Counties in Virginia by female population share

Franklin city had the highest female population share of 133 counties in 2018, at 55.2%. Greensville County had the lowest, at 37.6%. The median was 51% and the figure for Virginia was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.2Franklin city
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Map of counties, 2018

Accomack County: 51.6 %Albemarle County: 52.3 %Alleghany County: 51.1 %Amelia County: 50.7 %Amherst County: 51.9 %Appomattox County: 51.9 %Arlington County: 50.5 %Augusta County: 49.5 %Bath County: 50.4 %Bedford County: 51 %Bland County: 44.9 %Botetourt County: 50.6 %Brunswick County: 46.3 %Buchanan County: 48.9 %Buckingham County: 45.3 %Campbell County: 51.4 %Caroline County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 51 %Charles City County: 50.7 %Charlotte County: 50.8 %Chesterfield County: 51.9 %Clarke County: 50.6 %Craig County: 49.8 %Culpeper County: 50.2 %Cumberland County: 52 %Dickenson County: 49.9 %Dinwiddie County: 51.2 %Essex County: 52.8 %Fairfax County: 50.7 %Fauquier County: 50.5 %Floyd County: 49.9 %Fluvanna County: 54.2 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Frederick County: 50.5 %Giles County: 50.9 %Gloucester County: 50.7 %Goochland County: 52.5 %Grayson County: 47.8 %Greene County: 51.3 %Greensville County: 37.6 %Halifax County: 51.9 %Hanover County: 51.2 %Henrico County: 52.9 %Henry County: 51.8 %Highland County: 50.4 %Isle of Wight County: 51.5 %James City County: 51.9 %King and Queen County: 50.7 %King George County: 49.8 %King William County: 51.4 %Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lee County: 47.9 %Loudoun County: 50.8 %Louisa County: 50.9 %Lunenburg County: 47.6 %Madison County: 51.3 %Mathews County: 51.4 %Mecklenburg County: 51.6 %Middlesex County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 48.2 %Nelson County: 51.2 %New Kent County: 49.8 %Northampton County: 52.3 %Northumberland County: 51 %Nottoway County: 45.4 %Orange County: 51.9 %Page County: 50.4 %Patrick County: 50.8 %Pittsylvania County: 50.5 %Powhatan County: 48.2 %Prince Edward County: 49.4 %Prince George County: 44.3 %Prince William County: 50.7 %Pulaski County: 50.4 %Rappahannock County: 50.2 %Richmond County: 44.5 %Roanoke County: 52 %Rockbridge County: 50.8 %Rockingham County: 51 %Russell County: 51.2 %Scott County: 50.1 %Shenandoah County: 51.3 %Smyth County: 50.9 %Southampton County: 47.5 %Spotsylvania County: 51.2 %Stafford County: 50.5 %Surry County: 51 %Sussex County: 42.2 %Tazewell County: 50.4 %Warren County: 49.8 %Washington County: 50.8 %Westmoreland County: 51.6 %Wise County: 48.5 %Wythe County: 51.2 %York County: 51.2 %Alexandria city: 52.4 %Bristol city: 52.4 %Buena Vista city: 52.2 %Charlottesville city: 52 %Chesapeake city: 51.3 %Colonial Heights city: 53.7 %Covington city: 51.9 %Danville city: 54.2 %Emporia city: 54 %Fairfax city: 50.2 %Falls Church city: 51.4 %Franklin city: 55.2 %Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Galax city: 53.4 %Hampton city: 52.3 %Harrisonburg city: 52.5 %Hopewell city: 53.6 %Lexington city: 44 %Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Manassas city: 50.1 %Manassas Park city: 49.8 %Martinsville city: 54.1 %Newport News city: 51.4 %Norfolk city: 49.1 %Norton city: 54.5 %Petersburg city: 53.6 %Poquoson city: 50.7 %Portsmouth city: 51.7 %Radford city: 54 %Richmond city: 52.5 %Roanoke city: 52.1 %Salem city: 52.6 %Staunton city: 53.9 %Suffolk city: 51.7 %Virginia Beach city: 51.1 %Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Williamsburg city: 52.9 %Winchester city: 50.9 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Franklin city: 55.2 %Franklin city55.2Norton city: 54.5 %Norton city54.5Fluvanna County: 54.2 %Fluvanna County54.2Danville city: 54.2 %Danville city54.2Martinsville city: 54.1 %Martinsville city54.1Radford city: 54 %Radford city54Emporia city: 54 %Emporia city54Staunton city: 53.9 %Staunton city53.9Colonial Heights