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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Washington County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2020, at 53.7%. Greene County had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.7Washington County
Lowest42.8Greene County
Median51.2100 counties
North Carolina51.5History

Map of counties, 2020

Alamance County: 52.6 %Alexander County: 49 %Alleghany County: 50 %Anson County: 51.7 %Ashe County: 50.6 %Avery County: 46.3 %Beaufort County: 52.1 %Bertie County: 49.6 %Bladen County: 52.3 %Brunswick County: 52.1 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.4 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.9 %Camden County: 50 %Carteret County: 51.1 %Caswell County: 49 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 52 %Cherokee County: 51 %Chowan County: 52.5 %Clay County: 50.8 %Cleveland County: 51.9 %Columbus County: 50 %Craven County: 50.5 %Cumberland County: 51.1 %Currituck County: 50.1 %Dare County: 50.7 %Davidson County: 51.2 %Davie County: 51.3 %Duplin County: 51.2 %Durham County: 52.3 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.7 %Franklin County: 50.7 %Gaston County: 51.7 %Gates County: 50.9 %Graham County: 50.5 %Granville County: 49.5 %Greene County: 42.8 %Guilford County: 52.7 %Halifax County: 51.9 %Harnett County: 50.9 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 50.9 %Hoke County: 51.4 %Hyde County: 45.7 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 51 %Johnston County: 51.2 %Jones County: 52 %Lee County: 51.3 %Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %McDowell County: 49.4 %Macon County: 51.4 %Madison County: 50.8 %Martin County: 53.3 %Mecklenburg County: 51.8 %Mitchell County: 51.5 %Montgomery County: 50 %Moore County: 51.6 %Nash County: 52.5 %New Hanover County: 52.3 %Northampton County: 52.4 %Onslow County: 45.8 %Orange County: 52.4 %Pamlico County: 49.1 %Pasquotank County: 51.6 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 52.1 %Person County: 51.8 %Pitt County: 53.1 %Polk County: 52.2 %Randolph County: 50.8 %Richmond County: 51.3 %Robeson County: 52 %Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rowan County: 50.6 %Rutherford County: 51.4 %Sampson County: 50.8 %Scotland County: 50.3 %Stanly County: 50.3 %Stokes County: 51.2 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 52.2 %Transylvania County: 51.8 %Tyrrell County: 51 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 52.9 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.2 %Washington County: 53.7 %Watauga County: 52.1 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Wilkes County: 50.8 %Wilson County: 52.5 %Yadkin County: 50.4 %Yancey County: 50.7 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.3 %Martin County53.3Pitt County: 53.1 %Pitt County53.1Vance County: 52.9 %Vance County52.9Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Chowan County: 52.5 %Chowan County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Wilson County: 52.5 %Wilson County52.5Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Northampton County: 52.4 %Northampton County52.4Orange County: 52.4 %Orange County52.4New Hanover County: 52.3 %New Hanover County52.3Bladen County: 52.3 %Bladen County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Polk County: 52.2 %Polk County52.2Swain County: 52.2 %Swain County52.2Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Watauga County: 52.1 %Watauga County52.1Perquimans County: 52.1 %Perquimans County52.1Brunswick County: 52.1 %Brunswick County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Robeson County: 52 %Robeson County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Mecklenburg County: 51.8 %Mecklenburg County51.8Person County: 51.8 %Person County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Anson County: 51.7 %Anson County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Pasquotank County: 51.6 %Pasquotank County51.6Moore County: 51.6 %Moore County51.6Mitchell County: 51.5 %Mitchell County51.5Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Martin County: 53.3 %Martin County53.3Pitt County: 53.1 %Pitt County53.1Vance County: 52.9 %Vance County52.9Guilford County: 52.7 %Guilford County52.7Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Chowan