Female States
Updated July 6, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff

The United States is 50.8% female. Women outnumber men in 40 states. Find the top ten female states below as of 2014, the last year for which we have comprehensive numbers.
2014 rank | State | Female percentage of total population |
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1. | District of Columbia | 52.55% |
2. | Delaware | 51.61% |
3. | Alabama | 51.54% |
4. | Rhode Island | 51.53% |
5. | Maryland | 51.53% |
6. | Massachusetts | 51.51% |
7. | New York | 51.47% |
8. | Mississippi | 51.41% |
9. | South Carolina | 51.38% |
10. | North Carolina | 51.28% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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