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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Washington County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2018, at 53.7%. Greene County had the lowest, at 43.1%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.7Washington County
Lowest43.1Greene County
Median51.1100 counties
North Carolina51.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Alamance County: 52.5 %Alexander County: 48.8 %Alleghany County: 49.8 %Anson County: 50.4 %Ashe County: 50.6 %Avery County: 45.8 %Beaufort County: 52 %Bertie County: 49.4 %Bladen County: 52 %Brunswick County: 52 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.1 %Cabarrus County: 51.4 %Caldwell County: 50.7 %Camden County: 50.6 %Carteret County: 51.1 %Caswell County: 48.6 %Catawba County: 51 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51.1 %Chowan County: 52.4 %Clay County: 50.9 %Cleveland County: 51.8 %Columbus County: 50.1 %Craven County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 50.9 %Currituck County: 50.5 %Dare County: 50.6 %Davidson County: 51.1 %Davie County: 51.1 %Duplin County: 51.4 %Durham County: 52.2 %Edgecombe County: 53.2 %Forsyth County: 52.6 %Franklin County: 50.5 %Gaston County: 51.7 %Gates County: 50.8 %Graham County: 50.5 %Granville County: 48.6 %Greene County: 43.1 %Guilford County: 52.7 %Halifax County: 51.6 %Harnett County: 50.6 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 50.6 %Hoke County: 50.9 %Hyde County: 46 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 51 %Johnston County: 50.9 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lee County: 51.2 %Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lincoln County: 50.4 %McDowell County: 49.4 %Macon County: 51.1 %Madison County: 50.7 %Martin County: 53.2 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.2 %Montgomery County: 50.2 %Moore County: 51.9 %Nash County: 52.3 %New Hanover County: 52.1 %Northampton County: 51.7 %Onslow County: 46.5 %Orange County: 52.3 %Pamlico County: 49.1 %Pasquotank County: 51.3 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 51.6 %Person County: 51.6 %Pitt County: 52.9 %Polk County: 52 %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: 50.8 %Scotland County: 49.3 %Stanly County: 50.3 %Stokes County: 51.1 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 51.5 %Transylvania County: 51.7 %Tyrrell County: 48.4 %Union County: 50.9 %Vance County: 52.8 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 53.7 %Watauga County: 51.7 %Wayne County: 51.3 %Wilkes County: 50.7 %Wilson County: 52.6 %Yadkin County: 50.7 %Yancey County: 50.7 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.2 %Edgecombe County53.2Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Vance County: 52.8 %Vance County52.8Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lenoir County52.5Chowan County: 52.4 %Chowan County52.4Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Nash County: 52.3 %Nash County52.3Durham County: 52.2 %Durham County52.2Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1New Hanover County: 52.1 %New Hanover County52.1Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Brunswick County: 52 %Brunswick County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Polk County: 52 %Polk County52Moore County: 51.9 %Moore County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Watauga County: 51.7 %Watauga County51.7Transylvania County: 51.7 %Transylvania County51.7Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Northampton County: 51.7 %Northampton County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Halifax County: 51.6 %Halifax County51.6Perquimans County: 51.6 %Perquimans County51.6Jones County: 51.6 %Jones County51.6Person County: 51.6 %Person County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Swain County: 51.5 %Swain County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Duplin County: 51.4 %Duplin County51.4Cabarrus County: 51.4 %Cabarrus County51.4Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.2 %Edgecombe County53.2Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Pitt County: 52.9 %Pitt County52.9Vance County: 52.8 %Vance County52.8Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Forsyth County: 52.6 %Forsyth