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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Washington County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2015, at 53.6%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 43.4%. The median was 51% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.6Washington County
Lowest43.4Hyde County
Median51100 counties
North Carolina51.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Alamance County: 52.5 %Alexander County: 48.9 %Alleghany County: 50.1 %Anson County: 48.3 %Ashe County: 50.5 %Avery County: 45.8 %Beaufort County: 52.1 %Bertie County: 48.9 %Bladen County: 52 %Brunswick County: 51.6 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.3 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.6 %Camden County: 50.8 %Carteret County: 50.9 %Caswell County: 49.1 %Catawba County: 51 %Chatham County: 52 %Cherokee County: 51.5 %Chowan County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.1 %Cleveland County: 51.9 %Columbus County: 50.4 %Craven County: 49.8 %Cumberland County: 50.6 %Currituck County: 50.5 %Dare County: 50.4 %Davidson County: 51.2 %Davie County: 51.2 %Duplin County: 51.5 %Durham County: 52.1 %Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Forsyth County: 52.6 %Franklin County: 50.4 %Gaston County: 51.7 %Gates County: 51 %Graham County: 50.8 %Granville County: 48.5 %Greene County: 44.3 %Guilford County: 52.7 %Halifax County: 52.1 %Harnett County: 50.7 %Haywood County: 51.9 %Henderson County: 52 %Hertford County: 50.5 %Hoke County: 50.6 %Hyde County: 43.4 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Johnston County: 50.9 %Jones County: 51.9 %Lee County: 51.2 %Lenoir County: 52.1 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %McDowell County: 49.7 %Macon County: 51.3 %Madison County: 50.8 %Martin County: 53.4 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 50.9 %Montgomery County: 50.7 %Moore County: 52.2 %Nash County: 52.1 %New Hanover County: 52 %Northampton County: 52 %Onslow County: 45.2 %Orange County: 52.1 %Pamlico County: 48.8 %Pasquotank County: 51 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 51.6 %Person County: 51.5 %Pitt County: 52.9 %Polk County: 52.1 %Randolph County: 50.7 %Richmond County: 51 %Robeson County: 51.8 %Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rowan County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.4 %Sampson County: 51 %Scotland County: 49.7 %Stanly County: 50.4 %Stokes County: 51 %Surry County: 51.3 %Swain County: 51.3 %Transylvania County: 51.8 %Tyrrell County: 47.8 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 53 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 49.8 %Washington County: 53.6 %Watauga County: 51.1 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Wilkes County: 50.6 %Wilson County: 52.7 %Yadkin County: 50.6 %Yancey County: 50.6 %
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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

Washington County: 53.6 %Washington County53.6Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.4 %Martin County53.4Vance County: 53 %Vance County53Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Moore County: 52.2 %Moore County52.2Durham County: 52.1 %Durham County52.1Orange County: 52.1 %Orange County52.1Lenoir County: 52.1 %Lenoir County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Halifax County: 52.1 %Halifax County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Polk County: 52.1 %Polk County52.1Northampton County: 52 %Northampton County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Henderson County: 52 %Henderson County52New Hanover County: 52 %New Hanover County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Jones County: 51.9 %Jones County51.9Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Perquimans County: 51.6 %Perquimans County51.6Brunswick County: 51.6 %Brunswick County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Person County: 51.5 %Person County51.5Cherokee County: 51.5 %Cherokee County51.5Rutherford County: 51.4 %Rutherford County51.4Washington County: 53.6 %Washington