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US states by female population share, 2025

District of Columbia had the highest female population share of 51 states in 2025, at 53.3%. Alaska had the lowest, at 47.9%. The median was 50.7% and the figure for the United States was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3District of Columbia
Lowest47.9Alaska
Median50.751 states
United States50.9History

Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 51.8 %Alaska: 47.9 %Arizona: 50.6 %Arkansas: 51 %California: 50.7 %Colorado: 49.8 %Connecticut: 51.4 %Delaware: 52 %District of Columbia: 53.3 %Florida: 51.3 %Georgia: 51.7 %Hawaii: 50.3 %Idaho: 49.9 %Illinois: 50.9 %Indiana: 50.7 %Iowa: 50.2 %Kansas: 50.2 %Kentucky: 50.8 %Louisiana: 51.5 %Maine: 51 %Maryland: 51.9 %Massachusetts: 51.6 %Michigan: 50.7 %Minnesota: 50.3 %Mississippi: 51.8 %Missouri: 50.9 %Montana: 49.8 %Nebraska: 50.1 %Nevada: 50 %New Hampshire: 50.4 %New Jersey: 51.2 %New Mexico: 50.6 %New York: 51.6 %North Carolina: 51.6 %North Dakota: 48.8 %Ohio: 51 %Oklahoma: 50.5 %Oregon: 50.6 %Pennsylvania: 51 %Rhode Island: 51.4 %South Carolina: 51.8 %South Dakota: 49.6 %Tennessee: 51.3 %Texas: 50.6 %Utah: 49.6 %Vermont: 50.8 %Virginia: 51.1 %Washington: 50.1 %West Virginia: 50.4 %Wisconsin: 50.2 %Wyoming: 49.3 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

