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US states by female population share

District of Columbia had the highest female population share of 51 states in 2014, at 52.8%. Alaska had the lowest, at 47.7%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for the United States was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.8District of Columbia
Lowest47.7Alaska
Median50.851 states
United States50.9History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 51.5 %Alaska: 47.7 %Arizona: 50.4 %Arkansas: 50.9 %California: 50.5 %Colorado: 49.9 %Connecticut: 51.3 %Delaware: 51.7 %District of Columbia: 52.8 %Florida: 51.2 %Georgia: 51.3 %Hawaii: 49.8 %Idaho: 50 %Illinois: 51 %Indiana: 50.8 %Iowa: 50.4 %Kansas: 50.2 %Kentucky: 50.8 %Louisiana: 51.2 %Maine: 51 %Maryland: 51.7 %Massachusetts: 51.6 %Michigan: 50.8 %Minnesota: 50.3 %Mississippi: 51.5 %Missouri: 50.9 %Montana: 49.8 %Nebraska: 50.3 %Nevada: 49.7 %New Hampshire: 50.6 %New Jersey: 51.3 %New Mexico: 50.6 %New York: 51.6 %North Carolina: 51.4 %North Dakota: 48.8 %Ohio: 51.1 %Oklahoma: 50.4 %Oregon: 50.5 %Pennsylvania: 51.1 %Rhode Island: 51.6 %South Carolina: 51.4 %South Dakota: 49.7 %Tennessee: 51.3 %Texas: 50.5 %Utah: 49.8 %Vermont: 50.7 %Virginia: 51 %Washington: 50.2 %West Virginia: 50.6 %Wisconsin: 50.3 %Wyoming: 49.1 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

