Counties in Virginia by female population share

Franklin city had the highest female population share of 133 counties in 2019, at 54.9%. Greensville County had the lowest, at 37.6%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for Virginia was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.9Franklin city
Median51.1133 counties
Virginia51.1History

Map of counties, 2019

Accomack County: 51.6 %Albemarle County: 52.3 %Alleghany County: 51.1 %Amelia County: 50.6 %Amherst County: 52.1 %Appomattox County: 51.9 %Arlington County: 50.6 %Augusta County: 49.6 %Bath County: 50.4 %Bedford County: 51.1 %Bland County: 44.9 %Botetourt County: 50.5 %Brunswick County: 46.1 %Buchanan County: 48.8 %Buckingham County: 45.5 %Campbell County: 51.4 %Caroline County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 50.9 %Charles City County: 50.6 %Charlotte County: 50.8 %Chesterfield County: 52 %Clarke County: 50.9 %Craig County: 49.5 %Culpeper County: 50.3 %Cumberland County: 51.9 %Dickenson County: 49.8 %Dinwiddie County: 51.1 %Essex County: 52.8 %Fairfax County: 50.7 %Fauquier County: 50.6 %Floyd County: 49.9 %Fluvanna County: 53.9 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Frederick County: 50.7 %Giles County: 50.8 %Gloucester County: 50.8 %Goochland County: 52.5 %Grayson County: 47.6 %Greene County: 51.4 %Greensville County: 37.6 %Halifax County: 51.8 %Hanover County: 51.2 %Henrico County: 52.9 %Henry County: 51.8 %Highland County: 50.7 %Isle of Wight County: 51.4 %James City County: 51.9 %King and Queen County: 50.5 %King George County: 49.8 %King William County: 51.3 %Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lee County: 47.8 %Loudoun County: 50.8 %Louisa County: 51 %Lunenburg County: 47.6 %Madison County: 51 %Mathews County: 51.3 %Mecklenburg County: 51.6 %Middlesex County: 51.2 %Montgomery County: 48.4 %Nelson County: 51.2 %New Kent County: 49.9 %Northampton County: 52.1 %Northumberland County: 51 %Nottoway County: 45.2 %Orange County: 51.7 %Page County: 50.3 %Patrick County: 50.7 %Pittsylvania County: 50.6 %Powhatan County: 48.4 %Prince Edward County: 49.3 %Prince George County: 44.2 %Prince William County: 50.8 %Pulaski County: 50.4 %Rappahannock County: 50.2 %Richmond County: 44.6 %Roanoke County: 52.1 %Rockbridge County: 50.8 %Rockingham County: 51.1 %Russell County: 51.3 %Scott County: 50.1 %Shenandoah County: 51.3 %Smyth County: 51.1 %Southampton County: 47.7 %Spotsylvania County: 51.2 %Stafford County: 50.3 %Surry County: 50.9 %Sussex County: 42.2 %Tazewell County: 50.3 %Warren County: 49.7 %Washington County: 50.8 %Westmoreland County: 51.5 %Wise County: 48.6 %Wythe County: 51.2 %York County: 51.1 %Alexandria city: 52.4 %Bristol city: 52.6 %Buena Vista city: 51.8 %Charlottesville city: 52.1 %Chesapeake city: 51.3 %Colonial Heights city: 53.5 %Covington city: 51.6 %Danville city: 54.1 %Emporia city: 54.2 %Fairfax city: 50.4 %Falls Church city: 51.6 %Franklin city: 54.9 %Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Galax city: 53 %Hampton city: 52.4 %Harrisonburg city: 52.4 %Hopewell city: 53.6 %Lexington city: 44.1 %Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Manassas city: 50.2 %Manassas Park city: 50 %Martinsville city: 53.9 %Newport News city: 51.4 %Norfolk city: 49.3 %Norton city: 54 %Petersburg city: 53.7 %Poquoson city: 50.6 %Portsmouth city: 51.7 %Radford city: 53.8 %Richmond city: 52.4 %Roanoke city: 52.4 %Salem city: 52.5 %Staunton city: 53.8 %Suffolk city: 51.6 %Virginia Beach city: 51.2 %Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Williamsburg city: 52.8 %Winchester city: 50.7 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Franklin city: 54.9 %Franklin city54.9Emporia city: 54.2 %Emporia city54.2Danville city: 54.1 %Danville city54.1Norton city: 54 %Norton city54Fluvanna County: 53.9 %Fluvanna County53.9Martinsville