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Counties in Pennsylvania by female population share

Philadelphia County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2017, at 52.6%. Forest County had the lowest, at 30.1%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Philadelphia County
Lowest30.1Forest County
Median50.667 counties
Pennsylvania51.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 50.7 %Allegheny County: 51.7 %Armstrong County: 50.2 %Beaver County: 51.2 %Bedford County: 50.4 %Berks County: 51 %Blair County: 51 %Bradford County: 50.4 %Bucks County: 51 %Butler County: 50.6 %Cambria County: 50.7 %Cameron County: 49 %Carbon County: 50.6 %Centre County: 47.8 %Chester County: 50.9 %Clarion County: 51.2 %Clearfield County: 47.7 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Columbia County: 51.6 %Crawford County: 51.2 %Cumberland County: 50.9 %Dauphin County: 51.4 %Delaware County: 52 %Elk County: 49.9 %Erie County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 50.3 %Forest County: 30.1 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 49.4 %Greene County: 48.1 %Huntingdon County: 46.7 %Indiana County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 50.2 %Juniata County: 50 %Lackawanna County: 51.3 %Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.5 %Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lehigh County: 51.5 %Luzerne County: 50.8 %Lycoming County: 51.1 %McKean County: 49 %Mercer County: 50.5 %Mifflin County: 51.1 %Monroe County: 50.7 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montour County: 51.6 %Northampton County: 51 %Northumberland County: 49.7 %Perry County: 49.7 %Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Pike County: 49.8 %Potter County: 49.6 %Schuylkill County: 48.8 %Snyder County: 50.6 %Somerset County: 48 %Sullivan County: 47.1 %Susquehanna County: 49.6 %Tioga County: 50.3 %Union County: 46.4 %Venango County: 50.7 %Warren County: 50 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 47.5 %Westmoreland County: 51.2 %Wyoming County: 49.7 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Philadelphia County52.6Delaware County: 52 %Delaware County52Allegheny County: 51.7 %Allegheny County51.7Montour County: 51.6 %Montour County51.6Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lawrence County: 51.5 %Lawrence County51.5Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Dauphin County: 51.4 %Dauphin County51.4Lackawanna County: 51.3 %Lackawanna County51.3Crawford County: 51.2 %Crawford County51.2Beaver County: 51.2 %Beaver County51.2Clarion County: 51.2 %Clarion County51.2Westmoreland County: 51.2 %Westmoreland County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Lycoming County: 51.1 %Lycoming County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Mifflin County: 51.1 %Mifflin County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Northampton County: 51 %Northampton County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Berks County: 51 %Berks County51Bucks County: 51 %Bucks County51Chester County: 50.9 %Chester County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Cumberland County: 50.9 %Cumberland County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Venango County: 50.7 %Venango County50.7Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Cambria County: 50.7 %Cambria County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Snyder County: 50.6 %Snyder County50.6Erie County: 50.6 %Erie County50.6Carbon County: 50.6 %Carbon County50.6Butler County: 50.6 %Butler County50.6Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Bedford County: 50.4 %Bedford County50.4Bradford County: 50.4 %Bradford County50.4Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Philadelphia County52.6Delaware County: 52 %Delaware County52Allegheny County: 51.7 %Allegheny County51.7Montour County: 51.6 %Montour County51.6Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lawrence County: 51.5 %Lawrence County51.5Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Dauphin County: 51.4 %Dauphin County51.4Lackawanna County: 51.3 %Lackawanna County51.3Crawford County: 51.2 %Crawford County51.2Beaver County: 51.2 %Beaver County51.2Clarion County: 51.2 %Clarion County51.2Westmoreland County: 51.2 %Westmoreland County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Lycoming County: 51.1 %Lycoming County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Mifflin County: 51.1 %Mifflin County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Northampton County: 51 %Northampton County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Berks County: 51 %Berks County51Bucks County: 51 %Bucks County51Chester County: 50.9 %Chester County50.9Washington County: 50.9 %Washington County50.9Cumberland County: 50.9 %Cumberland County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Venango County: 50.7 %Venango County50.7Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Cambria County: 50.7 %Cambria County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Snyder County: 50.6 %Snyder County50.6Erie County: 50.6 %Erie County50.6Carbon County: 50.6 %Carbon County50.6Butler County: 50.6 %Butler County50.6Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Bedford County: 50.4 %Bedford County50.4Bradford County: 50.4 %Bradford County50.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Philadelphia County52.60 pts
2Delaware County52-0 pts
3Allegheny County51.70 pts
4Montour County51.6-0.1 pts
5Columbia County51.6-0.1 pts
6Lawrence County51.5-0 pts
7Lehigh County51.5-0 pts
8Montgomery County51.4-0 pts
9Dauphin County51.4-0 pts
10Lackawanna County51.3-0.1 pts
11Crawford County51.2-0.1 pts
12Beaver County51.2-0.1 pts
13Clarion County51.2-0.1 pts
14Westmoreland County51.2-0 pts
15Lancaster County51.20 pts
16Lycoming County51.1+0.1 pts
17Lebanon County51.1-0 pts
18Mifflin County51.1+0.1 pts
19Franklin County51.1+0.1 pts
20Northampton County510 pts
21Blair County51-0.1 pts
22Berks County51-0 pts
23Bucks County51-0 pts
24Chester County50.90 pts
25Washington County50.9-0 pts
26Cumberland County50.90 pts
27Clinton County50.9-0.1 pts
28Luzerne County50.8-0 pts
29Adams County50.70 pts
30Venango County50.7-0.1 pts
31Monroe County50.7-0 pts
32Cambria County50.7-0.1 pts
33York County50.60 pts
34Snyder County50.6+0.1 pts
35Erie County50.60 pts
36Carbon County50.60 pts
37Butler County50.6-0.1 pts
38Mercer County50.5-0 pts
39Bedford County50.4+0.1 pts
40Bradford County50.40 pts
41Fayette County50.3-0.2 pts
42Tioga County50.30 pts
43Jefferson County50.2-0 pts
44Armstrong County50.2-0 pts
45Indiana County50.10 pts
46Juniata County50-0 pts
47Warren County50-0 pts
48Elk County49.90 pts
49Pike County49.8-0.1 pts
50Wyoming County49.7-0.1 pts
51Perry County49.7-0 pts
52Northumberland County49.7-0.1 pts
53Potter County49.60 pts
54Susquehanna County49.6-0.1 pts
55Fulton County49.4-0 pts
56McKean County490 pts
57Cameron County49-0.2 pts
58Schuylkill County48.8-0.1 pts
59Greene County48.1+0.1 pts
60Somerset County48-0 pts
61Centre County47.8-0.1 pts
62Clearfield County47.7-0.1 pts
63Wayne County47.5+0.1 pts
64Sullivan County47.1-0.2 pts
65Huntingdon County46.7-0.2 pts
66Union County46.4+0.8 pts
67Forest County30.1-0.7 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 Pennsylvania by female population share, 2017) [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 Pennsylvania by female population share, 2017. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017. 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 Pennsylvania by female population share, 2017. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017.

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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 Pennsylvania by female population share, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Philadelphia County, with 52.6% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Forest County, with 30.1% in 2017.

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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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