London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 4 - Henry Mayhew

⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the proportion of Females to Males is above the Average.

The counties left white are those in which the proportion of Females to Males is below the Average.

The Average for all England and Wales is 105 Females to every 100 Males.

COUNTIES.	1851.		Number of Females to every 100 Males.	Proportion per Cent. above and below the Average. † denotes above. * below.
COUNTIES.	Male Population.	Female Population.	Number of Females to every 100 Males.
Bedford	62,420	67,369	108	†2·9
Berks	99,227	99,927	101	*3·8
Bucks	70,784	72,886	103	*1·9
Cambridge	95,505	96,351	101	*3·8
Chester	206,715	216,723	105
Cornwall	171,979	184,683	107	†1·9
Cumberland	96,106	99,381	103	*1·9
Derby	129,379	131,328	101	*3·8
Devon	271,579	300,628	111	†5·7
Dorset	85,816	91,781	107	†1·9
Durham	206,666	204,866	99	*5·7
Essex	172,161	171,755	100	*4·8
Gloucester	198,122	221,353	112	†6·7
Hereford	49,694	49,418	99	*5·7
Hertford	86,331	87,632	102	*2·9
Hunts	29,984	30,336	101	*3·8
Kent	308,115	311,092	101	*3·8
Lancaster	1,005,627	1,058,286	105
Leicester	115,295	119,643	104	*1·0
Lincoln	201,027	199,239	99	*5·7
Middlesex	885,614	1,010,096	114	†8·6
Monmouth	92,095	85,070	92	*12·4
Norfolk	210,360	223,443	106	†1·0
Northampton	106,533	107,251	101	*3·8
Northumberland	149,158	154,377	103	*1·9
Nottingham	144,428	150,010	104	*1·0
Oxford	85,449	84,837	99	*5·7
Rutland	12,270	12,002	98	*6·7
Salop	122,022	122,997	101	*3·8
Somerset	216,716	239,521	111	†5·7
Southampton	199,834	202,199	101	*3·8
Stafford	320,394	310,112	97	*7·6
Suffolk	165,267	170,724	103	*1·9
Surrey	325,155	359,650	111	†5·7
Sussex	166,828	172,600	103	*1·9
Warwick	235,263	244,716	104	*1·0
Westmorland	29,064	29,316	101	*3·8
Wilts	113,839	122,164	103	*1·9
Worcester	126,739	132,023	104	*1·0
York	886,845	901,922	102	*2·9
North Wales	200,538	203,622	102	*2·9
South Wales	300,645	306,851	102	*2·9
Total for England and Wales	8,762,588	9,160,180	105