Sex ratios were higher in
Western states and lower in
Northeastern states.
Table 3 contains the sex ratio for
each state. There were ten states
with more males than females in
the population, indicated by a sex
ratio greater than 100. These states
were concentrated in the West and
Midwest: Alaska (108.5 males per
100 females), Wyoming (104.1),
North Dakota (102.1), Nevada
(102.0), Utah (100.9), Montana
(100.
, Colorado (100.5), Idaho
(100.4), Hawaii (100.3), and South
Dakota (100.1). In contrast, the
five states with the lowest sex
ratios (excluding the District of
Columbia from the ranking) were
concentrated in the Northeast and
South: Rhode Island (93.4 males
per 100 females), Maryland (93.6),
Massachusetts (93.7), New York
(93.
, and Delaware (93.9). The
District of Columbia had the lowest
sex ratio, at 89.5 males per 100 females.