County53.6Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.4 %Martin County53.4Vance County: 53 %Vance County53Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Moore County: 52.2 %Moore County52.2Durham County: 52.1 %Durham County52.1Orange County: 52.1 %Orange County52.1Lenoir County: 52.1 %Lenoir County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Halifax County: 52.1 %Halifax County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Polk County: 52.1 %Polk County52.1Northampton County: 52 %Northampton County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Henderson County: 52 %Henderson County52New Hanover County: 52 %New Hanover County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Jones County: 51.9 %Jones County51.9Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Perquimans County: 51.6 %Perquimans County51.6Brunswick County: 51.6 %Brunswick County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Person County: 51.5 %Person County51.5Cherokee County: 51.5 %Cherokee County51.5Rutherford County: 51.4 %Rutherford County51.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Washington County53.6+0.2 pts
2Edgecombe County53.4-0 pts
3Martin County53.4-0 pts
4Vance County53-0.1 pts
5Pitt County52.9-0 pts
6Wilson County52.70 pts
7Guilford County52.7-0 pts
8Chowan County52.7-0.1 pts
9Forsyth County52.6-0 pts
10Alamance County52.5+0.1 pts
11Moore County52.20 pts
12Durham County52.10 pts
13Orange County52.1-0.1 pts
14Lenoir County52.1-0.2 pts
15Nash County52.10 pts
16Halifax County52.1+0.1 pts
17Beaufort County52.1+0.1 pts
18Polk County52.1-0.1 pts
19Northampton County52+0.2 pts
20Chatham County52-0.1 pts
21Bladen County52-0 pts
22Henderson County520 pts
23New Hanover County52+0.1 pts
24Mecklenburg County51.9-0 pts
25Buncombe County51.90 pts
26Jones County51.9+0.6 pts
27Haywood County51.9-0 pts
28Cleveland County51.9-0 pts
29Robeson County51.8-0 pts
30Transylvania County51.8-0 pts
31Gaston County51.7-0 pts
32Rockingham County51.70 pts
33Perquimans County51.6-0.1 pts
34Brunswick County51.6+0.1 pts
35Wake County51.5-0 pts
36Cabarrus County51.5-0 pts
37Duplin County51.5+0.2 pts
37Person County51.5-0 pts
39Cherokee County51.5-0.1 pts
40Rutherford County51.4-0.2 pts
41Swain County51.3-0.1 pts
42Surry County51.3-0 pts
43Macon County51.3-0.1 pts
44Lee County51.2+0.1 pts
45Davidson County51.2+0.1 pts
46Davie County51.2-0 pts
47Wayne County51.1+0.1 pts
48Clay County51.1+0.3 pts
49Watauga County51.1+0.3 pts
50Sampson County51+0.1 pts
51Gates County51-0 pts
52Stokes County51-0.1 pts
53Catawba County51-0.1 pts
53Richmond County51-0 pts
55Pasquotank County51+0.2 pts
56Johnston County50.9-0 pts
57Mitchell County50.9-0.1 pts
58Iredell County50.90 pts
59Jackson County50.90 pts
60Carteret County50.90 pts
61Union County50.80 pts
62Camden County50.8+0.3 pts
63Graham County50.8+0.1 pts
64Madison County50.8+0.3 pts
65Randolph County50.7-0.1 pts
66Montgomery County50.7-0.4 pts
67Harnett County50.7-0 pts
68Yadkin County50.6+0.1 pts
69Yancey County50.6-0 pts
70Caldwell County50.6-0 pts
70Hoke County50.6-0.2 pts
72Wilkes County50.6-0.1 pts
73Cumberland County50.6-0 pts
74Currituck County50.5-0.1 pts
75Ashe County50.5+0.1 pts
76Rowan County50.5-0 pts
77Hertford County50.5+0.1 pts
78Columbus County50.4-0.2 pts
79Stanly County50.40 pts
80Lincoln County50.40 pts
81Franklin County50.4-0 pts
82Dare County50.4-0.1 pts
83Burke County50.30 pts
84Alleghany County50.1-0 pts
85Pender County50.1+0.1 pts
86Warren County49.8+0.3 pts
87Craven County49.8+0.1 pts
88McDowell County49.7+0.1 pts
88Scotland County49.7-0.1 pts
90Caswell County49.1-0.2 pts
91Bertie County48.9-0.4 pts
92Alexander County48.9-0 pts
93Pamlico County48.8+0.2 pts
94Granville County48.5-0.2 pts
95Anson County48.3+0.1 pts
96Tyrrell County47.8-0.5 pts
97Avery County45.8+0.2 pts
98Onslow County45.2-0 pts
99Greene County44.3-0.4 pts
100Hyde County43.4-0.2 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, 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Washington County, with 53.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Hyde County, with 43.4% in 2015.

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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