Demographics Table
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Female)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50.8 | 164,810,876 | N/A |
| District of Columbia | 52.6 | 364,039 | 52 |
| Puerto Rico | 52.4 | 1,740,129 | 51 |
| Delaware | 51.6 | 494,358 | 50 |
| Alabama | 51.6 | 2,516,895 | 49 |
| Maryland | 51.5 | 3,101,235 | 48 |
| South Carolina | 51.5 | 2,585,334 | 47 |
| Mississippi | 51.5 | 1,536,545 | 46 |
| Massachusetts | 51.5 | 3,526,346 | 45 |
| New York | 51.5 | 10,071,318 | 44 |
| Rhode Island | 51.4 | 543,439 | 43 |
| Georgia | 51.3 | 5,341,751 | 42 |
| North Carolina | 51.3 | 5,268,238 | 41 |
| Tennessee | 51.2 | 3,436,078 | 40 |
| Connecticut | 51.2 | 1,830,829 | 39 |
| New Jersey | 51.2 | 4,543,471 | 38 |
| Louisiana | 51.1 | 2,385,376 | 37 |
| Florida | 51.1 | 10,680,823 | 36 |
| Maine | 51.0 | 681,550 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 51.0 | 6,526,417 | 34 |
| Ohio | 51.0 | 5,943,632 | 33 |
| Arkansas | 50.9 | 1,527,610 | 32 |
| Missouri | 50.9 | 3,109,185 | 31 |
| Illinois | 50.9 | 6,498,459 | 30 |
| Virginia | 50.8 | 4,295,290 | 29 |
| Michigan | 50.8 | 5,060,025 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 50.8 | 2,258,130 | 27 |
| Indiana | 50.7 | 3,380,857 | 26 |
| Vermont | 50.7 | 316,216 | 25 |
| West Virginia | 50.6 | 918,727 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 50.5 | 1,056,264 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | 50.5 | 680,435 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 50.4 | 1,983,342 | 21 |
| Oregon | 50.4 | 2,082,465 | 20 |
| Iowa | 50.4 | 1,580,972 | 19 |
| Texas | 50.3 | 14,226,847 | 18 |
| California | 50.3 | 19,757,199 | 17 |
| Arizona | 50.3 | 3,545,790 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 50.3 | 2,910,822 | 15 |
| Minnesota | 50.2 | 2,792,505 | 14 |
| Kansas | 50.2 | 1,459,955 | 13 |
| Nebraska | 50.1 | 959,621 | 12 |
| Washington | 50.0 | 3,700,806 | 11 |
| Idaho | 49.9 | 856,725 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 49.8 | 708,834 | 9 |
| Nevada | 49.8 | 1,481,088 | 8 |
| Montana | 49.7 | 522,076 | 7 |
| Colorado | 49.7 | 2,787,148 | 6 |
| Utah | 49.7 | 1,537,980 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 49.6 | 431,692 | 4 |
| Wyoming | 49.0 | 284,822 | 3 |
| North Dakota | 48.8 | 369,162 | 2 |
| Alaska | 47.8 | 352,153 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/02/2023 6:05 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/02/2023 6:05 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.