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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Martin County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2023, at 53.5%. Greene County had the lowest, at 42.4%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.5Martin County
Lowest42.4Greene County
Median51.3100 counties
North Carolina51.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 52.5 %Alexander County: 49.1 %Alleghany County: 50 %Anson County: 52 %Ashe County: 50.4 %Avery County: 47 %Beaufort County: 52.1 %Bertie County: 49.5 %Bladen County: 52.4 %Brunswick County: 52.4 %Buncombe County: 52.1 %Burke County: 50.4 %Cabarrus County: 51.5 %Caldwell County: 51 %Camden County: 50.1 %Carteret County: 51.3 %Caswell County: 49.3 %Catawba County: 51.1 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Chowan County: 52.6 %Clay County: 50.9 %Cleveland County: 51.8 %Columbus County: 50.1 %Craven County: 50.4 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Currituck County: 50.3 %Dare County: 51 %Davidson County: 51.3 %Davie County: 51.2 %Duplin County: 51.5 %Durham County: 52.3 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.8 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gaston County: 51.9 %Gates County: 50.7 %Graham County: 50.3 %Granville County: 49.7 %Greene County: 42.4 %Guilford County: 52.9 %Halifax County: 52 %Harnett County: 50.9 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 53.5 %Hoke County: 51 %Hyde County: 43.2 %Iredell County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Johnston County: 51.3 %Jones County: 52 %Lee County: 51.1 %Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %McDowell County: 49.5 %Macon County: 51.3 %Madison County: 50.9 %Martin County: 53.5 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51.3 %Montgomery County: 49.7 %Moore County: 51.5 %Nash County: 52.5 %New Hanover County: 52.7 %Northampton County: 52.4 %Onslow County: 46.4 %Orange County: 52.6 %Pamlico County: 49.3 %Pasquotank County: 51.3 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 52 %Person County: 52 %Pitt County: 53.3 %Polk County: 52.5 %Randolph County: 50.9 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Robeson County: 52.2 %Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rowan County: 50.7 %Rutherford County: 51.5 %Sampson County: 50.8 %Scotland County: 49.9 %Stanly County: 50.7 %Stokes County: 51.2 %Surry County: 51.4 %Swain County: 51.9 %Transylvania County: 52 %Tyrrell County: 46.8 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 53.2 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.5 %Washington County: 53.1 %Watauga County: 52.1 %Wayne County: 51 %Wilkes County: 50.9 %Wilson County: 52.7 %Yadkin County: 50.7 %Yancey County: 50.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Martin County: 53.5 %Martin County53.5Hertford County: 53.5 %Hertford County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Vance County: 53.2 %Vance County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.8 %Forsyth County52.8New Hanover County: 52.7 %New Hanover County52.7Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lenoir County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Chowan County: 52.6 %Chowan County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Polk County: 52.5 %Polk County52.5Brunswick County: 52.4 %Brunswick County52.4Northampton County: 52.4 %Northampton County52.4Bladen County: 52.4 %Bladen County52.4Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Robeson County: 52.2 %Robeson County52.2Watauga County: 52.1 %Watauga County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Anson County: 52 %Anson County52Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Person County: 52 %Person County52Transylvania County: 52 %Transylvania County52Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Swain County: 51.9 %Swain County51.9Gaston County: 51.9 %Gaston County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Moore County: 51.5 %Moore County51.5Martin County: 53.5 %Martin County53.5Hertford County: 53.5 %Hertford County53.5Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Vance County: 53.2 %Vance County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.8 %Forsyth County52.8New Hanover County: 52.7 %New Hanover