Most to Least Gender Gap in Small Cities
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| Rank | Metro | Gender gap |
| 1 | Jefferson City, MO | 39.8% more men |
| 2 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | 34.8% more men |
| 3 | State College, PA | 31.5% more men |
| 4 | Madera, CA | 31.4% more women |
| 5 | Fairbanks, AK | 30.0% more men |
| 6 | Monroe, LA | 26.5% more women |
| 7 | Ames, IA | 25.3% more men |
| 8 | Albany, GA | 24.5% more women |
| 9 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 22.7% more men |
| 10 | Mansfield, OH | 20.4% more men |
| 11 | Midland, TX | 20.2% more women |
| 12 | Brunswick, GA | 19.2% more women |
| 13 | Wausau, WI | 18.9% more men |
| 14 | Hattiesburg, MS | 17.8% more women |
| 15 | Odessa, TX | 17.6% more women |
| 16 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | 17.5% more men |
| 17 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 17.4% more men |
| 18 | Dothan, AL | 17.2% more women |
| 19 | Jackson, TN | 17.2% more women |
| 20 | Sheboygan, WI | 16.8% more men |
| 21 | Abilene, TX | 16.7% more men |
| 22 | Morgantown, WV | 16.2% more men |
| 23 | Johnstown, PA | 16.1% more men |
| 24 | Alexandria, LA | 16.1% more women |
| 25 | Rocky Mount, NC | 16.1% more women |
| 26 | Valdosta, GA | 14.6% more women |
| 27 | Fond du Lac, WI | 14.1% more men |
| 28 | Terre Haute, IN | 14.1% more men |
| 29 | Dover, DE | 14.0% more women |
| 30 | Salisbury, MD | 13.8% more women |
| 31 | Greenville, NC | 13.8% more women |
| 32 | San Angelo, TX | 13.8% more women |
| 33 | Anderson, SC | 13.5% more women |
| 34 | Sumter, SC | 13.2% more women |
| 35 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 13.2% more men |
| 36 | Gadsden, AL | 13.2% more women |
| 37 | Kokomo, IN | 12.6% more women |
| 38 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 12.3% more women |
| 39 | Lima, OH | 12.1% more men |
| 40 | Texarkana, TX-Texarkana | 11.5% more women |
| 41 | Elmira, NY | 11.5% more men |
| 42 | Hot Springs, AR | 11.5% more women |
| 43 | Pine Bluff, AR | 11.2% more men |
| 44 | Jacksonville, NC | 11.0% more men |
| 45 | Missoula, MT | 10.4% more men |
| 46 | Warner Robins, GA | 10.4% more women |
| 47 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 10.3% more women |
| 48 | Danville, VA | 10.3% more women |
| 49 | Lawton, OK | 10.2% more men |
| 50 | Santa Fe, NM | 10.1% more women |
| 51 | Jonesboro, AR | 9.9% more women |
| 52 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | 9.9% more women |
| 53 | Burlington, NC | 9.8% more women |
| 54 | Eau Claire, WI | 9.5% more men |
| 55 | Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 9.4% more women |
| 56 | Cumberland, MD-WV | 9.3% more women |
| 57 | Glens Falls, NY | 8.9% more men |
| 58 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 8.8% more men |
| 59 | Longview, WA | 8.4% more men |
| 60 | Springfield, OH | 8.4% more women |
| 61 | Ocean City, NJ | 8.4% more women |
| 62 | Cheyenne, WY | 8.4% more men |
| 63 | Owensboro, KY | 7.9% more women |
| 64 | Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 7.9% more women |
| 65 | Cleveland, TN | 7.8% more women |
| 66 | Dubuque, IA | 7.6% more men |
| 67 | Decatur, IL | 7.6% more women |
| 68 | Bloomington-Normal, IL | 7.5% more women |
| 69 | Punta Gorda, FL | 7.5% more women |
| 70 | Iowa City, IA | 7.3% more men |
| 71 | Carson City, NV | 6.9% more men |
| 72 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 6.8% more men |
| 73 | Wichita Falls, TX | 6.6% more women |
| 74 | Danville, IL | 6.6% more women |
| 75 | Pittsfield, MA | 6.5% more women |
| 76 | Bowling Green, KY | 6.5% more women |
| 77 | Muncie, IN | 6.4% more women |
| 78 | Joplin, MO | 6.2% more women |
| 79 | Rome, GA | 6.1% more women |
| 80 | Columbia, MO | 6.0% more women |
| 81 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 5.9% more women |
| 82 | Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 5.8% more women |
| 83 | Battle Creek, MI | 5.8% more women |
| 84 | Gainesville, GA | 5.5% more men |
| 85 | Bend, OR | 5.3% more men |
| 86 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 5.3% more women |
| 87 | Farmington, NM | 5.2% more women |
| 88 | St. George, UT | 5.2% more women |
| 89 | Goldsboro, NC | 5.2% more women |
| 90 | Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 5.1% more men |
| 91 | Janesville, WI | 4.8% more women |
| 92 | Harrisonburg, VA | 4.8% more men |
| 93 | Victoria, TX | 4.7% more men |
| 94 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | 4.6% more women |
| 95 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 4.6% more women |
| 96 | Altoona, PA | 4.5% more women |
| 97 | Bangor, ME | 4.3% more women |
| 98 | Yuba City, CA | 4.2% more women |
| 99 | Elizabethtown, KY | 4.1% more women |
| 100 | Monroe, MI | 4.1% more men |
| 101 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3.9% more women |
| 102 | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 3.8% more women |
| 103 | Idaho Falls, ID | 3.8% more women |
| 104 | Sherman-Denison, TX | 3.7% more women |
| 105 | El Centro, CA | 3.7% more women |
| 106 | Columbus, IN | 3.6% more women |
| 107 | Logan, UT-ID | 3.3% more men |
| 108 | Sandusky, OH | 3.3% more women |
| 109 | Pueblo, CO | 3.2% more women |
| 110 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 3.1% more men |
| 111 | La Crosse, WI-MN | 3.0% more men |
| 112 | Grand Junction, CO | 3.0% more women |
| 113 | Pocatello, ID | 2.6% more men |
| 114 | Ithaca, NY | 2.4% more women |
| 115 | Rapid City, SD | 2.1% more men |
| 116 | Wenatchee, WA | 2.1% more men |
| 117 | Williamsport, PA | 2.1% more women |
| 118 | Winchester, VA-WV | 2.0% more men |
| 119 | Billings, MT | 1.8% more women |
| 120 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1.8% more men |
| 121 | Decatur, AL | 1.7% more women |
| 122 | Lawrence, KS | 1.7% more men |
| 123 | Jackson, MI | 1.6% more men |
| 124 | Anderson, IN | 1.6% more men |
| 125 | Lewiston, ID-WA | 1.5% more men |
| 126 | Great Falls, MT | 1.4% more women |
| 127 | Lebanon, PA | 1.1% more men |
| 128 | Casper, WY | 1.1% more men |
| 129 | Wheeling, WV-OH | 1.0% more women |
| 130 | Dalton, GA | 1.0% more men |
| 131 | Napa, CA | 1.0% more women |
| 132 | Flagstaff, AZ | 0.9% more men |
| 133 | Corvallis, OR | 0.7% more men |
| 134 | Pascagoula, MS | 0.7% more men |
| 135 | Morristown, TN | 0.7% more men |
| 136 | Bismarck, ND | 0.6% more men |
| 137 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 0.3% more women |
| 138 | Bay City, MI | 0.1% more women |
| 139 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 0.1% more men |