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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Edgecombe County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2014, at 53.4%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 43.6%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.4Edgecombe County
Lowest43.6Hyde County
Median51.1100 counties
North Carolina51.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 52.4 %Alexander County: 48.9 %Alleghany County: 50.1 %Anson County: 48.1 %Ashe County: 50.5 %Avery County: 45.5 %Beaufort County: 52 %Bertie County: 49.3 %Bladen County: 52 %Brunswick County: 51.5 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.2 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.7 %Camden County: 50.5 %Carteret County: 50.8 %Caswell County: 49.2 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51.5 %Chowan County: 52.7 %Clay County: 50.7 %Cleveland County: 51.9 %Columbus County: 50.7 %Craven County: 49.7 %Cumberland County: 50.6 %Currituck County: 50.6 %Dare County: 50.5 %Davidson County: 51.1 %Davie County: 51.2 %Duplin County: 51.3 %Durham County: 52.1 %Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Forsyth County: 52.6 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Gaston County: 51.8 %Gates County: 51.1 %Graham County: 50.7 %Granville County: 48.8 %Greene County: 44.7 %Guilford County: 52.7 %Halifax County: 52 %Harnett County: 50.7 %Haywood County: 51.9 %Henderson County: 52 %Hertford County: 50.4 %Hoke County: 50.8 %Hyde County: 43.6 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Johnston County: 51 %Jones County: 51.3 %Lee County: 51.2 %Lenoir County: 52.3 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %McDowell County: 49.6 %Macon County: 51.3 %Madison County: 50.5 %Martin County: 53.4 %Mecklenburg County: 52 %Mitchell County: 51 %Montgomery County: 51.1 %Moore County: 52.1 %Nash County: 52.1 %New Hanover County: 51.9 %Northampton County: 51.8 %Onslow County: 45.2 %Orange County: 52.3 %Pamlico County: 48.6 %Pasquotank County: 50.8 %Pender County: 50 %Perquimans County: 51.7 %Person County: 51.5 %Pitt County: 52.9 %Polk County: 52.2 %Randolph County: 50.8 %Richmond County: 51.1 %Robeson County: 51.8 %Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rowan County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.5 %Sampson County: 51 %Scotland County: 49.7 %Stanly County: 50.4 %Stokes County: 51.1 %Surry County: 51.3 %Swain County: 51.4 %Transylvania County: 51.8 %Tyrrell County: 48.3 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 53.1 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 49.5 %Washington County: 53.3 %Watauga County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 51 %Wilkes County: 50.7 %Wilson County: 52.7 %Yadkin County: 50.6 %Yancey County: 50.7 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.4 %Martin County53.4Washington County: 53.3 %Washington County53.3Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Alamance County: 52.4 %Alamance County52.4Lenoir County: 52.3 %Lenoir County52.3Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Polk County: 52.2 %Polk County52.2Moore County: 52.1 %Moore County52.1Durham County: 52.1 %Durham County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Mecklenburg County: 52 %Mecklenburg County52Henderson County: 52 %Henderson County52Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9New Hanover County: 51.9 %New Hanover County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Northampton County: 51.8 %Northampton County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Perquimans County: 51.7 %Perquimans County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Rutherford County: 51.5 %Rutherford County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cherokee County: 51.5 %Cherokee County51.5Brunswick County: 51.5 %Brunswick County51.5Person County: 51.5 %Person County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Swain County: 51.4 %Swain County51.4Macon County: 51.3 %Macon County51.3Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.4 %Martin County53.4Washington County: 53.3 %Washington County53.3Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Alamance County: 52.4 %Alamance County52.4Lenoir County: 52.3 %Lenoir County52.3Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Polk County: 52.2 %Polk County52.2Moore County: 52.1 %Moore County52.1Durham County: 52.1 %Durham County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Mecklenburg