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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Hertford County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2022, at 53.3%. Greene County had the lowest, at 42.6%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Hertford County
Lowest42.6Greene County
Median51.3100 counties
North Carolina51.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 52.6 %Alexander County: 49.1 %Alleghany County: 50 %Anson County: 51.9 %Ashe County: 50.6 %Avery County: 47.3 %Beaufort County: 52 %Bertie County: 49.8 %Bladen County: 52.6 %Brunswick County: 52.3 %Buncombe County: 52.1 %Burke County: 50.4 %Cabarrus County: 51.6 %Caldwell County: 51 %Camden County: 49.8 %Carteret County: 51.2 %Caswell County: 49 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51 %Chowan County: 52.3 %Clay County: 51.1 %Cleveland County: 51.9 %Columbus County: 50.1 %Craven County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 51 %Currituck County: 50.1 %Dare County: 50.9 %Davidson County: 51.3 %Davie County: 51.1 %Duplin County: 51.4 %Durham County: 52.4 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.7 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gaston County: 51.8 %Gates County: 50.8 %Graham County: 50.4 %Granville County: 49.7 %Greene County: 42.6 %Guilford County: 52.9 %Halifax County: 51.8 %Harnett County: 51 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 53.3 %Hoke County: 51.3 %Hyde County: 43.5 %Iredell County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Johnston County: 51.2 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lee County: 51.3 %Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %McDowell County: 49.5 %Macon County: 51.4 %Madison County: 50.8 %Martin County: 53.2 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Moore County: 51.5 %Nash County: 52.5 %New Hanover County: 52.5 %Northampton County: 52.3 %Onslow County: 46.3 %Orange County: 52.6 %Pamlico County: 49.5 %Pasquotank County: 51.5 %Pender County: 50 %Perquimans County: 52.1 %Person County: 52 %Pitt County: 53.3 %Polk County: 52.5 %Randolph County: 50.9 %Richmond County: 51.4 %Robeson County: 52.2 %Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rowan County: 50.6 %Rutherford County: 51.4 %Sampson County: 50.7 %Scotland County: 49.8 %Stanly County: 50.6 %Stokes County: 51.2 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 52 %Transylvania County: 51.9 %Tyrrell County: 47.3 %Union County: 50.7 %Vance County: 53.1 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.2 %Washington County: 53.1 %Watauga County: 52.2 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Wilkes County: 50.9 %Wilson County: 52.7 %Yadkin County: 50.4 %Yancey County: 50.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hertford County: 53.3 %Hertford County53.3Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Bladen County: 52.6 %Bladen County52.6Polk County: 52.5 %Polk County52.5New Hanover County: 52.5 %New Hanover County52.5Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lenoir County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Durham County: 52.4 %Durham County52.4Chowan County: 52.3 %Chowan County52.3Brunswick County: 52.3 %Brunswick County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Robeson County: 52.2 %Robeson County52.2Watauga County: 52.2 %Watauga County52.2Perquimans County: 52.1 %Perquimans County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Swain County: 52 %Swain County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Person County: 52 %Person County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Anson County: 51.9 %Anson County51.9Transylvania County: 51.9 %Transylvania County51.9Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Jones County: 51.6 %Jones County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Cabarrus County: 51.6 %Cabarrus County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5Hertford County: 53.3 %Hertford County53.3Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Martin County: 53.2 %Martin County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.7 %Forsyth County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Alamance County: 52.6 %Alamance