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Counties in North Carolina by female population share

Hertford County had the highest female population share of 100 counties in 2024, at 53.6%. Greene County had the lowest, at 42.1%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.6Hertford County
Lowest42.1Greene County
Median51.3100 counties
North Carolina51.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Alamance County: 52.4 %Alexander County: 49.2 %Alleghany County: 49.5 %Anson County: 52.1 %Ashe County: 50.4 %Avery County: 46.5 %Beaufort County: 52.2 %Bertie County: 48.9 %Bladen County: 52.2 %Brunswick County: 52.5 %Buncombe County: 52.1 %Burke County: 50.5 %Cabarrus County: 51.6 %Caldwell County: 51 %Camden County: 50 %Carteret County: 51.2 %Caswell County: 49.2 %Catawba County: 51 %Chatham County: 52 %Cherokee County: 51.5 %Chowan County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51 %Cleveland County: 51.7 %Columbus County: 50.1 %Craven County: 50.5 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Currituck County: 50.4 %Dare County: 51.2 %Davidson County: 51.2 %Davie County: 51.3 %Duplin County: 51.5 %Durham County: 52.3 %Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Forsyth County: 52.9 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gaston County: 51.9 %Gates County: 50.9 %Graham County: 50.2 %Granville County: 49.6 %Greene County: 42.1 %Guilford County: 52.9 %Halifax County: 52 %Harnett County: 50.8 %Haywood County: 51.6 %Henderson County: 52.1 %Hertford County: 53.6 %Hoke County: 51 %Hyde County: 43.1 %Iredell County: 50.8 %Jackson County: 51.2 %Johnston County: 51.4 %Jones County: 51.5 %Lee County: 50.9 %Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %McDowell County: 49.6 %Macon County: 51.4 %Madison County: 50.9 %Martin County: 53.5 %Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mitchell County: 51 %Montgomery County: 49.9 %Moore County: 51.5 %Nash County: 52.4 %New Hanover County: 52.8 %Northampton County: 52.3 %Onslow County: 46 %Orange County: 52.6 %Pamlico County: 48.8 %Pasquotank County: 51.9 %Pender County: 50.1 %Perquimans County: 51.8 %Person County: 52 %Pitt County: 53.3 %Polk County: 52.4 %Randolph County: 50.9 %Richmond County: 51.7 %Robeson County: 52.3 %Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rowan County: 50.8 %Rutherford County: 51.5 %Sampson County: 50.6 %Scotland County: 49.7 %Stanly County: 50.7 %Stokes County: 51.1 %Surry County: 51.6 %Swain County: 51.9 %Transylvania County: 51.8 %Tyrrell County: 46.6 %Union County: 50.8 %Vance County: 53.1 %Wake County: 51.5 %Warren County: 50.6 %Washington County: 52.6 %Watauga County: 51.9 %Wayne County: 51 %Wilkes County: 50.9 %Wilson County: 52.7 %Yadkin County: 50.9 %Yancey County: 50.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hertford County: 53.6 %Hertford County53.6Martin County: 53.5 %Martin County53.5Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.9 %Forsyth County52.9New Hanover County: 52.8 %New Hanover County52.8Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lenoir County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Washington County: 52.6 %Washington County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Brunswick County: 52.5 %Brunswick County52.5Nash County: 52.4 %Nash County52.4Alamance County: 52.4 %Alamance County52.4Polk County: 52.4 %Polk County52.4Robeson County: 52.3 %Robeson County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2Bladen County: 52.2 %Bladen County52.2Anson County: 52.1 %Anson County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Person County: 52 %Person County52Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Swain County: 51.9 %Swain County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Gaston County: 51.9 %Gaston County51.9Watauga County: 51.9 %Watauga County51.9Pasquotank County: 51.9 %Pasquotank County51.9Perquimans County: 51.8 %Perquimans County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Cleveland County: 51.7 %Cleveland County51.7Richmond County: 51.7 %Richmond County51.7Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Surry County: 51.6 %Surry County51.6Hertford County: 53.6 %Hertford County53.6Martin County: 53.5 %Martin County53.5Pitt County: 53.3 %Pitt County53.3Edgecombe County: 53.3 %Edgecombe County53.3Vance County: 53.1 %Vance County53.1Guilford County: 52.9 %Guilford County52.9Forsyth County: 52.9 %Forsyth County52.9New Hanover County: 52.8 %New Hanover County52.8Chowan