District of Columbia: 52.8 %District of Columbia52.8Delaware: 51.7 %Delaware51.7Maryland: 51.7 %Maryland51.7Rhode Island: 51.6 %Rhode Island51.6New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Massachusetts: 51.6 %Massachusetts51.6Alabama: 51.5 %Alabama51.5Mississippi: 51.5 %Mississippi51.5South Carolina: 51.4 %South Carolina51.4North Carolina: 51.4 %North Carolina51.4Connecticut: 51.3 %Connecticut51.3Georgia: 51.3 %Georgia51.3New Jersey: 51.3 %New Jersey51.3Tennessee: 51.3 %Tennessee51.3Florida: 51.2 %Florida51.2Louisiana: 51.2 %Louisiana51.2Pennsylvania: 51.1 %Pennsylvania51.1Ohio: 51.1 %Ohio51.1Maine: 51 %Maine51Virginia: 51 %Virginia51Illinois: 51 %Illinois51Missouri: 50.9 %Missouri50.9Arkansas: 50.9 %Arkansas50.9Michigan: 50.8 %Michigan50.8Kentucky: 50.8 %Kentucky50.8Indiana: 50.8 %Indiana50.8Vermont: 50.7 %Vermont50.7West Virginia: 50.6 %West Virginia50.6New Hampshire: 50.6 %New Hampshire50.6New Mexico: 50.6 %New Mexico50.6Oregon: 50.5 %Oregon50.5Texas: 50.5 %Texas50.5California: 50.5 %California50.5Oklahoma: 50.4 %Oklahoma50.4Arizona: 50.4 %Arizona50.4Iowa: 50.4 %Iowa50.4Minnesota: 50.3 %Minnesota50.3Wisconsin: 50.3 %Wisconsin50.3Nebraska: 50.3 %Nebraska50.3Kansas: 50.2 %Kansas50.2Washington: 50.2 %Washington50.2Idaho: 50 %Idaho50Colorado: 49.9 %Colorado49.9Hawaii: 49.8 %Hawaii49.8Montana: 49.8 %Montana49.8Utah: 49.8 %Utah49.8South Dakota: 49.7 %South Dakota49.7Nevada: 49.7 %Nevada49.7Wyoming: 49.1 %Wyoming49.1North Dakota: 48.8 %North Dakota48.8Alaska: 47.7 %Alaska47.7District of Columbia: 52.8 %District of Columbia52.8Delaware: 51.7 %Delaware51.7Maryland: 51.7 %Maryland51.7Rhode Island: 51.6 %Rhode Island51.6New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Massachusetts: 51.6 %Massachusetts51.6Alabama: 51.5 %Alabama51.5Mississippi: 51.5 %Mississippi51.5South Carolina: 51.4 %South Carolina51.4North Carolina: 51.4 %North Carolina51.4Connecticut: 51.3 %Connecticut51.3Georgia: 51.3 %Georgia51.3New Jersey: 51.3 %New Jersey51.3Tennessee: 51.3 %Tennessee51.3Florida: 51.2 %Florida51.2Louisiana: 51.2 %Louisiana51.2Pennsylvania: 51.1 %Pennsylvania51.1Ohio: 51.1 %Ohio51.1Maine: 51 %Maine51Virginia: 51 %Virginia51Illinois: 51 %Illinois51Missouri: 50.9 %Missouri50.9Arkansas: 50.9 %Arkansas50.9Michigan: 50.8 %Michigan50.8Kentucky: 50.8 %Kentucky50.8Indiana: 50.8 %Indiana50.8Vermont: 50.7 %Vermont50.7West Virginia: 50.6 %West Virginia50.6New Hampshire: 50.6 %New Hampshire50.6New Mexico: 50.6 %New Mexico50.6Oregon: 50.5 %Oregon50.5Texas: 50.5 %Texas50.5California: 50.5 %California50.5Oklahoma: 50.4 %Oklahoma50.4Arizona: 50.4 %Arizona50.4Iowa: 50.4 %Iowa50.4Minnesota: 50.3 %Minnesota50.3Wisconsin: 50.3 %Wisconsin50.3Nebraska: 50.3 %Nebraska50.3Kansas: 50.2 %Kansas50.2Washington: 50.2 %Washington50.2Idaho: 50 %Idaho50Colorado: 49.9 %Colorado49.9Hawaii: 49.8 %Hawaii49.8Montana: 49.8 %Montana49.8Utah: 49.8 %Utah49.8South Dakota: 49.7 %South Dakota49.7Nevada: 49.7 %Nevada49.7Wyoming: 49.1 %Wyoming49.1North Dakota: 48.8 %North Dakota48.8Alaska: 47.7 %Alaska47.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2014 (%)Change on 2013
1District of Columbia52.80 pts
2Delaware51.70 pts
3Maryland51.70 pts
4Rhode Island51.6-0 pts
5New York51.60 pts
6Massachusetts51.6-0 pts
7Alabama51.50 pts
8Mississippi51.50 pts
9South Carolina51.40 pts
10North Carolina51.40 pts
11Connecticut51.30 pts
12Georgia51.30 pts
13New Jersey51.30 pts
14Tennessee51.3-0 pts
15Florida51.20 pts
16Louisiana51.20 pts
17Pennsylvania51.1-0 pts
18Ohio51.1-0 pts
19Maine510 pts
20Virginia510 pts
21Illinois510 pts
22Missouri50.9-0 pts
23Arkansas50.90 pts
24Michigan50.8-0 pts
25Kentucky50.80 pts
26Indiana50.8-0 pts
27Vermont50.70 pts
28West Virginia50.60 pts
29New Hampshire50.6-0.1 pts
30New Mexico50.60 pts
31Oregon50.5-0 pts
32Texas50.50 pts
33California50.50 pts
34Oklahoma50.4-0 pts
35Arizona50.40 pts
36Iowa50.4-0 pts
37Minnesota50.3-0 pts
38Wisconsin50.3-0 pts
39Nebraska50.3-0 pts
40Kansas50.2-0 pts
41Washington50.2-0 pts
42Idaho500 pts
43Colorado49.9-0 pts
44Hawaii49.8-0 pts
45Montana49.8-0 pts
46Utah49.80 pts
47South Dakota49.7-0 pts
48Nevada49.7+0.1 pts
49Wyoming49.10 pts
50North Dakota48.8-0.2 pts
51Alaska47.7-0 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 states 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 (US states by female population share, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest female population share?

District of Columbia, with 52.8% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest female population share?

Alaska, with 47.7% in 2014.

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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