County52.6Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lenoir County52.5Chowan County: 52.4 %Chowan County52.4Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Nash County: 52.3 %Nash County52.3Durham County: 52.2 %Durham County52.2Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1New Hanover County: 52.1 %New Hanover County52.1Bladen County: 52 %Bladen County52Brunswick County: 52 %Brunswick County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Polk County: 52 %Polk County52Moore County: 51.9 %Moore County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Robeson County: 51.8 %Robeson County51.8Watauga County: 51.7 %Watauga County51.7Transylvania County: 51.7 %Transylvania County51.7Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Northampton County: 51.7 %Northampton County51.7Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Halifax County: 51.6 %Halifax County51.6Perquimans County: 51.6 %Perquimans County51.6Jones County: 51.6 %Jones County51.6Person County: 51.6 %Person County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Swain County: 51.5 %Swain County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Duplin County: 51.4 %Duplin County51.4Cabarrus County: 51.4 %Cabarrus County51.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Washington County53.7+0.3 pts
2Edgecombe County53.2-0.1 pts
3Martin County53.2-0 pts
4Pitt County52.9+0.1 pts
5Vance County52.8-0.2 pts
6Guilford County52.7-0 pts
7Forsyth County52.6+0.1 pts
8Wilson County52.60 pts
9Alamance County52.5+0.1 pts
10Lenoir County52.5+0.3 pts
11Chowan County52.4-0.2 pts
12Orange County52.30 pts
13Nash County52.30 pts
14Durham County52.20 pts
15Chatham County52.1+0.1 pts
16Henderson County52.10 pts
17New Hanover County52.10 pts
18Bladen County52-0.1 pts
19Brunswick County52+0.1 pts
20Beaufort County52-0.1 pts
21Polk County52+0.2 pts
22Moore County51.9-0.1 pts
23Buncombe County51.9-0 pts
24Mecklenburg County51.9-0 pts
25Cleveland County51.8-0.1 pts
26Robeson County51.8+0.1 pts
27Watauga County51.7+0.2 pts
28Transylvania County51.7-0.1 pts
29Gaston County51.70 pts
30Northampton County51.7-0 pts
31Rockingham County51.7-0 pts
32Halifax County51.6-0 pts
33Perquimans County51.6-0 pts
34Jones County51.60 pts
35Person County51.6-0.1 pts
36Haywood County51.6-0.2 pts
37Swain County51.5-0 pts
38Wake County51.50 pts
39Duplin County51.4-0 pts
40Cabarrus County51.4-0 pts
40Surry County51.4-0.1 pts
42Rutherford County51.4-0.2 pts
43Wayne County51.3-0.1 pts
44Pasquotank County51.3+0.1 pts
45Mitchell County51.2+0.1 pts
46Lee County51.2-0.1 pts
47Stokes County51.1-0.1 pts
48Macon County51.10 pts
49Davidson County51.1-0 pts
50Cherokee County51.1-0.1 pts
51Carteret County51.1+0.1 pts
51Davie County51.1-0.1 pts
53Catawba County510 pts
54Jackson County51+0.1 pts
55Richmond County51-0.1 pts
56Cumberland County50.9+0.1 pts
57Clay County50.9-0.3 pts
58Johnston County50.9-0 pts
59Hoke County50.90 pts
60Iredell County50.90 pts
61Union County50.9+0.1 pts
62Sampson County50.8-0 pts
63Gates County50.8-0.3 pts
64Yadkin County50.7-0 pts
65Randolph County50.7-0 pts
66Wilkes County50.7+0.1 pts
67Madison County50.7-0.1 pts
68Yancey County50.7+0.1 pts
69Caldwell County50.7-0 pts
70Hertford County50.6-0.7 pts
71Harnett County50.6+0.1 pts
72Ashe County50.6-0 pts
73Dare County50.60 pts
74Camden County50.6+0.3 pts
75Franklin County50.5+0.1 pts
76Graham County50.50 pts
77Currituck County50.5-0.1 pts
78Rowan County50.50 pts
79Anson County50.4+1 pts
80Lincoln County50.40 pts
81Stanly County50.30 pts
82Craven County50.3+0.3 pts
83Montgomery County50.2-0.2 pts
84Burke County50.1-0 pts
85Pender County50.1-0 pts
86Columbus County50.1-0.1 pts
87Warren County50.1-0.1 pts
88Alleghany County49.80 pts
89Bertie County49.4-0.2 pts
90McDowell County49.4-0 pts
91Scotland County49.3-0.2 pts
92Pamlico County49.1+0.1 pts
93Alexander County48.80 pts
94Granville County48.6+0.3 pts
95Caswell County48.6-0 pts
96Tyrrell County48.4+0.7 pts
97Onslow County46.5+0.6 pts
98Hyde County46+1.7 pts
99Avery County45.8+0.1 pts
100Greene County43.1-0.4 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Washington County, with 53.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 43.1% in 2018.

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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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