state as regards density of population among the fifty-one states and territories in the country. In a third column the percentage of urban population has also been indicated.
Table IV.
| States in order of excess of females among native whites |
The same states in order of density of population |
Percentage of urban population (8000+) to total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 100 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 79 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 70 |
| Connecticut | 4 | New Jersey | New York | 60 |
| New Jersey | 5 | Connecticut | New Jersey | 54 |
| New York | 6 | New York | Connecticut | 52 |
| Maryland | 7 | Pennsylvania | Maryland | 45 |
| North Carolina | 8 | Maryland | Pennsylvania | 41 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | 27 |
| South Carolina | 18 | South Carolina | Georgia | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | North Carolina | South Carolina | 7 |
| Georgia | 23 | Georgia | North Carolina | 4 |
From Table IV. it appears that the six states with densest population have also the largest excess of females among the white natives, and that the eight with densest population are all included in the twelve with excess of females. This suggests the hypothesis that in some obscure way there may be a correlation between a dense population and an excess of females. The distinction between a dense and a sparse population is the generic one of which the difference between city and country is the most familiar example. The seven states having the greatest excess of females in their native population have also the largest proportion of city folk. The question may be put, therefore, in this form: Is there in the United States a larger proportion of women in cities than in the country? In the volumes of the Eleventh Census the population of each of the 1522 cities of the United States having over 2500 inhabitants, is given with distinction of birthplace and sex. Over seven-tenths of these cities have an excess of females among their native population.[1]
- ↑ 1100 out of 1522 or 72.3 per cent.
