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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Washington County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2019, at 53.7%. Greene County had the lowest, at 43%. 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
Lowest43Greene County
Median51.1100 counties
North Carolina51.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Alamance County: 52.5 %Alexander County: 48.7 %Alleghany County: 49.8 %Anson County: 52.8 %Ashe County: 50.7 %Avery County: 45.8 %Beaufort County: 52.2 %Bertie County: 49.2 %Bladen County: 52.3 %Brunswick County: 52.1 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.2 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.7 %Camden County: 50.3 %Carteret County: 51.1 %Caswell County: 48.7 %Catawba County: 51 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51 %Chowan County: 52.4 %Clay County: 50.9 %Cleveland County: 51.8 %Columbus County: 50 %Craven County: 50.5 %Cumberland County: 51.2 %Currituck County: 50.3 %Dare County: 50.7 %Davidson County: 51.1 %Davie County: 51 %Duplin County: 51.3 %Durham County: 52.3 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.7 %Franklin County: 50.6 %Gaston County: 51.7 %Gates County: 50.8 %Graham County: 50.5 %Granville County: 48.7 %Greene County: 43 %Guilford County: 52.8 %Halifax County: 51.5 %Harnett County: 50.7 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 50.5 %Hoke County: 51.1 %Hyde County: 45.6 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 51 %Johnston County: 51 %Jones County: 52 %Lee County: 51.3 %Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %McDowell County: 49.4 %Macon County: 51.2 %Madison County: 50.8 %Martin County: 53.3 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 50 %Moore County: 51.8 %Nash County: 52.4 %New Hanover County: 52.2 %Northampton County: 51.8 %Onslow County: 45.8 %Orange County: 52.3 %Pamlico County: 49.1 %Pasquotank County: 51.1 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 51.8 %Person County: 51.7 %Pitt County: 53 %Polk County: 52.1 %Randolph County: 50.7 %Richmond County: 51 %Robeson County: 51.9 %Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rowan County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.3 %Sampson County: 51 %Scotland County: 49.1 %Stanly County: 50.3 %Stokes County: 51.3 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 51.5 %Transylvania County: 52 %Tyrrell County: 51.2 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 52.8 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 53.7 %Watauga County: 52 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Wilkes County: 50.7 %Wilson County: 52.6 %Yadkin County: 50.5 %Yancey County: 50.7 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.3 %Martin County53.3Pitt County: 53 %Pitt County53Vance County: 52.8 %Vance County52.8Guilford County: 52.8 %Guilford County52.8Anson County: 52.8 %Anson County52.8Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Chowan County: 52.4 %Chowan County52.4Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Nash County: 52.4 %Nash County52.4Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Bladen County: 52.3 %Bladen County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3New Hanover County: 52.2 %New Hanover County52.2Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2Polk County: 52.1 %Polk County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Brunswick County: 52.1 %Brunswick County52.1Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Transylvania County: 52 %Transylvania County52Watauga County: 52 %Watauga County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Robeson County: 51.9 %Robeson County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Moore County: 51.8 %Moore County51.8Northampton County: 51.8 %Northampton County51.8Perquimans County: 51.8 %Perquimans County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Person County: 51.7 %Person County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Swain County: 51.5 %Swain County51.5Halifax County: 51.5 %Halifax County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.3 %Martin County53.3Pitt County: 53 %Pitt County53Vance County: 52.8 %Vance County52.8Guilford County: 52.8 %Guilford County52.8Anson County: 52.8 %Anson County52.8Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Wilson