Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Female)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.5 | 169,114,481 | N/A |
| Alaska | 47.5 | 349,326 | 52 |
| North Dakota | 48.8 | 382,719 | 51 |
| Wyoming | 48.9 | 284,836 | 50 |
| South Dakota | 49.2 | 446,735 | 49 |
| Colorado | 49.3 | 2,892,789 | 46 |
| Montana | 49.3 | 550,959 | 46 |
| Utah | 49.3 | 1,673,849 | 46 |
| Nevada | 49.6 | 1,580,195 | 44 |
| Washington | 49.6 | 3,880,642 | 44 |
| Idaho | 49.7 | 961,100 | 42 |
| Nebraska | 49.7 | 984,351 | 42 |
| Hawaii | 49.8 | 719,236 | 39 |
| Iowa | 49.8 | 1,600,241 | 39 |
| Kansas | 49.8 | 1,468,651 | 39 |
| Minnesota | 49.9 | 2,864,058 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 49.9 | 2,952,490 | 37 |
| Arizona | 50.1 | 3,695,365 | 31 |
| California | 50.1 | 19,664,026 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | 50.1 | 698,371 | 31 |
| Oregon | 50.1 | 2,133,094 | 31 |
| Texas | 50.1 | 15,122,467 | 31 |
| West Virginia | 50.1 | 890,084 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 50.2 | 2,023,162 | 30 |
| New Mexico | 50.3 | 1,066,611 | 29 |
| Indiana | 50.4 | 3,452,807 | 26 |
| Michigan | 50.4 | 5,084,042 | 26 |
| Vermont | 50.4 | 325,951 | 26 |
| Kentucky | 50.5 | 2,288,055 | 25 |
| Arkansas | 50.6 | 1,544,327 | 22 |
| Illinois | 50.6 | 6,422,318 | 22 |
| Virginia | 50.6 | 4,404,435 | 22 |
| Maine | 50.7 | 703,934 | 18 |
| Missouri | 50.7 | 3,139,370 | 18 |
| Ohio | 50.7 | 5,985,666 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.7 | 6,600,139 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 50.8 | 4,745,416 | 17 |
| Connecticut | 50.9 | 1,846,239 | 13 |
| Florida | 50.9 | 11,399,997 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 50.9 | 561,164 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 50.9 | 3,598,649 | 13 |
| Louisiana | 51.1 | 2,355,388 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 51.1 | 3,601,725 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 51.1 | 5,485,368 | 10 |
| Georgia | 51.2 | 5,603,983 | 8 |
| New York | 51.2 | 10,157,152 | 8 |
| Maryland | 51.3 | 3,186,135 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 51.3 | 2,718,500 | 6 |
| Alabama | 51.4 | 2,616,836 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 51.5 | 1,517,517 | 4 |
| Delaware | 51.6 | 526,539 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 52.5 | 357,472 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 52.7 | 1,705,040 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 1:26 pm.
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.