United States

PERCENT FEMALE RANKING, 2000

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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