County: 52.6 %Wilson County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Chowan County: 52.4 %Chowan County52.4Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Nash County: 52.4 %Nash County52.4Orange County: 52.3 %Orange County52.3Bladen County: 52.3 %Bladen County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3New Hanover County: 52.2 %New Hanover County52.2Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2Polk County: 52.1 %Polk County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Brunswick County: 52.1 %Brunswick County52.1Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Transylvania County: 52 %Transylvania County52Watauga County: 52 %Watauga County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Robeson County: 51.9 %Robeson County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Moore County: 51.8 %Moore County51.8Northampton County: 51.8 %Northampton County51.8Perquimans County: 51.8 %Perquimans County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Person County: 51.7 %Person County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Swain County: 51.5 %Swain County51.5Halifax County: 51.5 %Halifax County51.5Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Cabarrus County51.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Washington County53.7-0.1 pts
2Edgecombe County53.3+0.1 pts
3Martin County53.3+0.1 pts
4Pitt County53+0.1 pts
5Vance County52.80 pts
6Guilford County52.8+0.1 pts
7Anson County52.8+2.4 pts
8Forsyth County52.7+0.1 pts
9Wilson County52.6-0 pts
10Alamance County52.5-0 pts
11Chowan County52.40 pts
12Lenoir County52.4-0.1 pts
13Nash County52.4+0.1 pts
14Orange County52.30 pts
15Bladen County52.3+0.2 pts
16Durham County52.30 pts
17New Hanover County52.2+0.1 pts
18Beaufort County52.2+0.2 pts
19Polk County52.1+0.2 pts
20Henderson County52.1-0 pts
21Chatham County52.1-0 pts
22Brunswick County52.10 pts
23Jones County52+0.4 pts
24Transylvania County52+0.3 pts
25Watauga County52+0.3 pts
26Mecklenburg County51.90 pts
27Robeson County51.9+0.1 pts
28Buncombe County51.9-0 pts
29Cleveland County51.80 pts
30Moore County51.8-0.2 pts
31Northampton County51.8+0.1 pts
32Perquimans County51.8+0.1 pts
33Gaston County51.70 pts
34Person County51.7+0.1 pts
35Haywood County51.6+0.1 pts
36Rockingham County51.6-0 pts
37Swain County51.50 pts
38Halifax County51.5-0.1 pts
39Wake County51.50 pts
40Cabarrus County51.5+0.1 pts
41Mitchell County51.4+0.1 pts
42Surry County51.4-0.1 pts
43Rutherford County51.3-0 pts
44Duplin County51.3-0.1 pts
45Stokes County51.3+0.2 pts
46Lee County51.3+0.1 pts
47Cumberland County51.2+0.2 pts
48Macon County51.20 pts
49Tyrrell County51.2+2.7 pts
50Davidson County51.10 pts
51Hoke County51.1+0.2 pts
52Wayne County51.1-0.2 pts
53Pasquotank County51.1-0.2 pts
54Carteret County51.1-0 pts
55Davie County51-0 pts
56Richmond County51+0.1 pts
57Catawba County51-0 pts
58Jackson County51-0 pts
59Johnston County510 pts
60Cherokee County51-0.1 pts
61Sampson County51+0.1 pts
62Iredell County50.90 pts
63Clay County50.9-0 pts
64Union County50.8-0.1 pts
65Madison County50.8+0.1 pts
66Gates County50.8-0 pts
67Caldwell County50.7+0.1 pts
68Harnett County50.7+0.1 pts
69Randolph County50.7-0 pts
70Wilkes County50.70 pts
71Dare County50.7+0.1 pts
72Ashe County50.7+0.1 pts
73Yancey County50.7-0 pts
74Franklin County50.60 pts
75Yadkin County50.5-0.2 pts
76Lincoln County50.5+0.1 pts
77Graham County50.5-0 pts
78Craven County50.5+0.2 pts
79Hertford County50.5-0.2 pts
80Rowan County50.5-0 pts
81Camden County50.3-0.3 pts
82Stanly County50.30 pts
83Currituck County50.3-0.2 pts
84Burke County50.2+0.1 pts
85Warren County50.1-0 pts
86Pender County50.1-0 pts
87Montgomery County50-0.1 pts
88Columbus County50-0.2 pts
89Alleghany County49.8-0 pts
90McDowell County49.40 pts
91Bertie County49.2-0.2 pts
92Pamlico County49.10 pts
93Scotland County49.1-0.2 pts
94Caswell County48.7+0.1 pts
95Alexander County48.7-0.1 pts
96Granville County48.7+0.1 pts
97Avery County45.8-0 pts
98Onslow County45.8-0.8 pts
99Hyde County45.6-0.4 pts
100Greene County43-0 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Washington County, with 53.7% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 43% in 2019.

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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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