District of Columbia: 53.3 %District of Columbia53.3Delaware: 52 %Delaware52Maryland: 51.9 %Maryland51.9Mississippi: 51.8 %Mississippi51.8Alabama: 51.8 %Alabama51.8South Carolina: 51.8 %South Carolina51.8Georgia: 51.7 %Georgia51.7New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Massachusetts: 51.6 %Massachusetts51.6North Carolina: 51.6 %North Carolina51.6Louisiana: 51.5 %Louisiana51.5Connecticut: 51.4 %Connecticut51.4Rhode Island: 51.4 %Rhode Island51.4Florida: 51.3 %Florida51.3Tennessee: 51.3 %Tennessee51.3New Jersey: 51.2 %New Jersey51.2Virginia: 51.1 %Virginia51.1Pennsylvania: 51 %Pennsylvania51Maine: 51 %Maine51Arkansas: 51 %Arkansas51Ohio: 51 %Ohio51Illinois: 50.9 %Illinois50.9Missouri: 50.9 %Missouri50.9Kentucky: 50.8 %Kentucky50.8Vermont: 50.8 %Vermont50.8Michigan: 50.7 %Michigan50.7Indiana: 50.7 %Indiana50.7California: 50.7 %California50.7Oregon: 50.6 %Oregon50.6New Mexico: 50.6 %New Mexico50.6Arizona: 50.6 %Arizona50.6Texas: 50.6 %Texas50.6Oklahoma: 50.5 %Oklahoma50.5West Virginia: 50.4 %West Virginia50.4New Hampshire: 50.4 %New Hampshire50.4Minnesota: 50.3 %Minnesota50.3Hawaii: 50.3 %Hawaii50.3Wisconsin: 50.2 %Wisconsin50.2Kansas: 50.2 %Kansas50.2Iowa: 50.2 %Iowa50.2Washington: 50.1 %Washington50.1Nebraska: 50.1 %Nebraska50.1Nevada: 50 %Nevada50Idaho: 49.9 %Idaho49.9Montana: 49.8 %Montana49.8Colorado: 49.8 %Colorado49.8Utah: 49.6 %Utah49.6South Dakota: 49.6 %South Dakota49.6Wyoming: 49.3 %Wyoming49.3North Dakota: 48.8 %North Dakota48.8Alaska: 47.9 %Alaska47.9District of Columbia: 53.3 %District of Columbia53.3Delaware: 52 %Delaware52Maryland: 51.9 %Maryland51.9Mississippi: 51.8 %Mississippi51.8Alabama: 51.8 %Alabama51.8South Carolina: 51.8 %South Carolina51.8Georgia: 51.7 %Georgia51.7New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Massachusetts: 51.6 %Massachusetts51.6North Carolina: 51.6 %North Carolina51.6Louisiana: 51.5 %Louisiana51.5Connecticut: 51.4 %Connecticut51.4Rhode Island: 51.4 %Rhode Island51.4Florida: 51.3 %Florida51.3Tennessee: 51.3 %Tennessee51.3New Jersey: 51.2 %New Jersey51.2Virginia: 51.1 %Virginia51.1Pennsylvania: 51 %Pennsylvania51Maine: 51 %Maine51Arkansas: 51 %Arkansas51Ohio: 51 %Ohio51Illinois: 50.9 %Illinois50.9Missouri: 50.9 %Missouri50.9Kentucky: 50.8 %Kentucky50.8Vermont: 50.8 %Vermont50.8Michigan: 50.7 %Michigan50.7Indiana: 50.7 %Indiana50.7California: 50.7 %California50.7Oregon: 50.6 %Oregon50.6New Mexico: 50.6 %New Mexico50.6Arizona: 50.6 %Arizona50.6Texas: 50.6 %Texas50.6Oklahoma: 50.5 %Oklahoma50.5West Virginia: 50.4 %West Virginia50.4New Hampshire: 50.4 %New Hampshire50.4Minnesota: 50.3 %Minnesota50.3Hawaii: 50.3 %Hawaii50.3Wisconsin: 50.2 %Wisconsin50.2Kansas: 50.2 %Kansas50.2Iowa: 50.2 %Iowa50.2Washington: 50.1 %Washington50.1Nebraska: 50.1 %Nebraska50.1Nevada: 50 %Nevada50Idaho: 49.9 %Idaho49.9Montana: 49.8 %Montana49.8Colorado: 49.8 %Colorado49.8Utah: 49.6 %Utah49.6South Dakota: 49.6 %South Dakota49.6Wyoming: 49.3 %Wyoming49.3North Dakota: 48.8 %North Dakota48.8Alaska: 47.9 %Alaska47.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1District of Columbia53.30 pts
2Delaware520 pts
3Maryland51.90 pts
4Mississippi51.80 pts
5Alabama51.80 pts
6South Carolina51.80 pts
7Georgia51.70 pts
8New York51.60 pts
9Massachusetts51.6-0 pts
10North Carolina51.60 pts
11Louisiana51.50 pts
12Connecticut51.4-0 pts
13Rhode Island51.4-0.1 pts
14Florida51.3-0 pts
15Tennessee51.3-0 pts
16New Jersey51.2-0 pts
17Virginia51.1-0 pts
18Pennsylvania51-0 pts
19Maine51-0 pts
20Arkansas51-0 pts
21Ohio51-0 pts
22Illinois50.9-0 pts
23Missouri50.90 pts
24Kentucky50.8-0 pts
25Vermont50.80 pts
26Michigan50.70 pts
27Indiana50.7-0 pts
28California50.70 pts
29Oregon50.60 pts
30New Mexico50.6-0 pts
31Arizona50.6-0 pts
31Texas50.6-0 pts
33Oklahoma50.50 pts
34West Virginia50.40 pts
35New Hampshire50.4-0 pts
36Minnesota50.30 pts
37Hawaii50.30 pts
38Wisconsin50.20 pts
39Kansas50.20 pts
40Iowa50.20 pts
41Washington50.10 pts
42Nebraska50.1-0 pts
43Nevada500 pts
44Idaho49.9-0 pts
45Montana49.8-0 pts
46Colorado49.80 pts
47Utah49.6-0 pts
48South Dakota49.6-0 pts
49Wyoming49.3-0 pts
50North Dakota48.8-0.1 pts
51Alaska47.9-0 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 states 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 (US states by female population share, 2025) [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, US states by female population share, 2025. 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/us-states. 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. US states by female population share, 2025. 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/us-states.

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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, US states by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest female population share?

District of Columbia, with 53.3% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest female population share?

Alaska, with 47.9% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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