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American Women, 2003

Facts and Figures about American Women's History, 2003, from the U.S. Census Bureau

20: How many females were there in the U.S. on July 1, 2001?

Answer: 145.0 million

How many males?

Answer: 139.8 million

In which age groups are there more men than women?

Answer: Every age group through ages 30-34.

In which age groups are there more women than men?

Answer: Every age group starting with 35-39. At age 85 and older, there were more than twice as many women as men.

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21: According to the U.S. Census, among places with populations of 100,000 or more, in 2001 how many did the female population exceed the male population? Which of these places had the lowest male-to-female ratio at 85 males per 100 females? Which had the highest, at 114 males for every 100 females?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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