State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 164,810,876.
• Rank within US : N/A

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 364,039.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,740,129.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 494,358.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,516,895.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,101,235.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,585,334.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,536,545.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,526,346.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,071,318.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 543,439.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,341,751.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,268,238.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,436,078.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,830,829.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,543,471.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,385,376.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,680,823.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 681,550.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,526,417.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,943,632.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,527,610.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,109,185.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,498,459.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,295,290.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,060,025.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,258,130.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,380,857.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 316,216.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 918,727.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,056,264.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 680,435.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,983,342.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,082,465.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,580,972.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 14,226,847.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,757,199.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,545,790.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,910,822.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,792,505.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,459,955.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 959,621.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,700,806.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 856,725.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 708,834.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,481,088.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 522,076.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,787,148.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 1,537,980.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 431,692.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 284,822.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 369,162.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 352,153.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/03/2021 11:45 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.