County52.7Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lenoir County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Chowan County: 52.6 %Chowan County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Alamance County: 52.5 %Alamance County52.5Nash County: 52.5 %Nash County52.5Polk County: 52.5 %Polk County52.5Brunswick County: 52.4 %Brunswick County52.4Northampton County: 52.4 %Northampton County52.4Bladen County: 52.4 %Bladen County52.4Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Robeson County: 52.2 %Robeson County52.2Watauga County: 52.1 %Watauga County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Beaufort County: 52.1 %Beaufort County52.1Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Anson County: 52 %Anson County52Jones County: 52 %Jones County52Person County: 52 %Person County52Transylvania County: 52 %Transylvania County52Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Swain County: 51.9 %Swain County51.9Gaston County: 51.9 %Gaston County51.9Cleveland County: 51.8 %Cleveland County51.8Rockingham County: 51.7 %Rockingham County51.7Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Duplin County: 51.5 %Duplin County51.5Moore County: 51.5 %Moore County51.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Martin County53.5+0.3 pts
2Hertford County53.5+0.1 pts
3Edgecombe County53.3-0 pts
4Pitt County53.3-0 pts
5Vance County53.2+0.1 pts
6Washington County53.1-0 pts
7Guilford County52.9-0 pts
8Forsyth County52.8+0.1 pts
9New Hanover County52.7+0.2 pts
10Lenoir County52.7+0.2 pts
11Wilson County52.7-0 pts
12Chowan County52.6+0.3 pts
13Orange County52.60 pts
14Alamance County52.5-0 pts
15Nash County52.5+0.1 pts
16Polk County52.5-0.1 pts
17Brunswick County52.4+0.1 pts
18Northampton County52.4+0.1 pts
19Bladen County52.4-0.2 pts
20Durham County52.3-0.1 pts
21Robeson County52.2-0 pts
22Watauga County52.1-0 pts
23Henderson County52.10 pts
24Buncombe County52.10 pts
25Chatham County52.1-0 pts
26Beaufort County52.10 pts
27Perquimans County52-0.1 pts
28Anson County52+0.2 pts
29Jones County52+0.4 pts
30Person County52+0.1 pts
31Transylvania County52+0.1 pts
32Halifax County52+0.2 pts
33Mecklenburg County51.90 pts
34Swain County51.9-0.1 pts
35Gaston County51.9+0.1 pts
36Cleveland County51.8-0 pts
37Rockingham County51.7+0.1 pts
38Haywood County51.6-0.1 pts
39Duplin County51.5+0.1 pts
40Moore County51.50 pts
41Cabarrus County51.5-0 pts
42Wake County51.5-0 pts
43Richmond County51.5+0.1 pts
44Rutherford County51.5+0.1 pts
45Surry County51.4+0.1 pts
46Pasquotank County51.3-0.1 pts
47Macon County51.3-0.1 pts
48Cumberland County51.3+0.3 pts
49Carteret County51.3+0.1 pts
50Jackson County51.30 pts
51Johnston County51.3+0.1 pts
52Mitchell County51.3-0.1 pts
53Davidson County51.30 pts
54Cherokee County51.2+0.2 pts
55Davie County51.2+0.1 pts
56Stokes County51.2-0 pts
57Lee County51.1-0.2 pts
58Catawba County51.1-0 pts
59Wayne County51-0 pts
60Hoke County51-0.3 pts
61Caldwell County51-0 pts
62Dare County510 pts
63Harnett County50.9-0.1 pts
64Clay County50.9-0.2 pts
64Franklin County50.9-0 pts
66Yancey County50.90 pts
67Wilkes County50.90 pts
68Madison County50.9+0.1 pts
69Randolph County50.9-0 pts
70Iredell County50.8-0 pts
71Union County50.80 pts
72Sampson County50.8+0.1 pts
73Rowan County50.7+0.1 pts
74Gates County50.7-0.1 pts
75Stanly County50.7+0.1 pts
76Yadkin County50.7+0.2 pts
77Lincoln County50.5-0 pts
78Warren County50.5+0.3 pts
79Ashe County50.4-0.2 pts
80Craven County50.4+0.2 pts
81Burke County50.40 pts
82Graham County50.3-0 pts
83Currituck County50.3+0.2 pts
84Pender County50.1+0.1 pts
85Camden County50.1+0.3 pts
86Columbus County50.10 pts
87Alleghany County50-0 pts
88Scotland County49.90 pts
89Montgomery County49.7-0 pts
90Granville County49.7-0 pts
91McDowell County49.5+0.1 pts
92Bertie County49.5-0.3 pts
93Caswell County49.3+0.4 pts
94Pamlico County49.3-0.2 pts
95Alexander County49.1-0 pts
96Avery County47-0.3 pts
97Tyrrell County46.8-0.5 pts
98Onslow County46.4+0.1 pts
99Hyde County43.2-0.4 pts
100Greene County42.4-0.1 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Martin County, with 53.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 42.4% in 2023.

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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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