County: 52.5 %Chowan County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Wilson County: 52.5 %Wilson County52.5Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Northampton County: 52.4 %Northampton County52.4Orange County: 52.4 %Orange County52.4New Hanover County: 52.3 %New Hanover County52.3Bladen County: 52.3 %Bladen County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Polk County: 52.2 %Polk County52.2Swain County: 52.2 %Swain County52.2Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Watauga County: 52.1 %Watauga County52.1Perquimans County: 52.1 %Perquimans County52.1Brunswick County: 52.1 %Brunswick County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Robeson County: 52 %Robeson County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Mecklenburg County: 51.8 %Mecklenburg County51.8Person County: 51.8 %Person County51.8Gaston County: 51.7 %Gaston County51.7Anson County: 51.7 %Anson County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Pasquotank County: 51.6 %Pasquotank County51.6Moore County: 51.6 %Moore County51.6Mitchell County: 51.5 %Mitchell County51.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Washington County53.7-0 pts
2Edgecombe County53.3-0 pts
3Martin County53.30 pts
4Pitt County53.1+0.1 pts
5Vance County52.9+0.1 pts
6Guilford County52.7-0.1 pts
7Forsyth County52.7-0 pts
8Alamance County52.60 pts
9Chowan County52.5+0.1 pts
10Nash County52.5+0.1 pts
11Wilson County52.5-0.1 pts
12Lenoir County52.40 pts
13Northampton County52.4+0.6 pts
14Orange County52.4+0.1 pts
15New Hanover County52.3+0.1 pts
16Bladen County52.30 pts
17Durham County52.30 pts
18Polk County52.2+0.1 pts
19Swain County52.2+0.6 pts
20Henderson County52.10 pts
21Watauga County52.1+0.1 pts
22Perquimans County52.1+0.3 pts
23Brunswick County52.10 pts
24Beaufort County52.1-0.1 pts
25Jones County520 pts
26Robeson County52+0.1 pts
27Chatham County52-0.1 pts
28Cleveland County51.90 pts
29Halifax County51.9+0.4 pts
30Buncombe County51.90 pts
31Transylvania County51.8-0.2 pts
32Mecklenburg County51.8-0.1 pts
33Person County51.8+0.1 pts
34Gaston County51.70 pts
35Anson County51.7-1.1 pts
36Haywood County51.6-0 pts
37Rockingham County51.6-0 pts
38Pasquotank County51.6+0.5 pts
39Moore County51.6-0.2 pts
40Mitchell County51.5+0.2 pts
41Cabarrus County51.5+0.1 pts
42Wake County51.5-0 pts
43Rutherford County51.4+0.1 pts
44Surry County51.4-0 pts
45Hoke County51.4+0.2 pts
46Macon County51.4+0.2 pts
47Richmond County51.3+0.3 pts
48Lee County51.3-0 pts
49Davie County51.3+0.2 pts
50Duplin County51.2-0.1 pts
51Davidson County51.2+0.1 pts
52Johnston County51.2+0.2 pts
53Stokes County51.2-0.1 pts
54Cumberland County51.1-0.1 pts
55Carteret County51.10 pts
56Catawba County51.10 pts
57Jackson County51+0.1 pts
58Tyrrell County51-0.2 pts
59Cherokee County510 pts
60Wayne County50.9-0.2 pts
61Hertford County50.9+0.5 pts
62Iredell County50.9-0 pts
63Gates County50.9+0.1 pts
64Harnett County50.9+0.2 pts
65Caldwell County50.9+0.1 pts
66Clay County50.8-0.1 pts
67Sampson County50.8-0.2 pts
68Union County50.8-0 pts
69Madison County50.80 pts
70Randolph County50.8+0.1 pts
71Wilkes County50.8+0.1 pts
72Yancey County50.7+0.1 pts
73Franklin County50.7+0.1 pts
74Dare County50.70 pts
75Rowan County50.6+0.1 pts
76Ashe County50.6-0.1 pts
77Lincoln County50.50 pts
78Craven County50.5+0.1 pts
79Graham County50.50 pts
80Yadkin County50.4-0.1 pts
81Burke County50.4+0.1 pts
82Stanly County50.30 pts
83Scotland County50.3+1.2 pts
84Warren County50.20 pts
85Currituck County50.1-0.1 pts
86Pender County50.1-0 pts
87Camden County50-0.3 pts
88Columbus County50+0.1 pts
89Alleghany County50+0.2 pts
90Montgomery County50-0.1 pts
91Bertie County49.6+0.4 pts
92Granville County49.5+0.8 pts
93McDowell County49.4-0 pts
94Pamlico County49.1-0.1 pts
95Alexander County49+0.3 pts
96Caswell County49+0.3 pts
97Avery County46.3+0.5 pts
98Onslow County45.8-0 pts
99Hyde County45.7+0.1 pts
100Greene County42.8-0.3 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.

How to cite

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Washington County, with 53.7% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 42.8% in 2020.

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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