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Counties in Pennsylvania by female population share

Philadelphia County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2020, at 52.6%. Forest County had the lowest, at 29.7%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Philadelphia County
Lowest29.7Forest County
Median50.567 counties
Pennsylvania51.1History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 50.7 %Allegheny County: 51.5 %Armstrong County: 50.2 %Beaver County: 51 %Bedford County: 50.3 %Berks County: 50.9 %Blair County: 51 %Bradford County: 50.2 %Bucks County: 50.9 %Butler County: 50.5 %Cambria County: 50.5 %Cameron County: 48.5 %Carbon County: 50.5 %Centre County: 48.1 %Chester County: 51 %Clarion County: 51.1 %Clearfield County: 47.4 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Columbia County: 51.6 %Crawford County: 51.1 %Cumberland County: 50.9 %Dauphin County: 51.3 %Delaware County: 52 %Elk County: 49.6 %Erie County: 50.5 %Fayette County: 50.1 %Forest County: 29.7 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 49.9 %Greene County: 47.8 %Huntingdon County: 46.8 %Indiana County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 50.2 %Juniata County: 50 %Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lehigh County: 51.5 %Luzerne County: 50.8 %Lycoming County: 51.2 %McKean County: 49.2 %Mercer County: 50.5 %Mifflin County: 50.9 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montour County: 51.2 %Northampton County: 51.1 %Northumberland County: 49.7 %Perry County: 50 %Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Pike County: 49.6 %Potter County: 49.6 %Schuylkill County: 48.8 %Snyder County: 50.7 %Somerset County: 47.9 %Sullivan County: 48.5 %Susquehanna County: 49.9 %Tioga County: 50.1 %Union County: 47 %Venango County: 50.6 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 47.4 %Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Wyoming County: 49.9 %York County: 50.7 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Philadelphia County52.6Delaware County: 52 %Delaware County52Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Allegheny County: 51.5 %Allegheny County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Dauphin County: 51.3 %Dauphin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Montour County: 51.2 %Montour County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Lycoming County: 51.2 %Lycoming County51.2Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lackawanna County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Clarion County: 51.1 %Clarion County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Westmoreland County51.1Northampton County: 51.1 %Northampton County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Beaver County: 51 %Beaver County51Chester County: 51 %Chester County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Berks County: 50.9 %Berks County50.9Bucks County: 50.9 %Bucks County50.9Mifflin County: 50.9 %Mifflin County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Cumberland County: 50.9 %Cumberland County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Snyder County: 50.7 %Snyder County50.7York County: 50.7 %York County50.7Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Venango County: 50.6 %Venango County50.6Cambria County: 50.5 %Cambria County50.5Erie County: 50.5 %Erie County50.5Carbon County: 50.5 %Carbon County50.5Butler County: 50.5 %Butler County50.5Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Indiana County: 50.5 %Indiana County50.5Bedford County: 50.3 %Bedford County50.3Philadelphia County: 52.6 %Philadelphia County52.6Delaware County: 52 %Delaware County52Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Allegheny County: 51.5 %Allegheny County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Dauphin County: 51.3 %Dauphin County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Montour County: 51.2 %Montour County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Lycoming County: 51.2 %Lycoming County51.2Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lackawanna County51.1Crawford County: 51.1 %Crawford County51.1Clarion County: 51.1 %Clarion County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Westmoreland County51.1Northampton County: 51.1 %Northampton County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Beaver County: 51 %Beaver County51Chester County: 51 %Chester County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Berks County: 50.9 %Berks County50.9Bucks County: 50.9 %Bucks County50.9Mifflin County: 50.9 %Mifflin County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Cumberland County: 50.9 %Cumberland County50.9Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Snyder County: 50.7 %Snyder County50.7York County: 50.7 %York County50.7Adams County: 50.7 %Adams County50.7Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Venango County: 50.6 %Venango County50.6Cambria County: 50.5 %Cambria County50.5Erie County: 50.5 %Erie County50.5Carbon County: 50.5 %Carbon County50.5Butler County: 50.5 %Butler County50.5Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Indiana County: 50.5 %Indiana County50.5Bedford County: 50.3 %Bedford County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Philadelphia County52.6-0 pts
2Delaware County520 pts
3Columbia County51.6+0.1 pts
4Lehigh County51.50 pts
5Allegheny County51.5-0.1 pts
6Montgomery County51.4-0 pts
7Dauphin County51.3-0.1 pts
8Lawrence County51.3-0.1 pts
9Montour County51.2-0.1 pts
10Lancaster County51.20 pts
11Lycoming County51.20 pts
12Lackawanna County51.1-0 pts
13Crawford County51.1-0.1 pts
14Clarion County51.1-0.1 pts
15Westmoreland County51.10 pts
16Northampton County51.1-0.1 pts
17Lebanon County51.1-0.1 pts
18Franklin County51.1-0 pts
19Beaver County51-0 pts
20Chester County51-0 pts
21Blair County510 pts
22Berks County50.9-0 pts
23Bucks County50.9-0 pts
24Mifflin County50.9-0 pts
25Clinton County50.9+0.1 pts
26Cumberland County50.9-0 pts
27Washington County50.8-0 pts
28Luzerne County50.80 pts
29Snyder County50.7+0.1 pts
30York County50.70 pts
31Adams County50.7-0 pts
32Monroe County50.6-0 pts
33Venango County50.6-0 pts
34Cambria County50.5-0 pts
35Erie County50.5-0.1 pts
36Carbon County50.5-0.1 pts
37Butler County50.5-0 pts
38Mercer County50.5-0.1 pts
39Indiana County50.5+0.1 pts
40Bedford County50.3-0.1 pts
41Bradford County50.2-0 pts
42Jefferson County50.2-0 pts
43Armstrong County50.20 pts
44Fayette County50.1-0.1 pts
45Tioga County50.1-0.3 pts
46Warren County50.10 pts
47Juniata County50-0 pts
47Perry County50-0 pts
49Wyoming County49.9+0.1 pts
50Fulton County49.9-0 pts
51Susquehanna County49.9-0.1 pts
52Northumberland County49.7-0.1 pts
53Potter County49.6-0.1 pts
54Elk County49.6-0 pts
55Pike County49.6-0 pts
56McKean County49.20 pts
57Schuylkill County48.8-0.1 pts
58Cameron County48.5-0.3 pts
59Sullivan County48.5+0.3 pts
60Centre County48.10 pts
61Somerset County47.90 pts
62Greene County47.8-0.1 pts
63Clearfield County47.4-0 pts
64Wayne County47.40 pts
65Union County47+0.1 pts
66Huntingdon County46.80 pts
67Forest County29.7-0.6 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Philadelphia County, with 52.6% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Forest County, with 29.7% in 2020.

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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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