Counties in New York by female population share

Bronx County had the highest female population share of 62 counties in 2021, at 53.2%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 46.5%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for New York was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.2Bronx County
Lowest46.5Wyoming County
Median50.462 counties
New York51.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 51.8 %Allegany County: 48.9 %Bronx County: 53.2 %Broome County: 51.2 %Cattaraugus County: 49.8 %Cayuga County: 49.2 %Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chemung County: 50.2 %Chenango County: 50.2 %Clinton County: 49.6 %Columbia County: 50.3 %Cortland County: 50.6 %Delaware County: 49.6 %Dutchess County: 50.7 %Erie County: 51.4 %Essex County: 49.2 %Franklin County: 47.7 %Fulton County: 50.3 %Genesee County: 49.6 %Greene County: 48.5 %Hamilton County: 49.3 %Herkimer County: 50.4 %Jefferson County: 47.7 %Kings County: 52.7 %Lewis County: 49.6 %Livingston County: 50.4 %Madison County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 51.7 %Montgomery County: 50.5 %Nassau County: 51.5 %New York County: 53.1 %Niagara County: 51.2 %Oneida County: 50.2 %Onondaga County: 51.8 %Ontario County: 51.2 %Orange County: 50.5 %Orleans County: 49.8 %Oswego County: 50.1 %Otsego County: 52.3 %Putnam County: 50.2 %Queens County: 51.6 %Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockland County: 50.9 %St. Lawrence County: 49.4 %Saratoga County: 51 %Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schoharie County: 50.1 %Schuyler County: 50.3 %Seneca County: 48.7 %Steuben County: 50.2 %Suffolk County: 51 %Sullivan County: 48.6 %Tioga County: 50.2 %Tompkins County: 50.9 %Ulster County: 50.7 %Warren County: 50.8 %Washington County: 48.4 %Wayne County: 50.1 %Westchester County: 52.1 %Wyoming County: 46.5 %Yates County: 51 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53.1 %New York County53.1Kings County: 52.7 %Kings County52.7Otsego County: 52.3 %Otsego County52.3Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Albany County: 51.8 %Albany County51.8Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Nassau County: 51.5 %Nassau County51.5Richmond County: 51.5 %Richmond County51.5Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.2 %Niagara County51.2Ontario County: 51.2 %Ontario County51.2Broome County: 51.2 %Broome County51.2Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Saratoga County: 51 %Saratoga County51Yates County: 51 %Yates County51Tompkins County: 50.9 %Tompkins County50.9Rockland County: 50.9 %Rockland County50.9Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Madison County: 50.8 %Madison County50.8Dutchess County: 50.7 %Dutchess County50.7Ulster County: 50.7 %Ulster County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chautauqua County50.6Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Orange County: 50.5 %Orange County50.5Herkimer County: 50.4 %Herkimer County50.4Livingston County: 50.4 %Livingston County50.4Schuyler County: 50.3 %Schuyler County50.3Columbia County: 50.3 %Columbia County50.3Fulton County: 50.3 %Fulton County50.3Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2Chemung County: 50.2 %Chemung County50.2Oneida County: 50.2 %Oneida County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2Bronx County: 53.2 %Bronx County53.2New York County: 53.1 %New York County53.1Kings County: 52.7 %Kings County52.7Otsego County: 52.3 %Otsego County52.3Westchester County: 52.1 %Westchester County52.1Albany County: 51.8 %Albany County51.8Onondaga County: 51.8 %Onondaga County51.8Monroe County: 51.7 %Monroe County51.7Queens County: 51.6 %Queens County51.6Nassau County: 51.5 %Nassau County51.5Richmond County: 51.5 %Richmond County51.5Erie County: 51.4 %Erie County51.4Schenectady County: 51.4 %Schenectady County51.4Niagara County: 51.2 %Niagara County51.2Ontario County: 51.2 %Ontario County51.2Broome County: 51.2 %Broome County51.2Suffolk County: 51 %Suffolk County51Saratoga County: 51 %Saratoga County51Yates County: 51 %Yates County51Tompkins County: 50.9 %Tompkins County50.9Rockland County: 50.9 %Rockland County50.9Warren County: 50.8 %Warren County50.8Madison County: 50.8 %Madison County50.8Dutchess County: 50.7 %Dutchess County50.7Ulster County: 50.7 %Ulster County50.7Chautauqua County: 50.6 %Chautauqua County50.6Cortland County: 50.6 %Cortland County50.6Rensselaer County: 50.5 %Rensselaer County50.5Montgomery County: 50.5 %Montgomery County50.5Orange County: 50.5 %Orange County50.5Herkimer County: 50.4 %Herkimer County50.4Livingston County: 50.4 %Livingston County50.4Schuyler County: 50.3 %Schuyler County50.3Columbia County: 50.3 %Columbia County50.3Fulton County: 50.3 %Fulton County50.3Putnam County: 50.2 %Putnam County50.2Chenango County: 50.2 %Chenango County50.2Chemung County: 50.2 %Chemung County50.2Oneida County: 50.2 %Oneida County50.2Tioga County: 50.2 %Tioga County50.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Bronx County53.2-0 pts
2New York County53.10 pts
3Kings County52.7+0.1 pts
4Otsego County52.3+0.4 pts
5Westchester County52.1-0 pts
6Albany County51.8+0.1 pts
7Onondaga County51.80 pts
8Monroe County51.7-0 pts
9Queens County51.60 pts
10Nassau County51.5-0 pts
11Richmond County51.5-0 pts
12Erie County51.40 pts
13Schenectady County51.4-0.1 pts
14Niagara County51.20 pts
15Ontario County51.2+0.1 pts
16Broome County51.2+0.1 pts
17Suffolk County51-0 pts
18Saratoga County510 pts
19Yates County51-0.1 pts
20Tompkins County50.9+0.1 pts
21Rockland County50.9-0 pts
22Warren County50.8-0.1 pts
23Madison County50.8-0.1 pts
24Dutchess County50.7-0.1 pts
25Ulster County50.7+0.2 pts
26Chautauqua County50.60 pts
27Cortland County50.6-0 pts
28Rensselaer County50.5-0 pts
29Montgomery County50.5-0.2 pts
30Orange County50.5-0 pts
31Herkimer County50.4-0.1 pts
32Livingston County50.4-0.1 pts
33Schuyler County50.30 pts
34Columbia County50.30 pts
35Fulton County50.3+0.1 pts
36Putnam County50.20 pts
37Chenango County50.20 pts
38Chemung County50.2-0.3 pts
39Oneida County50.20 pts
40Tioga County50.2-0.1 pts
41Steuben County50.20 pts
42Wayne County50.1-0 pts
43Schoharie County50.1-0.1 pts
44Oswego County50.1-0 pts
45Orleans County49.80 pts
46Cattaraugus County49.8-0 pts
47Delaware County49.6-0 pts
48Clinton County49.6+0.4 pts
49Genesee County49.6-0.1 pts
50Lewis County49.6+0.1 pts
51St. Lawrence County49.4+0.2 pts
52Hamilton County49.3+0.3 pts
53Essex County49.2-0.1 pts
54Cayuga County49.2+0.1 pts
55Allegany County48.9-0.1 pts
56Seneca County48.7+0.1 pts
57Sullivan County48.6+0.1 pts
58Greene County48.5-0 pts
59Washington County48.40 pts
60Franklin County47.7+0.5 pts
61Jefferson County47.7-0.2 pts
62Wyoming County46.5+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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bronx County, with 53.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 46.5% in 2021.

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