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Most to Least Gender Gap in Large Cities

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RankMetroGender gap
1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX28.5% more women
2El Paso, TX27.3% more women
3Memphis, TN-MS-AR17.5% more women
4Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD16.9% more women
5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA16.7% more men
6Birmingham-Hoover, AL16.3% more women
7New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ15.9% more women
8Baltimore-Towson, MD15.7% more women
9Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR15.6% more women
10Columbia, SC15.5% more women
11New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA15.1% more women
12Richmond, VA14.7% more women
13Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI14.5% more women
14Philadelphia, PA14.1% more women
15San Antonio, TX13.7% more women
16Baton Rouge, LA13.2% more women
17Newark-Union, NJ-PA13.2% more women
18Las Vegas-Paradise, NV13.1% more men
19San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA12.3% more men
20Springfield, MA11.6% more women
21Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH11.6% more women
22New Haven-Milford, CT11.5% more women
23Camden, NJ11.5% more women
24Essex County, MA11.4% more women
25Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV11.3% more women
26St. Louis, MO-IL10.9% more women
27Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT10.8% more women
28Dayton, OH10.8% more women
29Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC10.4% more women
30Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ10.4% more women
31Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA10.2% more women
32Honolulu, HI10.1% more men
33Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL9.6% more women
34Austin-Round Rock, TX9.6% more men
35Greensboro-High Point, NC9.1% more women
36Gary, IN9.1% more women
37Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN8.9% more women
38Pittsburgh, PA8.7% more women
39Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY8.7% more women
40Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL8.7% more women
41Stockton, CA8.6% more women
42Boston-Quincy, MA8.6% more women
43Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI8.6% more women
44Syracuse, NY8.5% more women
45Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA8.5% more women
46Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA8.1% more women
47Knoxville, TN8.1% more women
48Rochester, NY8.1% more women
49Tulsa, OK8.0% more women
50Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN7.9% more women
51Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN7.9% more women
52Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT7.9% more women
53Jacksonville, FL7.8% more women
54Akron, OH7.7% more women
55Toledo, OH7.6% more women
56Indianapolis-Carmel, IN7.6% more women
57Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA7.4% more women
58Edison, NJ7.3% more women
59Nassau-Suffolk, NY7.2% more women
60Kansas City, MO-KS7.1% more women
61Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL7.0% more women
62Albuquerque, NM6.8% more women
63Oklahoma City, OK6.5% more women
64Greenville, SC6.4% more women
65Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC6.4% more women
66Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA6.4% more men
67Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA6.3% more women
68Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA6.2% more women
69Raleigh-Cary, NC6.1% more women
70San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA5.9% more men
71Salt Lake City, UT5.5% more men
72Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL5.1% more women
73Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY5.0% more women
74Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX4.9% more women
75Columbus, OH4.9% more women
76Fresno, CA4.6% more women
77Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX4.2% more women
78Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY4.2% more men
79West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL4.1% more women
80Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ3.9% more men
81Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA3.7% more women
82Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA3.4% more men
83Denver-Aurora, CO3.3% more men
84Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield , FL3.2% more women
85Tucson, AZ3.1% more women
86Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI3.0% more women
87Worcester, MA2.7% more women
88Bakersfield, CA2.7% more women
89Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA2.5% more women
90Wichita, KS2.5% more men
91Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA2.5% more men
92Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2.5% more women
93Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ2.4% more women
94Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA2.1% more women
95Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI1.1% more men
96Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA0.8% more men
97Orlando-Kissimmee, FL0.4% more men
98Tacoma, WA0.4% more men
99Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI0.3% more women
100Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI0.1% more men