dutchess County: 50.8 %Dutchess County50.8Tompkins County: 50.8 %Tompkins County50.8Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chautauqua County50.6Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Livingston County: 50.5 %Livingston County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Orange County: 50.5 %Orange County50.5Ulster County: 50.5 %Ulster County50.5Herkimer County: 50.5 %Herkimer County50.5Chemung County: 50.5 %Chemung County50.5Columbia County: 50.3 %Columbia County50.3Schuyler County: 50.3 %Schuyler County50.3Schoharie County: 50.2 %Schoharie County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2Fulton County: 50.2 %Fulton County50.2Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53.1 %New York County53.1Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Otsego County: 51.8 %Otsego County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Onondaga County: 51.7 %Onondaga County51.7Albany County: 51.7 %Albany County51.7Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Nassau County: 51.5 %Nassau County51.5Richmond County: 51.5 %Richmond County51.5Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Niagara County: 51.2 %Niagara County51.2Ontario County: 51.1 %Ontario County51.1Yates County: 51.1 %Yates County51.1Broome County: 51.1 %Broome County51.1Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Saratoga County: 51 %Saratoga County51Warren County: 50.9 %Warren County50.9Rockland County: 50.9 %Rockland County50.9Madison County: 50.9 %Madison County50.9Dutchess County: 50.8 %Dutchess County50.8Tompkins County: 50.8 %Tompkins County50.8Montgomery County: 50.7 %Montgomery County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chautauqua County50.6Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Livingston County: 50.5 %Livingston County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Orange County: 50.5 %Orange County50.5Ulster County: 50.5 %Ulster County50.5Herkimer County: 50.5 %Herkimer County50.5Chemung County: 50.5 %Chemung County50.5Columbia County: 50.3 %Columbia County50.3Schuyler County: 50.3 %Schuyler County50.3Schoharie County: 50.2 %Schoharie County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2Fulton County: 50.2 %Fulton County50.2Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Bronx County53.20 pts
2New York County53.1+0.1 pts
3Kings County52.60 pts
4Westchester County52.10 pts
5Otsego County51.8-0 pts
6Monroe County51.80 pts
7Onondaga County51.7-0 pts
8Albany County51.70 pts
9Queens County51.60 pts
10Nassau County51.5-0.1 pts
11Richmond County51.5-0 pts
12Schenectady County51.4-0.1 pts
13Erie County51.4-0 pts
14Niagara County51.2-0 pts
15Ontario County51.1-0 pts
16Yates County51.1-0.1 pts
17Broome County51.1-0 pts
18Suffolk County510 pts
19Saratoga County51+0.1 pts
20Warren County50.90 pts
21Rockland County50.9-0 pts
22Madison County50.9-0.1 pts
23Dutchess County50.8+0.1 pts
24Tompkins County50.80 pts
25Montgomery County50.7-0 pts
26Chautauqua County50.6+0.1 pts
27Cortland County50.6+0.1 pts
28Livingston County50.5+0.2 pts
29Rensselaer County50.5+0.1 pts
30Orange County50.50 pts
31Ulster County50.5+0.1 pts
32Herkimer County50.5-0.1 pts
33Chemung County50.5+0.1 pts
34Columbia County50.3-0.2 pts
35Schuyler County50.3-0.1 pts
36Schoharie County50.20 pts
37Tioga County50.20 pts
38Fulton County50.2+0.1 pts
39Putnam County50.2-0 pts
40Chenango County50.2+0.1 pts
41Wayne County50.2-0 pts
42Oneida County50.1+0.1 pts
43Oswego County50.1-0 pts
43Steuben County50.1-0.1 pts
45Orleans County49.8-0.1 pts
46Cattaraugus County49.8-0.1 pts
47Genesee County49.70 pts
48Delaware County49.7-0 pts
49Lewis County49.5+0.3 pts
50Essex County49.3+0.3 pts
51Clinton County49.2+0.1 pts
52St. Lawrence County49.10 pts
53Hamilton County49.1+0.1 pts
54Cayuga County49+0.1 pts
55Allegany County490 pts
56Seneca County48.6+0.4 pts
57Sullivan County48.6-0.1 pts
58Greene County48.5+0.2 pts
59Washington County48.4-0 pts
60Jefferson County47.90 pts
61Franklin County47.2+0.5 pts
62Wyoming County46.4+0.2 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bronx County, with 53.2% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 46.4% in 2020.

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