America's gender ratio, ranked by state

The gender ratio varies significantly between states, according to U.S. Census Bureau data for the year 2000. Below is a list of the sex ratio for every state plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and America as a whole.

DEMOGRAPHY IN AMERICA

Year 2000 data: Highest proportion of females (states)  |   Most females (states)  |   Highest proportion of males (states)  |   State sex ratios (ranked)  |   State sex ratios  |   Most males (states)

Year 2010 data: Highest sex ratio (cities)  |   Highest proportion of females (states)  |   Most females (states)  |   Lowest gender ratio (cities)  |   Highest proportion of males (states)  |   State sex ratios (ranked)  |   State sex ratios  |   Most males (states)  |   Oldest cities  |   Oldest states  |   Youngest cities  |   Youngest states

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America's gender ratio, ranked by state

		Male		Female		Males per 100 females		Male:Female ratio
State	Total population	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	All ages	18 years and over	All ages	18 years and over
United States	281,421,906	138,053,563	49.1%	143,368,343	50.9%	96.3	93.4	0.96	0.93
Alabama	4,447,100	2,146,504	48.3%	2,300,596	51.7%	93.3	89.6	0.93	0.90
Alaska	626,932	324,112	51.7%	302,820	48.3%	107	107.6	1.07	1.08
Arizona	5,130,632	2,561,057	49.9%	2,569,575	50.1%	99.7	97.7	1.00	0.98
Arkansas	2,673,400	1,304,693	48.8%	1,368,707	51.2%	95.3	92.1	0.95	0.92
California	33,871,648	16,874,892	49.8%	16,996,756	50.2%	99.3	97.1	0.99	0.97
Colorado	4,301,261	2,165,983	50.4%	2,135,278	49.6%	101.4	100	1.01	1.00
Connecticut	3,405,565	1,649,319	48.4%	1,756,246	51.6%	93.9	90.5	0.94	0.91
Delaware	783,600	380,541	48.6%	403,059	51.4%	94.4	91	0.94	0.91
District of Columbia	572,059	269,366	47.1%	302,693	52.9%	89	86.1	0.89	0.86
Florida	15,982,378	7,797,715	48.8%	8,184,663	51.2%	95.3	92.5	0.95	0.93
Georgia	8,186,453	4,027,113	49.2%	4,159,340	50.8%	96.8	94	0.97	0.94
Hawaii	1,211,537	608,671	50.2%	602,866	49.8%	101	99.4	1.01	0.99
Idaho	1,293,953	648,660	50.1%	645,293	49.9%	100.5	98.5	1.01	0.99
Illinois	12,419,293	6,080,336	49.0%	6,338,957	51.0%	95.9	92.9	0.96	0.93
Indiana	6,080,485	2,982,474	49.0%	3,098,011	51.0%	96.3	93.3	0.96	0.93
Iowa	2,926,324	1,435,515	49.1%	1,490,809	50.9%	96.3	93.4	0.96	0.93
Kansas	2,688,418	1,328,474	49.4%	1,359,944	50.6%	97.7	95	0.98	0.95
Kentucky	4,041,769	1,975,368	48.9%	2,066,401	51.1%	95.6	92.5	0.96	0.93
Louisiana	4,468,976	2,162,903	48.4%	2,306,073	51.6%	93.8	90.1	0.94	0.90
Maine	1,274,923	620,309	48.7%	654,614	51.3%	94.8	91.7	0.95	0.92
Maryland	5,296,486	2,557,794	48.3%	2,738,692	51.7%	93.4	89.8	0.93	0.90
Massachusetts	6,349,097	3,058,816	48.2%	3,290,281	51.8%	93	89.5	0.93	0.90
Michigan	9,938,444	4,873,095	49.0%	5,065,349	51.0%	96.2	93.2	0.96	0.93
Minnesota	4,919,479	2,435,631	49.5%	2,483,848	50.5%	98.1	95.6	0.98	0.96
Mississippi	2,844,658	1,373,554	48.3%	1,471,104	51.7%	93.4	89.6	0.93	0.90
Missouri	5,595,211	2,720,177	48.6%	2,875,034	51.4%	94.6	91.3	0.95	0.91
Montana	902,195	449,480	49.8%	452,715	50.2%	99.3	97.2	0.99	0.97
Nebraska	1,711,263	843,351	49.3%	867,912	50.7%	97.2	94.6	0.97	0.95
Nevada	1,998,257	1,018,051	50.9%	980,206	49.1%	103.9	103.2	1.04	1.03
New Hampshire	1,235,786	607,687	49.2%	628,099	50.8%	96.8	94.1	0.97	0.94
New Jersey	8,414,350	4,082,813	48.5%	4,331,537	51.5%	94.3	90.9	0.94	0.91
New Mexico	1,819,046	894,317	49.2%	924,729	50.8%	96.7	94	0.97	0.94
New York	18,976,457	9,146,748	48.2%	9,829,709	51.8%	93.1	89.4	0.93	0.89
North Carolina	8,049,313	3,942,695	49.0%	4,106,618	51.0%	96	93.3	0.96	0.93
North Dakota	642,200	320,524	49.9%	321,676	50.1%	99.6	97.8	1.00	0.98
Ohio	11,353,140	5,512,262	48.6%	5,840,878	51.4%	94.4	91.1	0.94	0.91
Oklahoma	3,450,654	1,695,895	49.1%	1,754,759	50.9%	96.6	93.8	0.97	0.94
Oregon	3,421,399	1,696,550	49.6%	1,724,849	50.4%	98.4	96.2	0.98	0.96
Pennsylvania	12,281,054	5,929,663	48.3%	6,351,391	51.7%	93.4	89.9	0.93	0.90
Puerto Rico	3,808,610	1,833,577	48.1%	1,975,033	51.9%	92.8	88.4	0.93	0.88
Rhode Island	1,048,319	503,635	48.0%	544,684	52.0%	92.5	88.8	0.92	0.89
South Carolina	4,012,012	1,948,929	48.6%	2,063,083	51.4%	94.5	91.2	0.94	0.91
South Dakota	754,844	374,558	49.6%	380,286	50.4%	98.5	96.1	0.98	0.96
Tennessee	5,689,283	2,770,275	48.7%	2,919,008	51.3%	94.9	91.6	0.95	0.92
Texas	20,851,820	10,352,910	49.6%	10,498,910	50.4%	98.6	96.2	0.99	0.96
Utah	2,233,169	1,119,031	50.1%	1,114,138	49.9%	100.4	97.9	1.00	0.98
Vermont	608,827	298,337	49.0%	310,490	51.0%	96.1	93.3	0.96	0.93
Virginia	7,078,515	3,471,895	49.0%	3,606,620	51.0%	96.3	93.7	0.96	0.94
Washington	5,894,121	2,934,300	49.8%	2,959,821	50.2%	99.1	97	0.99	0.97
West Virginia	1,808,344	879,170	48.6%	929,174	51.4%	94.6	91.7	0.95	0.92
Wisconsin	5,363,675	2,649,041	49.4%	2,714,634	50.6%	97.6	95.1	0.98	0.95
Wyoming	493,782	248,374	50.3%	245,408	49.7%	101.2	99.7	1.01	1.00