city: 53.9 %Martinsville city53.9Staunton city: 53.8 %Staunton city53.8Radford city: 53.8 %Radford city53.8Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Fredericksburg city53.7Petersburg city: 53.7 %Petersburg city53.7Hopewell city: 53.6 %Hopewell city53.6Colonial Heights city: 53.5 %Colonial Heights city53.5Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Lynchburg city53.4Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lancaster County53.3Galax city: 53 %Galax city53Henrico County: 52.9 %Henrico County52.9Essex County: 52.8 %Essex County52.8Williamsburg city: 52.8 %Williamsburg city52.8Bristol city: 52.6 %Bristol city52.6Goochland County: 52.5 %Goochland County52.5Salem city: 52.5 %Salem city52.5Harrisonburg city: 52.4 %Harrisonburg city52.4Richmond city: 52.4 %Richmond city52.4Hampton city: 52.4 %Hampton city52.4Alexandria city: 52.4 %Alexandria city52.4Roanoke city: 52.4 %Roanoke city52.4Albemarle County: 52.3 %Albemarle County52.3Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Waynesboro city52.3Charlottesville city: 52.1 %Charlottesville city52.1Amherst County: 52.1 %Amherst County52.1Roanoke County: 52.1 %Roanoke County52.1Northampton County: 52.1 %Northampton County52.1Chesterfield County: 52 %Chesterfield County52James City County: 51.9 %James City County51.9Appomattox County: 51.9 %Appomattox County51.9Cumberland County: 51.9 %Cumberland County51.9Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Buena Vista city: 51.8 %Buena Vista city51.8Henry County: 51.8 %Henry County51.8Orange County: 51.7 %Orange County51.7Franklin city: 54.9 %Franklin city54.9Emporia city: 54.2 %Emporia city54.2Danville city: 54.1 %Danville city54.1Norton city: 54 %Norton city54Fluvanna County: 53.9 %Fluvanna County53.9Martinsville city: 53.9 %Martinsville city53.9Staunton city: 53.8 %Staunton city53.8Radford city: 53.8 %Radford city53.8Fredericksburg city: 53.7 %Fredericksburg city53.7Petersburg city: 53.7 %Petersburg city53.7Hopewell city: 53.6 %Hopewell city53.6Colonial Heights city: 53.5 %Colonial Heights city53.5Lynchburg city: 53.4 %Lynchburg city53.4Lancaster County: 53.3 %Lancaster County53.3Galax city: 53 %Galax city53Henrico County: 52.9 %Henrico County52.9Essex County: 52.8 %Essex County52.8Williamsburg city: 52.8 %Williamsburg city52.8Bristol city: 52.6 %Bristol city52.6Goochland County: 52.5 %Goochland County52.5Salem city: 52.5 %Salem city52.5Harrisonburg city: 52.4 %Harrisonburg city52.4Richmond city: 52.4 %Richmond city52.4Hampton city: 52.4 %Hampton city52.4Alexandria city: 52.4 %Alexandria city52.4Roanoke city: 52.4 %Roanoke city52.4Albemarle County: 52.3 %Albemarle County52.3Waynesboro city: 52.3 %Waynesboro city52.3Charlottesville city: 52.1 %Charlottesville city52.1Amherst County: 52.1 %Amherst County52.1Roanoke County: 52.1 %Roanoke County52.1Northampton County: 52.1 %Northampton County52.1Chesterfield County: 52 %Chesterfield County52James City County: 51.9 %James City County51.9Appomattox County: 51.9 %Appomattox County51.9Cumberland County: 51.9 %Cumberland County51.9Halifax County: 51.8 %Halifax County51.8Buena Vista city: 51.8 %Buena Vista city51.8Henry County: 51.8 %Henry County51.8Orange County: 51.7 %Orange County51.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Franklin city54.9-0.3 pts
2Emporia city54.2+0.3 pts
3Danville city54.1-0.1 pts
4Norton city54-0.5 pts
5Fluvanna County53.9-0.3 pts
6Martinsville city53.9-0.2 pts
7Staunton city53.8-0.1 pts
8Radford city53.8-0.2 pts
9Fredericksburg city53.7-0 pts
10Petersburg city53.7+0.1 pts
11Hopewell city53.6-0 pts
12Colonial Heights city53.5-0.3 pts
13Lynchburg city53.4-0.1 pts
14Lancaster County53.3-0 pts
15Galax city53-0.4 pts
16Henrico County52.90 pts
17Essex County52.80 pts
18Williamsburg city52.8-0.1 pts
19Bristol city52.6+0.2 pts
20Goochland County52.50 pts
21Salem city52.5-0.1 pts