County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Bladen County: 52.6 %Bladen County52.6Polk County: 52.5 %Polk County52.5New Hanover County: 52.5 %New Hanover County52.5Lenoir County: 52.5 %Lenoir County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Durham County: 52.4 %Durham County52.4Chowan County: 52.3 %Chowan County52.3Brunswick County: 52.3 %Brunswick County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Robeson County: 52.2 %Robeson County52.2Watauga County: 52.2 %Watauga County52.2Perquimans County: 52.1 %Perquimans County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Swain County: 52 %Swain County52Beaufort County: 52 %Beaufort County52Person County: 52 %Person County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Cleveland County: 51.9 %Cleveland County51.9Anson County: 51.9 %Anson County51.9Transylvania County: 51.9 %Transylvania County51.9Gaston County: 51.8 %Gaston County51.8Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Jones County: 51.6 %Jones County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Cabarrus County: 51.6 %Cabarrus County51.6Wake County: 51.5 %Wake County51.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hertford County53.3-0.4 pts
2Edgecombe County53.3-0.1 pts
3Pitt County53.3+0.1 pts
4Martin County53.2-0 pts
5Washington County53.1-0.3 pts
6Vance County53.1+0.1 pts
7Guilford County52.9+0.1 pts
8Forsyth County52.7+0.1 pts
9Wilson County52.7+0.1 pts
10Alamance County52.60 pts
11Orange County52.60 pts
12Bladen County52.60 pts
13Polk County52.5+0.2 pts
14New Hanover County52.5+0.1 pts
15Lenoir County52.5+0.1 pts
16Nash County52.5+0.2 pts
17Durham County52.4-0 pts
18Chowan County52.3-0.2 pts
19Brunswick County52.3+0.1 pts
20Northampton County52.30 pts
21Robeson County52.2+0.2 pts
22Watauga County52.2-0.2 pts
23Perquimans County52.1+0.1 pts
24Henderson County52.1-0.1 pts
25Chatham County52.1+0.1 pts
26Buncombe County52.1+0.2 pts
27Swain County52-0.1 pts
28Beaufort County520 pts
29Person County52+0.1 pts
30Mecklenburg County51.90 pts
31Cleveland County51.9-0 pts
32Anson County51.9+0.1 pts
33Transylvania County51.9-0.1 pts
34Gaston County51.80 pts
35Halifax County51.80 pts
36Jones County51.6-0.3 pts
37Haywood County51.6-0 pts
38Rockingham County51.60 pts
39Cabarrus County51.60 pts
40Wake County51.50 pts
41Moore County51.5-0 pts
42Pasquotank County51.5-0.2 pts
43Duplin County51.4+0.1 pts
44Mitchell County51.4+0.1 pts
45Macon County51.40 pts
46Richmond County51.4+0.1 pts
47Rutherford County51.4-0.1 pts
48Surry County51.40 pts
49Hoke County51.3+0.1 pts
50Lee County51.30 pts
51Jackson County51.30 pts
52Davidson County51.3-0 pts
53Carteret County51.20 pts
54Johnston County51.2+0.1 pts
55Stokes County51.20 pts
56Catawba County51.10 pts
57Davie County51.1-0.2 pts
58Wayne County51.1-0 pts
59Clay County51.1+0.1 pts
60Cumberland County51+0.1 pts
61Cherokee County51-0 pts
62Harnett County51-0 pts
63Caldwell County51+0.2 pts
64Dare County50.9+0.2 pts
65Franklin County50.9+0.1 pts
66Randolph County50.9+0.1 pts
67Iredell County50.9-0.1 pts
68Wilkes County50.90 pts
69Yancey County50.90 pts
70Gates County50.8+0.2 pts
71Madison County50.80 pts
72Union County50.70 pts
73Sampson County50.7-0 pts
74Rowan County50.6-0 pts
75Ashe County50.6+0.1 pts
76Stanly County50.60 pts
77Lincoln County50.6-0 pts
78Yadkin County50.4-0 pts
79Burke County50.4-0 pts
80Graham County50.40 pts
81Craven County50.3-0 pts
82Warren County50.2+0.3 pts
83Currituck County50.1+0.1 pts
84Columbus County50.1-0 pts
85Alleghany County50+0.1 pts
86Pender County50-0.1 pts
87Scotland County49.8-0.3 pts
88Bertie County49.8+0.2 pts
89Camden County49.8-0.1 pts
90Granville County49.7-0.1 pts
91Montgomery County49.70 pts
92Pamlico County49.5+0.4 pts
93McDowell County49.5-0 pts
94Alexander County49.1-0.2 pts
95Caswell County49+0.1 pts
96Avery County47.3+0.2 pts
97Tyrrell County47.3-1.7 pts
98Onslow County46.3-0.1 pts
99Hyde County43.5-0.7 pts
100Greene County42.6-0.2 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hertford County, with 53.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 42.6% in 2022.

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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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