city: 53.7 %Colonial Heights city53.7Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Fredericksburg city53.7Petersburg city: 53.6 %Petersburg city53.6Hopewell city: 53.6 %Hopewell city53.6Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Lynchburg city53.4Galax city: 53.4 %Galax city53.4Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lancaster County53.3Williamsburg city: 52.9 %Williamsburg city52.9Henrico County: 52.9 %Henrico County52.9Essex County: 52.8 %Essex County52.8Salem city: 52.6 %Salem city52.6Harrisonburg city: 52.5 %Harrisonburg city52.5Richmond city: 52.5 %Richmond city52.5Goochland County: 52.5 %Goochland County52.5Bristol city: 52.4 %Bristol city52.4Alexandria city: 52.4 %Alexandria city52.4Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Waynesboro city52.3Albemarle County: 52.3 %Albemarle County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Hampton city: 52.3 %Hampton city52.3Buena Vista city: 52.2 %Buena Vista city52.2Roanoke city: 52.1 %Roanoke city52.1Roanoke County: 52 %Roanoke County52Charlottesville city: 52 %Charlottesville city52Cumberland County: 52 %Cumberland County52Covington city: 51.9 %Covington city51.9Chesterfield County: 51.9 %Chesterfield County51.9Amherst County: 51.9 %Amherst County51.9James City County: 51.9 %James City County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Orange County: 51.9 %Orange County51.9Appomattox County: 51.9 %Appomattox County51.9Franklin city: 55.2 %Franklin city55.2Norton city: 54.5 %Norton city54.5Fluvanna County: 54.2 %Fluvanna County54.2Danville city: 54.2 %Danville city54.2Martinsville city: 54.1 %Martinsville city54.1Radford city: 54 %Radford city54Emporia city: 54 %Emporia city54Staunton city: 53.9 %Staunton city53.9Colonial Heights city: 53.7 %Colonial Heights city53.7Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Fredericksburg city53.7Petersburg city: 53.6 %Petersburg city53.6Hopewell city: 53.6 %Hopewell city53.6Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Lynchburg city53.4Galax city: 53.4 %Galax city53.4Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lancaster County53.3Williamsburg city: 52.9 %Williamsburg city52.9Henrico County: 52.9 %Henrico County52.9Essex County: 52.8 %Essex County52.8Salem city: 52.6 %Salem city52.6Harrisonburg city: 52.5 %Harrisonburg city52.5Richmond city: 52.5 %Richmond city52.5Goochland County: 52.5 %Goochland County52.5Bristol city: 52.4 %Bristol city52.4Alexandria city: 52.4 %Alexandria city52.4Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Waynesboro city52.3Albemarle County: 52.3 %Albemarle County52.3Northampton County: 52.3 %Northampton County52.3Hampton city: 52.3 %Hampton city52.3Buena Vista city: 52.2 %Buena Vista city52.2Roanoke city: 52.1 %Roanoke city52.1Roanoke County: 52 %Roanoke County52Charlottesville city: 52 %Charlottesville city52Cumberland County: 52 %Cumberland County52Covington city: 51.9 %Covington city51.9Chesterfield County: 51.9 %Chesterfield County51.9Amherst County: 51.9 %Amherst County51.9James City County: 51.9 %James City County51.9Halifax County: 51.9 %Halifax County51.9Orange County: 51.9 %Orange County51.9Appomattox County: 51.9 %Appomattox County51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Franklin city55.2-0 pts
2Norton city54.5-0.1 pts
3Fluvanna County54.2-0.1 pts
4Danville city54.2+0.1 pts
5Martinsville city54.1-0.1 pts
6Radford city54+0.9 pts
7Emporia city54-0.5 pts
8Staunton city53.9-0.2 pts
9Colonial Heights city53.7+0.5 pts
10Fredericksburg city53.7+0.1 pts
11Petersburg city53.6-0 pts
12Hopewell city53.6+0.1 pts
13Lynchburg city53.4+0.1 pts
14Galax city53.4-0 pts
15Lancaster County53.30 pts
16Williamsburg city52.9-0.4 pts
17Henrico County52.90 pts
18Essex County52.80 pts
19Salem city52.6+0.2 pts
20Harrisonburg city52.5+0.1 pts
21Richmond city52.5+0.1 pts
22Goochland County52.5+0.3 pts
23Bristol city52.40 pts
24Alexandria city52.4+0.1 pts
25Waynesboro city52.3+0.3 pts
26Albemarle County52.30 pts
