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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Hertford County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2021, at 53.7%. Greene County had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.7Hertford County
Lowest42.8Greene County
Median51.3100 counties
North Carolina51.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Alamance County: 52.6 %Alexander County: 49.3 %Alleghany County: 49.9 %Anson County: 51.8 %Ashe County: 50.5 %Avery County: 47.1 %Beaufort County: 52 %Bertie County: 49.6 %Bladen County: 52.5 %Brunswick County: 52.2 %Buncombe County: 51.9 %Burke County: 50.4 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 50.8 %Camden County: 49.9 %Carteret County: 51.2 %Caswell County: 48.9 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 51.9 %Cherokee County: 51 %Chowan County: 52.5 %Clay County: 50.9 %Cleveland County: 51.9 %Columbus County: 50.1 %Craven County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 50.9 %Currituck County: 50 %Dare County: 50.7 %Davidson County: 51.3 %Davie County: 51.3 %Duplin County: 51.3 %Durham County: 52.5 %Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Forsyth County: 52.7 %Franklin County: 50.8 %Gaston County: 51.8 %Gates County: 50.6 %Graham County: 50.3 %Granville County: 49.8 %Greene County: 42.8 %Guilford County: 52.8 %Halifax County: 51.8 %Harnett County: 51 %Haywood County: 51.7 %Henderson County: 52.2 %Hertford County: 53.7 %Hoke County: 51.2 %Hyde County: 44.2 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Johnston County: 51.1 %Jones County: 51.9 %Lee County: 51.3 %Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %McDowell County: 49.5 %Macon County: 51.4 %Madison County: 50.7 %Martin County: 53.2 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.3 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Moore County: 51.5 %Nash County: 52.3 %New Hanover County: 52.4 %Northampton County: 52.3 %Onslow County: 46.4 %Orange County: 52.6 %Pamlico County: 49 %Pasquotank County: 51.7 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 52 %Person County: 51.8 %Pitt County: 53.2 %Polk County: 52.3 %Randolph County: 50.8 %Richmond County: 51.3 %Robeson County: 52.1 %Rockingham County: 51.5 %Rowan County: 50.7 %Rutherford County: 51.5 %Sampson County: 50.8 %Scotland County: 50.1 %Stanly County: 50.5 %Stokes County: 51.1 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 52.1 %Transylvania County: 51.9 %Tyrrell County: 49 %Union County: 50.7 %Vance County: 53 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 49.9 %Washington County: 53.5 %Watauga County: 52.3 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Wilkes County: 50.8 %Wilson County: 52.5 %Yadkin County: 50.5 %Yancey County: 50.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hertford County: 53.7 %Hertford County53.7Washington County: 53.5 %Washington County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Pitt County: 53.2 %Pitt County53.2Vance County: 53 %Vance County53Guilford County: 52.8 %Guilford County52.8Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Wilson County: 52.5 %Wilson County52.5Bladen County: 52.5 %Bladen County52.5Chowan County: 52.5 %Chowan County52.5Durham County: 52.5 %Durham County52.5New Hanover County: 52.4 %New Hanover County52.4Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Watauga County: 52.3 %Watauga County52.3Polk County: 52.3 %Polk County52.3Nash County: 52.3 %Nash County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Henderson County: 52.2 %Henderson County52.2Brunswick County: 52.2 %Brunswick County52.2Swain County: 52.1 %Swain County52.1Robeson County: 52.1 %Robeson County52.1Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Jones County: 51.9 %Jones County51.9Chatham County: 51.9 %Chatham County51.9Transylvania County: 51.9 %Transylvania County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Person County: 51.8 %Person County51.8Anson County: 51.8 %Anson County51.8Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Pasquotank County: 51.7 %Pasquotank County51.7Haywood County: 51.7 %Haywood County51.7Rockingham County: 51.5 %Rockingham County51.5Moore County: 51.5 %Moore County51.5Hertford County: 53.7 %Hertford County53.7Washington County: 53.5 %Washington County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.4 %Edgecombe County53.4Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Pitt