Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Female)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.5 | 167,842,453 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 52.7 | 1,713,898 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 52.4 | 352,078 | 2 |
| Alabama | 51.5 | 2,600,834 | 3 |
| Delaware | 51.5 | 518,287 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 51.5 | 1,519,917 | 3 |
| Maryland | 51.3 | 3,168,659 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 51.3 | 2,675,318 | 6 |
| Georgia | 51.2 | 5,540,828 | 8 |
| New York | 51.2 | 10,169,902 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 51.1 | 3,575,630 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 51.1 | 5,406,453 | 10 |
| Louisiana | 51.0 | 2,358,203 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 51.0 | 558,198 | 12 |
| Connecticut | 50.9 | 1,833,231 | 14 |
| Florida | 50.9 | 11,155,261 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 50.9 | 3,558,032 | 14 |
| Maine | 50.8 | 699,037 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 50.8 | 4,708,343 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 50.7 | 1,536,693 | 19 |
| Missouri | 50.7 | 3,127,491 | 19 |
| Ohio | 50.7 | 5,970,969 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.7 | 6,585,606 | 19 |
| Illinois | 50.6 | 6,422,254 | 23 |
| Virginia | 50.6 | 4,379,009 | 23 |
| Kentucky | 50.5 | 2,276,855 | 25 |
| Indiana | 50.4 | 3,434,741 | 26 |
| Michigan | 50.4 | 5,069,516 | 26 |
| Vermont | 50.4 | 324,933 | 26 |
| New Mexico | 50.3 | 1,064,400 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 50.2 | 2,006,574 | 30 |
| Arizona | 50.1 | 3,639,481 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | 50.1 | 695,266 | 31 |
| Oregon | 50.1 | 2,124,865 | 31 |
| Texas | 50.1 | 14,850,356 | 31 |
| West Virginia | 50.1 | 894,306 | 31 |
| California | 50.0 | 19,636,903 | 36 |
| Iowa | 49.9 | 1,594,484 | 37 |
| Minnesota | 49.9 | 2,851,582 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 49.9 | 2,941,483 | 37 |
| Kansas | 49.8 | 1,463,914 | 40 |
| Nebraska | 49.8 | 978,420 | 40 |
| Hawaii | 49.7 | 718,162 | 42 |
| Idaho | 49.7 | 941,216 | 42 |
| Nevada | 49.6 | 1,558,524 | 44 |
| Washington | 49.6 | 3,842,772 | 44 |
| Colorado | 49.4 | 2,868,206 | 46 |
| Utah | 49.4 | 1,644,625 | 46 |
| Montana | 49.3 | 545,037 | 48 |
| South Dakota | 49.3 | 443,597 | 48 |
| North Dakota | 48.8 | 380,235 | 50 |
| Wyoming | 48.8 | 283,115 | 50 |
| Alaska | 47.5 | 348,652 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/17/2025 9:45 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/17/2025 9:45 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.