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Counties in Pennsylvania by female population share

Philadelphia County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 52.7%. 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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Highest52.7Philadelphia County
Lowest29.7Forest County
Median50.567 counties
Pennsylvania51.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 50.8 %Allegheny County: 51.5 %Armstrong County: 50.2 %Beaver County: 51 %Bedford County: 50.2 %Berks County: 50.9 %Blair County: 51 %Bradford County: 50.3 %Bucks County: 50.9 %Butler County: 50.6 %Cambria County: 50.5 %Cameron County: 48.3 %Carbon County: 50.4 %Centre County: 48.1 %Chester County: 51 %Clarion County: 51.4 %Clearfield County: 48.4 %Clinton County: 50.9 %Columbia County: 51.6 %Crawford County: 51.2 %Cumberland County: 50.8 %Dauphin County: 51.3 %Delaware County: 51.9 %Elk County: 49.5 %Erie County: 50.5 %Fayette County: 50.1 %Forest County: 29.7 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 49.6 %Greene County: 47.7 %Huntingdon County: 46.9 %Indiana County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 50.1 %Juniata County: 50 %Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lawrence County: 51.4 %Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lehigh County: 51.5 %Luzerne County: 50.8 %Lycoming County: 51.2 %McKean County: 48.8 %Mercer County: 50.5 %Mifflin County: 50.9 %Monroe County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montour County: 51.1 %Northampton County: 51.1 %Northumberland County: 49.8 %Perry County: 50 %Philadelphia County: 52.7 %Pike County: 49.6 %Potter County: 49.7 %Schuylkill County: 48.8 %Snyder County: 50.7 %Somerset County: 48.2 %Sullivan County: 48.2 %Susquehanna County: 49.7 %Tioga County: 49.9 %Union County: 47.4 %Venango County: 50.5 %Warren County: 50.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 47.6 %Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Wyoming County: 50 %York County: 50.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Philadelphia County: 52.7 %Philadelphia County52.7Delaware County: 51.9 %Delaware County51.9Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Allegheny County: 51.5 %Allegheny County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Lawrence County: 51.4 %Lawrence County51.4Clarion County: 51.4 %Clarion County51.4Dauphin County: 51.3 %Dauphin County51.3Lycoming County: 51.2 %Lycoming County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Crawford County: 51.2 %Crawford County51.2Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lackawanna County51.1Northampton County: 51.1 %Northampton County51.1Montour County: 51.1 %Montour County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Westmoreland County51.1Beaver County: 51 %Beaver County51Chester County: 51 %Chester County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Bucks County: 50.9 %Bucks County50.9Berks County: 50.9 %Berks County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Mifflin County: 50.9 %Mifflin County50.9Cumberland County: 50.8 %Cumberland County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Adams County: 50.8 %Adams County50.8Snyder County: 50.7 %Snyder County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Butler County: 50.6 %Butler County50.6Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Venango County: 50.5 %Venango County50.5Cambria County: 50.5 %Cambria County50.5Erie County: 50.5 %Erie County50.5Indiana County: 50.5 %Indiana County50.5Carbon County: 50.4 %Carbon County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4Bradford County: 50.3 %Bradford County50.3Philadelphia County: 52.7 %Philadelphia County52.7Delaware County: 51.9 %Delaware County51.9Columbia County: 51.6 %Columbia County51.6Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Allegheny County: 51.5 %Allegheny County51.5Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Lawrence County: 51.4 %Lawrence County51.4Clarion County: 51.4 %Clarion County51.4Dauphin County: 51.3 %Dauphin County51.3Lycoming County: 51.2 %Lycoming County51.2Lancaster County: 51.2 %Lancaster County51.2Crawford County: 51.2 %Crawford County51.2Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Lackawanna County: 51.1 %Lackawanna County51.1Northampton County: 51.1 %Northampton County51.1Montour County: 51.1 %Montour County51.1Lebanon County: 51.1 %Lebanon County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 %Westmoreland County51.1Beaver County: 51 %Beaver County51Chester County: 51 %Chester County51Blair County: 51 %Blair County51Bucks County: 50.9 %Bucks County50.9Berks County: 50.9 %Berks County50.9Clinton County: 50.9 %Clinton County50.9Mifflin County: 50.9 %Mifflin County50.9Cumberland County: 50.8 %Cumberland County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8Luzerne County: 50.8 %Luzerne County50.8Adams County: 50.8 %Adams County50.8Snyder County: 50.7 %Snyder County50.7York County: 50.6 %York County50.6Butler County: 50.6 %Butler County50.6Mercer County: 50.5 %Mercer County50.5Venango County: 50.5 %Venango County50.5Cambria County: 50.5 %Cambria County50.5Erie County: 50.5 %Erie County50.5Indiana County: 50.5 %Indiana County50.5Carbon County: 50.4 %Carbon County50.4Monroe County: 50.4 %Monroe County50.4Bradford County: 50.3 %Bradford County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Philadelphia County52.7+0.1 pts
2Delaware County51.9-0 pts
3Columbia County51.6-0.1 pts
4Lehigh County51.5-0 pts
5Allegheny County51.50 pts
6Montgomery County51.4-0 pts
7Lawrence County51.4+0.1 pts
8Clarion County51.4+0.2 pts
9Dauphin County51.3-0 pts
10Lycoming County51.20 pts
11Lancaster County51.20 pts
12Crawford County51.20 pts
13Franklin County51.1+0.1 pts
14Lackawanna County51.1-0 pts
15Northampton County51.1-0 pts
16Montour County51.1-0.2 pts
17Lebanon County51.10 pts
18Westmoreland County51.1-0 pts
19Beaver County51-0 pts
20Chester County510 pts
21Blair County51-0 pts
22Bucks County50.9-0 pts
23Berks County50.9-0 pts
24Clinton County50.9-0 pts
25Mifflin County50.9-0 pts
26Cumberland County50.8-0 pts
27Washington County50.8-0 pts
28Luzerne County50.80 pts
29Adams County50.8+0.1 pts
30Snyder County50.7-0 pts
31York County50.6-0.1 pts
32Butler County50.6+0.1 pts
33Mercer County50.5+0.1 pts
34Venango County50.5-0 pts
35Cambria County50.5-0 pts
36Erie County50.5-0 pts
37Indiana County50.50 pts
38Carbon County50.4-0 pts
39Monroe County50.4-0.2 pts
40Bradford County50.30 pts
41Bedford County50.2-0.1 pts
42Armstrong County50.20 pts
43Fayette County50.10 pts
44Jefferson County50.1-0.1 pts
45Warren County50.1-0 pts
46Juniata County500 pts
47Wyoming County50+0.1 pts
48Perry County50-0 pts
49Tioga County49.9-0.1 pts
50Northumberland County49.8+0.1 pts
51Potter County49.7+0.1 pts
52Susquehanna County49.7-0.2 pts
53Fulton County49.6-0.3 pts
54Pike County49.6-0 pts
55Elk County49.5-0.1 pts
56McKean County48.8-0.5 pts
57Schuylkill County48.8-0 pts
58Clearfield County48.4+1 pts
59Cameron County48.3-0.2 pts
60Somerset County48.2+0.3 pts
61Sullivan County48.2-0.2 pts
62Centre County48.1+0.1 pts
63Greene County47.7-0.1 pts
64Wayne County47.6+0.3 pts
65Union County47.4+0.4 pts
66Huntingdon County46.9+0.1 pts
67Forest County29.7-0 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Philadelphia County, with 52.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Forest County, with 29.7% in 2021.

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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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