County: 53.2 %Pitt County53.2Vance County: 53 %Vance County53Guilford County: 52.8 %Guilford County52.8Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Wilson County: 52.5 %Wilson County52.5Bladen County: 52.5 %Bladen County52.5Chowan County: 52.5 %Chowan County52.5Durham County: 52.5 %Durham County52.5New Hanover County: 52.4 %New Hanover County52.4Lenoir County: 52.4 %Lenoir County52.4Watauga County: 52.3 %Watauga County52.3Polk County: 52.3 %Polk County52.3Nash County: 52.3 %Nash County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Henderson County: 52.2 %Henderson County52.2Brunswick County: 52.2 %Brunswick County52.2Swain County: 52.1 %Swain County52.1Robeson County: 52.1 %Robeson County52.1Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Jones County: 51.9 %Jones County51.9Chatham County: 51.9 %Chatham County51.9Transylvania County: 51.9 %Transylvania County51.9Buncombe County: 51.9 %Buncombe County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Person County: 51.8 %Person County51.8Anson County: 51.8 %Anson County51.8Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Pasquotank County: 51.7 %Pasquotank County51.7Haywood County: 51.7 %Haywood County51.7Rockingham County: 51.5 %Rockingham County51.5Moore County: 51.5 %Moore County51.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Hertford County53.7+2.8 pts
2Washington County53.5-0.2 pts
3Edgecombe County53.4+0.1 pts
4Martin County53.2-0.1 pts
5Pitt County53.2+0.1 pts
6Vance County53+0.1 pts
7Guilford County52.8+0.1 pts
8Forsyth County52.7-0 pts
9Orange County52.6+0.2 pts
10Alamance County52.60 pts
11Wilson County52.5+0.1 pts
12Bladen County52.5+0.2 pts
13Chowan County52.5-0 pts
14Durham County52.5+0.2 pts
15New Hanover County52.4+0.1 pts
16Lenoir County52.4-0.1 pts
17Watauga County52.3+0.2 pts
18Polk County52.3+0.1 pts
19Nash County52.3-0.2 pts
20Northampton County52.3-0.2 pts
21Henderson County52.2+0.1 pts
22Brunswick County52.2+0.1 pts
23Swain County52.1-0 pts
24Robeson County52.1+0.1 pts
25Perquimans County52-0.1 pts
26Beaufort County52-0.1 pts
27Jones County51.9-0.1 pts
28Chatham County51.9-0 pts
28Transylvania County51.9+0.1 pts
30Buncombe County51.90 pts
31Cleveland County51.90 pts
32Mecklenburg County51.90 pts
33Person County51.80 pts
34Anson County51.8+0.2 pts
35Gaston County51.8+0.1 pts
36Halifax County51.8-0.1 pts
37Pasquotank County51.7+0.1 pts
38Haywood County51.70 pts
39Rockingham County51.5-0 pts
40Moore County51.5-0.1 pts
41Wake County51.50 pts
42Cabarrus County51.5-0 pts
43Rutherford County51.5+0.1 pts
44Macon County51.40 pts
45Surry County51.40 pts
46Mitchell County51.3-0.2 pts
47Duplin County51.3+0.1 pts
48Richmond County51.3-0 pts
49Davidson County51.3+0.1 pts
50Davie County51.30 pts
51Lee County51.30 pts
52Jackson County51.3+0.2 pts
53Carteret County51.2+0.2 pts
54Hoke County51.2-0.2 pts
55Stokes County51.1-0 pts
56Johnston County51.1-0.1 pts
57Wayne County51.1+0.2 pts
58Catawba County51.10 pts
59Cherokee County510 pts
60Harnett County51+0.1 pts
61Iredell County50.9+0.1 pts
62Cumberland County50.9-0.2 pts
63Clay County50.9+0.1 pts
64Wilkes County50.8+0.1 pts
65Yancey County50.8+0.1 pts
66Franklin County50.8+0.1 pts
67Randolph County50.8-0 pts
68Caldwell County50.8-0.1 pts
69Sampson County50.8-0 pts
70Dare County50.7+0.1 pts
71Madison County50.7-0 pts
72Union County50.7-0.1 pts
73Rowan County50.7+0.1 pts
74Gates County50.6-0.3 pts
75Lincoln County50.60 pts
76Ashe County50.5-0.1 pts
77Stanly County50.5+0.2 pts
78Yadkin County50.5+0.1 pts
79Burke County50.40 pts
80Graham County50.3-0.2 pts
81Craven County50.3-0.3 pts
82Scotland County50.1-0.1 pts
83Columbus County50.1+0.1 pts
84Pender County50.1-0 pts
85Currituck County50-0.2 pts
86Alleghany County49.9-0.1 pts
87Camden County49.9-0.2 pts
88Warren County49.9-0.3 pts
89Granville County49.8+0.3 pts
90Montgomery County49.7-0.3 pts
91Bertie County49.6-0 pts
92McDowell County49.5+0.1 pts
93Alexander County49.3+0.3 pts
94Tyrrell County49-2 pts
95Pamlico County49-0 pts
96Caswell County48.9-0.1 pts
97Avery County47.1+0.8 pts
98Onslow County46.4+0.6 pts
99Hyde County44.2-1.5 pts
100Greene County42.80 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hertford County, with 53.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 42.8% in 2021.

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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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