Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for California by County
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
California
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,664,026.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 31 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 169,114,481.
- Rank within US : N/A
Alameda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 830,642.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1106 of 3143
Alpine County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 812.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Amador County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 18,752.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2977 of 3143
Butte County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 104,393.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Calaveras County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 23,210.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Colusa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 47.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,367.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2837 of 3143
Contra Costa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 592,046.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Del Norte County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 46.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,581.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2913 of 3143
El Dorado County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 96,600.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Fresno County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 507,057.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
Glenn County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,930.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2376 of 3143
Humboldt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 67,919.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Imperial County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 87,561.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2514 of 3143
Inyo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,226.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2195 of 3143
Kern County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 449,510.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2258 of 3143
Kings County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.7 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 68,548.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3008 of 3143
Lake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 34,028.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
Lassen County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,594.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3114 of 3143
Los Angeles County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,951,031.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Madera County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 81,839.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Marin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 131,092.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Mariposa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,393.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2258 of 3143
Mendocino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 45,508.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1106 of 3143
Merced County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 142,969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2129 of 3143
Modoc County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,381.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Mono County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,988.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2967 of 3143
Monterey County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 214,371.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2330 of 3143
Napa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 67,435.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1520 of 3143
Nevada County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 51,817.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 922 of 3143
Orange County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,597,407.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Placer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 212,935.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Plumas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,488.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2422 of 3143
Riverside County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,235,214.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1728 of 3143
Sacramento County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 809,050.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
San Benito County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 33,390.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1906 of 3143
San Bernardino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,097,852.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1520 of 3143
San Diego County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,626,536.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1993 of 3143
San Francisco County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.7 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 404,036.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2475 of 3143
San Joaquin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 398,230.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
San Luis Obispo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 139,589.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1906 of 3143
San Mateo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 372,465.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Santa Barbara County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 221,330.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
Santa Clara County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 932,654.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2330 of 3143
Santa Cruz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 132,899.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Shasta County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 92,148.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Sierra County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,467.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 49 of 3143
Siskiyou County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 21,731.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1520 of 3143
Solano County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 226,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Sonoma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 246,397.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Stanislaus County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 277,583.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Sutter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 49,437.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1520 of 3143
Tehama County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 32,763.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1216 of 3143
Trinity County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,175.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 351 of 3143
Tulare County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 239,055.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
Tuolumne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 26,360.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2579 of 3143
Ventura County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 420,863.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1216 of 3143
Yolo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 113,244.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143
Yuba County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 41,682.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2129 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 12:47 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.