27Northampton County52.3+0.1 pts
28Hampton city52.3+0.1 pts
29Buena Vista city52.2-0.5 pts
30Roanoke city52.1-0.1 pts
31Roanoke County520 pts
32Charlottesville city52-0.1 pts
33Cumberland County52+0.2 pts
34Covington city51.9+0.2 pts
35Chesterfield County51.90 pts
36Amherst County51.9-0.1 pts
37James City County51.9-0.1 pts
38Halifax County51.9-0 pts
39Orange County51.9+0.1 pts
40Appomattox County51.9+0.1 pts
41Henry County51.8+0.1 pts
42Suffolk city51.70 pts
43Portsmouth city51.70 pts
44Mecklenburg County51.6+0.1 pts
45Accomack County51.60 pts
46Westmoreland County51.6-0.2 pts
47Isle of Wight County51.50 pts
48Middlesex County51.4-0.3 pts
49Campbell County51.4-0.1 pts
50Mathews County51.40 pts
51Newport News city51.4+0.1 pts
52King William County51.4-0.1 pts
53Falls Church city51.4-0.1 pts
54Chesapeake city51.30 pts
55Shenandoah County51.3-0 pts
56Greene County51.3+0.1 pts
57Madison County51.30 pts
58Russell County51.2+0.2 pts
59Wythe County51.2-0 pts
60York County51.2+0.1 pts
61Dinwiddie County51.2-0.1 pts
62Hanover County51.2+0.1 pts
63Spotsylvania County51.20 pts
64Nelson County51.20 pts
65Alleghany County51.10 pts
66Virginia Beach city51.10 pts
67Carroll County51+0.2 pts
68Northumberland County51+0.1 pts
69Bedford County51+0.1 pts
70Rockingham County51-0.1 pts
71Surry County51-0 pts
72Louisa County50.9+0.1 pts
72Smyth County50.9+0.1 pts
74Winchester city50.9+0.2 pts
75Franklin County50.9+0.1 pts
76Giles County50.9+0.1 pts
77Washington County50.80 pts
78Rockbridge County50.8+0.1 pts
79Loudoun County50.80 pts
80Charlotte County50.8+0.2 pts
81Patrick County50.8+0.1 pts
82Gloucester County50.7+0.2 pts
83Charles City County50.7-0.3 pts
84King and Queen County50.7+0.4 pts
85Prince William County50.7+0.1 pts
86Amelia County50.70 pts
87Fairfax County50.7-0 pts
88Poquoson city50.7-0.3 pts
89Clarke County50.6-0 pts
90Botetourt County50.6-0 pts
91Frederick County50.5-0 pts
92Caroline County50.5-0.2 pts
93Pittsylvania County50.5-0.2 pts
94Arlington County50.5-0 pts
95Fauquier County50.5-0 pts
96Stafford County50.5+0.1 pts
97Pulaski County50.4+0.1 pts
98Tazewell County50.4+0.1 pts
99Highland County50.4-0.2 pts
100Bath County50.4+0.2 pts
101Page County50.4-0 pts
102Rappahannock County50.2-0 pts
103Fairfax city50.2-0.1 pts
104Culpeper County50.20 pts
105Scott County50.10 pts
106Manassas city50.1-0.1 pts
107Floyd County49.9+0.3 pts
108Dickenson County49.9-0.1 pts
109King George County49.8+0.1 pts
110Warren County49.8-0 pts
111New Kent County49.8+0.1 pts
112Craig County49.8-0.5 pts
113Manassas Park city49.8+0.2 pts
114Augusta County49.50 pts
115Prince Edward County49.4-0.3 pts
116Norfolk city49.1+0.2 pts
117Buchanan County48.9-0.1 pts
118Wise County48.5+0.2 pts
119Montgomery County48.20 pts
120Powhatan County48.20 pts
121Lee County47.9-0 pts
122Grayson County47.8-0 pts
123Lunenburg County47.6-0.1 pts
124Southampton County47.5-0.2 pts
125Brunswick County46.3-0.3 pts
126Nottoway County45.40 pts
127Buckingham County45.3+0.1 pts
128Bland County44.90 pts
129Richmond County44.5-0.2 pts
130Prince George County44.30 pts
131Lexington city44+0.4 pts
132Sussex County42.2+0.6 pts
133Greensville County37.6+0.3 pts

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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.

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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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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 Virginia by female population share, 2018. 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/virginia-counties?period=2018. 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 Virginia by female population share, 2018. 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/virginia-counties?period=2018.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Franklin city, with 55.2% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greensville County, with 37.6% in 2018.

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