States Ranked by Percent Female Population, 2000 | ||||
Rank | State | Number Female | Total Population | Percent Female |
1. | District of Columbia | 302,693 | 572,059 | 52.91% |
2. | Rhode Island | 544,684 | 1,048,319 | 51.96% |
3. | Massachusetts | 3,290,281 | 6,349,097 | 51.82% |
4. | New York | 9,829,709 | 18,976,457 | 51.80% |
5. | Alabama | 2,300,596 | 4,447,100 | 51.73% |
6. | Pennsylvania | 6,351,391 | 12,281,054 | 51.72% |
7. | Mississippi | 1,471,104 | 2,844,658 | 51.71% |
8. | Maryland | 2,738,692 | 5,296,486 | 51.71% |
9. | Louisiana | 2,306,073 | 4,468,976 | 51.60% |
10. | Connecticut | 1,756,246 | 3,405,565 | 51.57% |
11. | New Jersey | 4,331,537 | 8,414,350 | 51.48% |
12. | Ohio | 5,840,878 | 11,353,140 | 51.45% |
13. | Delaware | 403,059 | 783,600 | 51.44% |
14. | South Carolina | 2,063,083 | 4,012,012 | 51.42% |
15. | Missouri | 2,875,034 | 5,595,211 | 51.38% |
16. | West Virginia | 929,174 | 1,808,344 | 51.38% |
17. | Maine | 654,614 | 1,274,923 | 51.35% |
18. | Tennessee | 2,919,008 | 5,689,283 | 51.31% |
19. | Florida | 8,184,663 | 15,982,378 | 51.21% |
20. | Arkansas | 1,368,707 | 2,673,400 | 51.20% |
21. | Kentucky | 2,066,401 | 4,041,769 | 51.13% |
22. | Illinois | 6,338,957 | 12,419,293 | 51.04% |
23. | North Carolina | 4,106,618 | 8,049,313 | 51.02% |
24. | Vermont | 310,490 | 608,827 | 51.00% |
25. | Michigan | 5,065,349 | 9,938,444 | 50.97% |
26. | Virginia | 3,606,620 | 7,078,515 | 50.95% |
27. | Indiana | 3,098,011 | 6,080,485 | 50.95% |
28. | Iowa | 1,490,809 | 2,926,324 | 50.94% |
29. | Oklahoma | 1,754,759 | 3,450,654 | 50.85% |
30. | New Mexico | 924,729 | 1,819,046 | 50.84% |
31. | New Hampshire | 628,099 | 1,235,786 | 50.83% |
32. | Georgia | 4,159,340 | 8,186,453 | 50.81% |
33. | Nebraska | 867,912 | 1,711,263 | 50.72% |
34. | Wisconsin | 2,714,634 | 5,363,675 | 50.61% |
35. | Kansas | 1,359,944 | 2,688,418 | 50.59% |
36. | Minnesota | 2,483,848 | 4,919,479 | 50.49% |
37. | Oregon | 1,724,849 | 3,421,399 | 50.41% |
38. | South Dakota | 380,286 | 754,844 | 50.38% |
39. | Texas | 10,498,910 | 20,851,820 | 50.35% |
40. | Washington | 2,959,821 | 5,894,121 | 50.22% |
41. | California | 16,996,756 | 33,871,648 | 50.18% |
42. | Montana | 452,715 | 902,195 | 50.18% |
43. | North Dakota | 321,676 | 642,200 | 50.09% |
44. | Arizona | 2,569,575 | 5,130,632 | 50.08% |
45. | Utah | 1,114,138 | 2,233,169 | 49.89% |
46. | Idaho | 645,293 | 1,293,953 | 49.87% |
47. | Hawaii | 602,866 | 1,211,537 | 49.76% |
48. | Wyoming | 245,408 | 493,782 | 49.70% |
49. | Colorado | 2,135,278 | 4,301,261 | 49.64% |
50. | Nevada | 980,206 | 1,998,257 | 49.05% |
51. | Alaska | 302,820 | 626,932 | 48.30% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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