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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Washington County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2016, at 53.5%. Greene 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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Highest53.5Washington County
Lowest43.6Greene County
Median51.1100 counties
North Carolina51.4History

Map of counties, 2016

Alamance County: 52.5 %Alexander County: 48.9 %Alleghany County: 49.9 %Anson County: 48.9 %Ashe County: 50.6 %Avery County: 45.6 %Beaufort County: 52.2 %Bertie County: 50 %Bladen County: 51.9 %Brunswick County: 51.7 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.3 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.6 %Camden County: 50.3 %Carteret County: 50.9 %Caswell County: 48.7 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51.3 %Chowan County: 52.8 %Clay County: 50.9 %Cleveland County: 51.8 %Columbus County: 50.4 %Craven County: 49.9 %Cumberland County: 50.6 %Currituck County: 50.6 %Dare County: 50.4 %Davidson County: 51.2 %Davie County: 51.2 %Duplin County: 51.5 %Durham County: 52.2 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.5 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Gaston County: 51.7 %Gates County: 50.9 %Graham County: 50.4 %Granville County: 48.4 %Greene County: 43.6 %Guilford County: 52.7 %Halifax County: 51.9 %Harnett County: 50.6 %Haywood County: 51.9 %Henderson County: 51.9 %Hertford County: 51.1 %Hoke County: 50.8 %Hyde County: 43.8 %Iredell County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Johnston County: 51 %Jones County: 51.8 %Lee County: 51.3 %Lenoir County: 52.2 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %McDowell County: 49.7 %Macon County: 51.3 %Madison County: 50.6 %Martin County: 53.2 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.1 %Montgomery County: 50.6 %Moore County: 52.1 %Nash County: 52.1 %New Hanover County: 52.1 %Northampton County: 51.9 %Onslow County: 45.7 %Orange County: 52.2 %Pamlico County: 48.8 %Pasquotank County: 51 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 51.5 %Person County: 51.6 %Pitt County: 52.8 %Polk County: 51.9 %Randolph County: 50.7 %Richmond County: 51.1 %Robeson County: 51.8 %Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rowan County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.4 %Sampson County: 50.9 %Scotland County: 49.4 %Stanly County: 50.4 %Stokes County: 51.1 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 51.4 %Transylvania County: 51.7 %Tyrrell County: 49.3 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 52.9 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 53.5 %Watauga County: 51.1 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Wilkes County: 50.6 %Wilson County: 52.6 %Yadkin County: 50.6 %Yancey County: 50.7 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Washington County: 53.5 %Washington County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Vance County: 52.9 %Vance County52.9Pitt County: 52.8 %Pitt County52.8Chowan County: 52.8 %Chowan County52.8Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Forsyth County: 52.5 %Forsyth County52.5Orange County: 52.2 %Orange County52.2Durham County: 52.2 %Durham County52.2Lenoir County: 52.2 %Lenoir County52.2Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2New Hanover County: 52.1 %New Hanover County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Moore County: 52.1 %Moore County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Henderson County: 51.9 %Henderson County51.9Bladen County: 51.9 %Bladen County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Polk County: 51.9 %Polk County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Northampton County: 51.9 %Northampton County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Jones County: 51.8 %Jones County51.8Brunswick County: 51.7 %Brunswick County51.7Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Transylvania County: 51.7 %Transylvania County51.7Person County: 51.6 %Person County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Perquimans County: 51.5 %Perquimans County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Rutherford County: 51.4 %Rutherford County51.4Surry County: 51.4 %Surry County51.4Washington County: 53.5 %Washington County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Vance County: 52.9 %Vance County52.9Pitt County: 52.8 %Pitt County52.8Chowan County: 52.8 %Chowan