22Harrisonburg city52.4-0.1 pts
23Richmond city52.4-0.1 pts
24Hampton city52.4+0.2 pts
25Alexandria city52.40 pts
26Roanoke city52.4+0.3 pts
27Albemarle County52.3-0 pts
28Waynesboro city52.3-0.1 pts
29Charlottesville city52.1+0.2 pts
30Amherst County52.1+0.2 pts
31Roanoke County52.1+0.1 pts
32Northampton County52.1-0.2 pts
33Chesterfield County52+0.1 pts
34James City County51.9+0.1 pts
35Appomattox County51.9+0.1 pts
36Cumberland County51.9-0.1 pts
37Halifax County51.8-0.1 pts
38Buena Vista city51.8-0.4 pts
39Henry County51.8-0.1 pts
40Orange County51.7-0.1 pts
41Portsmouth city51.7-0 pts
42Accomack County51.6+0.1 pts
43Mecklenburg County51.6-0 pts
44Suffolk city51.6-0.1 pts
45Covington city51.6-0.4 pts
46Falls Church city51.6+0.2 pts
47Westmoreland County51.5-0.1 pts
48Isle of Wight County51.4-0 pts
49Campbell County51.4-0.1 pts
50Newport News city51.4-0 pts
51Greene County51.4+0.1 pts
52Russell County51.3+0.1 pts
53Shenandoah County51.30 pts
54King William County51.3-0.1 pts
55Chesapeake city51.3-0 pts
56Mathews County51.3-0.2 pts
57Middlesex County51.2-0.2 pts
58Hanover County51.2-0 pts
59Wythe County51.2-0.1 pts
60Virginia Beach city51.2+0.1 pts
61Nelson County51.2-0 pts
62Spotsylvania County51.2-0 pts
63Rockingham County51.1+0.2 pts
64York County51.1-0.1 pts
65Smyth County51.1+0.2 pts
66Dinwiddie County51.1-0.1 pts
67Alleghany County51.1-0 pts
68Bedford County51.1+0.1 pts
69Madison County51-0.2 pts
70Louisa County51+0.1 pts
71Northumberland County510 pts
72Franklin County50.9+0.1 pts
73Carroll County50.9-0.1 pts
74Clarke County50.9+0.3 pts
75Surry County50.9-0.1 pts
76Rockbridge County50.8-0 pts
77Loudoun County50.8-0 pts
78Giles County50.8-0.1 pts
79Washington County50.8-0.1 pts
80Gloucester County50.80 pts
81Prince William County50.8+0.1 pts
82Charlotte County50.8-0 pts
83Fairfax County50.70 pts
84Winchester city50.7-0.2 pts
85Highland County50.7+0.3 pts
86Frederick County50.7+0.1 pts
87Patrick County50.7-0.1 pts
88Charles City County50.6-0.1 pts
89Poquoson city50.6-0.1 pts
90Fauquier County50.6+0.1 pts
91Amelia County50.6-0.1 pts
92Pittsylvania County50.60 pts
93Arlington County50.60 pts
94Caroline County50.5-0 pts
95Botetourt County50.5-0 pts
96King and Queen County50.5-0.2 pts
97Fairfax city50.4+0.2 pts
98Pulaski County50.4-0.1 pts
99Bath County50.4-0 pts
100Tazewell County50.3-0.1 pts
101Page County50.3-0 pts
102Stafford County50.3-0.1 pts
103Culpeper County50.3+0.1 pts
104Manassas city50.2+0.1 pts
105Rappahannock County50.2-0.1 pts
106Scott County50.10 pts
107Manassas Park city50+0.2 pts
108New Kent County49.9+0.1 pts
109Floyd County49.9-0.1 pts
110King George County49.8-0 pts
111Dickenson County49.8-0.2 pts
112Warren County49.7-0.1 pts
113Augusta County49.60 pts
114Craig County49.5-0.2 pts
115Prince Edward County49.3-0.1 pts
116Norfolk city49.3+0.2 pts
117Buchanan County48.8-0.1 pts
118Wise County48.6+0.1 pts
119Montgomery County48.4+0.1 pts
120Powhatan County48.4+0.2 pts
121Lee County47.8-0.2 pts
122Southampton County47.7+0.2 pts
123Grayson County47.6-0.1 pts
124Lunenburg County47.6+0.1 pts
125Brunswick County46.1-0.2 pts
126Buckingham County45.5+0.2 pts
127Nottoway County45.2-0.2 pts
128Bland County44.90 pts
129Richmond County44.6+0.1 pts
130Prince George County44.2-0.1 pts
131Lexington city44.1+0.1 pts
132Sussex County42.2-0.1 pts
133Greensville County37.6+0.1 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.

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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 (Counties in Virginia by female population share, 2019) [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 Virginia by female population share, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Franklin city, with 54.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Greensville County, with 37.6% in 2019.

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