County: 52.7 %Chowan County52.7Lenoir County: 52.7 %Lenoir County52.7Wilson County: 52.7 %Wilson County52.7Washington County: 52.6 %Washington County52.6Orange County: 52.6 %Orange County52.6Brunswick County: 52.5 %Brunswick County52.5Nash County: 52.4 %Nash County52.4Alamance County: 52.4 %Alamance County52.4Polk County: 52.4 %Polk County52.4Robeson County: 52.3 %Robeson County52.3Durham County: 52.3 %Durham County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Beaufort County: 52.2 %Beaufort County52.2Bladen County: 52.2 %Bladen County52.2Anson County: 52.1 %Anson County52.1Henderson County: 52.1 %Henderson County52.1Buncombe County: 52.1 %Buncombe County52.1Person County: 52 %Person County52Halifax County: 52 %Halifax County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Swain County: 51.9 %Swain County51.9Mecklenburg County: 51.9 %Mecklenburg County51.9Gaston County: 51.9 %Gaston County51.9Watauga County: 51.9 %Watauga County51.9Pasquotank County: 51.9 %Pasquotank County51.9Perquimans County: 51.8 %Perquimans County51.8Transylvania County: 51.8 %Transylvania County51.8Cleveland County: 51.7 %Cleveland County51.7Richmond County: 51.7 %Richmond County51.7Rockingham County: 51.6 %Rockingham County51.6Haywood County: 51.6 %Haywood County51.6Surry County: 51.6 %Surry County51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hertford County53.6+0.1 pts
2Martin County53.50 pts
3Pitt County53.30 pts
4Edgecombe County53.3-0 pts
5Vance County53.1-0 pts
6Guilford County52.90 pts
7Forsyth County52.9+0.1 pts
8New Hanover County52.8+0.1 pts
9Chowan County52.7+0.1 pts
10Lenoir County52.70 pts
11Wilson County52.70 pts
12Washington County52.6-0.5 pts
13Orange County52.6-0 pts
14Brunswick County52.5+0.1 pts
15Nash County52.4-0.1 pts
16Alamance County52.4-0.1 pts
17Polk County52.4-0.1 pts
18Robeson County52.3+0.1 pts
19Durham County52.3-0 pts
20Northampton County52.3-0.1 pts
21Beaufort County52.2+0.1 pts
22Bladen County52.2-0.2 pts
23Anson County52.1+0.1 pts
24Henderson County52.1-0 pts
25Buncombe County52.1-0 pts
26Person County520 pts
27Halifax County52+0.1 pts
28Chatham County52-0.1 pts
29Swain County51.90 pts
30Mecklenburg County51.9-0 pts
31Gaston County51.90 pts
32Watauga County51.9-0.2 pts
33Pasquotank County51.9+0.5 pts
34Perquimans County51.8-0.2 pts
35Transylvania County51.8-0.2 pts
36Cleveland County51.7-0.1 pts
37Richmond County51.7+0.2 pts
38Rockingham County51.6-0.1 pts
39Haywood County51.6+0.1 pts
40Surry County51.6+0.2 pts
41Cabarrus County51.6+0.1 pts
42Moore County51.50 pts
43Wake County51.50 pts
44Jones County51.5-0.5 pts
45Cherokee County51.5+0.3 pts
46Duplin County51.5-0.1 pts
47Rutherford County51.5-0 pts
48Macon County51.4+0.1 pts
49Johnston County51.4+0.1 pts
50Davie County51.3+0.1 pts
51Cumberland County51.3-0 pts
52Davidson County51.2-0 pts
53Dare County51.2+0.3 pts
54Jackson County51.2-0.1 pts
55Carteret County51.2-0.2 pts
56Stokes County51.1-0 pts
57Clay County51+0.1 pts
58Caldwell County510 pts
59Catawba County51-0.1 pts
60Mitchell County51-0.3 pts
61Wayne County51-0.1 pts
62Hoke County51-0.1 pts
63Lee County50.9-0.1 pts
64Yancey County50.90 pts
65Randolph County50.9+0.1 pts
66Gates County50.9+0.2 pts
67Wilkes County50.9-0 pts
68Franklin County50.9-0 pts
69Yadkin County50.9+0.2 pts
70Madison County50.9-0 pts
71Harnett County50.8-0.1 pts
72Iredell County50.8-0 pts
73Rowan County50.8+0.1 pts
74Union County50.80 pts
75Stanly County50.7-0 pts
76Warren County50.6+0.1 pts
77Lincoln County50.6+0.1 pts
78Sampson County50.6-0.2 pts
79Craven County50.5+0.1 pts
80Burke County50.5+0.1 pts
81Ashe County50.40 pts
82Currituck County50.4+0.1 pts
83Graham County50.2-0.1 pts
84Pender County50.10 pts
85Columbus County50.10 pts
86Camden County50-0.1 pts
87Montgomery County49.9+0.1 pts
88Scotland County49.7-0.2 pts
89Granville County49.6-0 pts
90McDowell County49.6+0.1 pts
91Alleghany County49.5-0.5 pts
92Caswell County49.2-0.1 pts
93Alexander County49.2+0.1 pts
94Bertie County48.9-0.6 pts
95Pamlico County48.8-0.4 pts
96Tyrrell County46.6-0.2 pts
97Avery County46.5-0.5 pts
98Onslow County46-0.3 pts
99Hyde County43.1-0.1 pts
100Greene County42.1-0.3 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.

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Hertford County, with 53.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greene County, with 42.1% in 2024.

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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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