County: 52 %Mecklenburg County52Henderson County: 52 %Henderson County52Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9New Hanover County: 51.9 %New Hanover County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Northampton County: 51.8 %Northampton County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Perquimans County: 51.7 %Perquimans County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Rutherford County: 51.5 %Rutherford County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cherokee County: 51.5 %Cherokee County51.5Brunswick County: 51.5 %Brunswick County51.5Person County: 51.5 %Person County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Swain County: 51.4 %Swain County51.4Macon County: 51.3 %Macon County51.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Edgecombe County53.4-0 pts
2Martin County53.4+0.2 pts
3Washington County53.3+0.1 pts
4Vance County53.1-0.1 pts
5Pitt County52.9-0 pts
6Chowan County52.7+0.2 pts
7Guilford County52.7+0.1 pts
8Wilson County52.7+0.1 pts
9Forsyth County52.60 pts
10Alamance County52.4-0 pts
11Lenoir County52.3-0.1 pts
12Orange County52.3-0.1 pts
13Polk County52.2+0.2 pts
14Moore County52.1-0 pts
15Durham County52.10 pts
16Chatham County52.1+0.2 pts
17Nash County52.1+0.1 pts
18Halifax County52-0.1 pts
19Bladen County52-0 pts
20Beaufort County52+0.1 pts
20Mecklenburg County52+0.1 pts
22Henderson County52+0.1 pts
23Haywood County51.90 pts
24Buncombe County51.90 pts
25New Hanover County51.9+0.1 pts
26Cleveland County51.9-0.1 pts
27Robeson County51.8+0.2 pts
28Northampton County51.8-0.3 pts
29Transylvania County51.8-0.1 pts
30Gaston County51.8-0 pts
31Perquimans County51.7-0.2 pts
32Rockingham County51.7-0 pts
33Rutherford County51.5-0.1 pts
34Wake County51.5+0.1 pts
35Cherokee County51.5+0.1 pts
36Brunswick County51.5+0.1 pts
37Person County51.50 pts
38Cabarrus County51.50 pts
39Swain County51.4-0.1 pts
40Macon County51.3-0 pts
41Surry County51.30 pts
42Duplin County51.3+0.2 pts
43Jones County51.3-0.1 pts
44Davie County51.2-0.1 pts
45Lee County51.2-0.2 pts
46Davidson County51.1+0.1 pts
47Stokes County51.1-0.1 pts
48Catawba County51.10 pts
49Montgomery County51.1-0.1 pts
50Gates County51.1-0.2 pts
50Richmond County51.10 pts
52Mitchell County51-0.1 pts
53Wayne County51+0.1 pts
54Sampson County51-0.1 pts
55Johnston County510 pts
56Iredell County50.9+0.1 pts
57Jackson County50.9-0.1 pts
58Hoke County50.8-0.1 pts
59Randolph County50.8-0 pts
60Carteret County50.8+0.1 pts
61Union County50.80 pts
62Pasquotank County50.8-0.3 pts
63Clay County50.70 pts
64Watauga County50.7+0.2 pts
65Yancey County50.7-0.1 pts
66Harnett County50.7-0.1 pts
67Wilkes County50.70 pts
68Graham County50.7-0.4 pts
69Caldwell County50.7-0 pts
70Columbus County50.70 pts
71Currituck County50.6-0.1 pts
72Cumberland County50.6+0.1 pts
73Yadkin County50.60 pts
74Rowan County50.5-0 pts
75Madison County50.5+0.1 pts
76Camden County50.5-0.1 pts
77Dare County50.5+0.1 pts
78Ashe County50.5-0.3 pts
79Franklin County50.40 pts
80Hertford County50.4-0.1 pts
81Stanly County50.40 pts
82Lincoln County50.3-0 pts
83Burke County50.2-0.1 pts
84Alleghany County50.1-0.2 pts
85Pender County50-0.2 pts
86Scotland County49.7-0.6 pts
87Craven County49.70 pts
88McDowell County49.6-0.1 pts
89Warren County49.5+0.2 pts
90Bertie County49.3-0.9 pts
91Caswell County49.20 pts
92Alexander County48.9-0.1 pts
93Granville County48.8+0.1 pts
94Pamlico County48.6-0.1 pts
95Tyrrell County48.3+0.5 pts
96Anson County48.1-0.7 pts
97Avery County45.5-0.2 pts
98Onslow County45.2+0.6 pts
99Greene County44.7-0.7 pts
100Hyde County43.6-0.5 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 North Carolina by female population share, 2014) [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 North Carolina by female population share, 2014. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2014. 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 North Carolina by female population share, 2014. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2014.

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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 North Carolina by female population share, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/north-carolina-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Edgecombe County, with 53.4% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Hyde County, with 43.6% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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