County52.8Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Forsyth County: 52.5 %Forsyth County52.5Orange County: 52.2 %Orange County52.2Durham County: 52.2 %Durham County52.2Lenoir County: 52.2 %Lenoir County52.2Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2New Hanover County: 52.1 %New Hanover County52.1Nash County: 52.1 %Nash County52.1Moore County: 52.1 %Moore County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Henderson County: 51.9 %Henderson County51.9Bladen County: 51.9 %Bladen County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Haywood County: 51.9 %Haywood County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Polk County: 51.9 %Polk County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Northampton County: 51.9 %Northampton County51.9Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Jones County: 51.8 %Jones County51.8Brunswick County: 51.7 %Brunswick County51.7Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Transylvania County: 51.7 %Transylvania County51.7Person County: 51.6 %Person County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Perquimans County: 51.5 %Perquimans County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Rutherford County: 51.4 %Rutherford County51.4Surry County: 51.4 %Surry County51.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Washington County53.5-0.1 pts
2Edgecombe County53.3-0.1 pts
3Martin County53.2-0.1 pts
4Vance County52.9-0 pts
5Pitt County52.8-0 pts
6Chowan County52.8+0.1 pts
7Guilford County52.70 pts
8Wilson County52.6-0.1 pts
9Alamance County52.50 pts
10Forsyth County52.5-0 pts
11Orange County52.2+0.1 pts
12Durham County52.2+0.1 pts
13Lenoir County52.2+0.1 pts
14Beaufort County52.2+0.1 pts
15New Hanover County52.1+0.2 pts
16Nash County52.10 pts
17Moore County52.1-0.1 pts
18Chatham County52.1+0.1 pts
19Henderson County51.9-0 pts
20Bladen County51.9-0.1 pts
21Mecklenburg County51.9-0 pts
22Haywood County51.90 pts
23Halifax County51.9-0.2 pts
24Polk County51.9-0.2 pts
25Buncombe County51.9-0.1 pts
26Northampton County51.9-0.2 pts
27Robeson County51.8-0 pts
28Cleveland County51.8-0.1 pts
29Jones County51.8-0.1 pts
30Brunswick County51.7+0.2 pts
31Gaston County51.7-0 pts
32Rockingham County51.7-0 pts
32Transylvania County51.7-0.1 pts
34Person County51.6+0.1 pts
35Wake County51.5-0 pts
36Duplin County51.50 pts
37Perquimans County51.5-0.1 pts
38Cabarrus County51.50 pts
39Rutherford County51.4+0.1 pts
40Surry County51.4+0.1 pts
41Swain County51.40 pts
42Cherokee County51.3-0.1 pts
43Macon County51.30 pts
44Lee County51.30 pts
45Davie County51.20 pts
46Davidson County51.2-0 pts
47Watauga County51.10 pts
48Mitchell County51.1+0.2 pts
49Wayne County51.10 pts
50Hertford County51.1+0.6 pts
51Catawba County51.1+0.1 pts
52Stokes County51.1+0.1 pts
53Richmond County51.1+0.1 pts
54Pasquotank County51+0.1 pts
55Johnston County510 pts
56Sampson County50.9-0.1 pts
57Gates County50.9-0.1 pts
58Clay County50.9-0.2 pts
59Carteret County50.90 pts
60Jackson County50.9-0 pts
61Iredell County50.8-0.1 pts
62Hoke County50.8+0.2 pts
63Union County50.8-0 pts
64Randolph County50.70 pts
65Yancey County50.7+0.1 pts
66Madison County50.6-0.1 pts
67Ashe County50.6+0.1 pts
68Yadkin County50.6-0 pts
69Wilkes County50.60 pts
70Currituck County50.6+0.1 pts
71Cumberland County50.60 pts
72Montgomery County50.6-0.1 pts
73Harnett County50.6-0.1 pts
74Caldwell County50.6-0.1 pts
75Rowan County50.5-0 pts
76Dare County50.4+0.1 pts
77Graham County50.4-0.4 pts
78Lincoln County50.40 pts
79Columbus County50.4-0 pts
80Stanly County50.4-0 pts
81Burke County50.3+0.1 pts
82Franklin County50.3-0.1 pts
83Camden County50.3-0.6 pts
84Pender County50.1+0.1 pts
85Warren County50.1+0.2 pts
86Bertie County50+1.1 pts
87Alleghany County49.9-0.2 pts
88Craven County49.9+0.2 pts
89McDowell County49.7-0 pts
90Scotland County49.4-0.2 pts
91Tyrrell County49.3+1.5 pts
92Alexander County48.90 pts
93Anson County48.9+0.6 pts
94Pamlico County48.8-0.1 pts
95Caswell County48.7-0.4 pts
96Granville County48.4-0.1 pts
97Onslow County45.7+0.5 pts
98Avery County45.6-0.1 pts
99Hyde County43.8+0.4 pts
100Greene County43.6-0.7 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 North Carolina by female population share, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Washington County, with 53.5% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 43.6% in 2016.

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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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