Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1960	36.45
1965	41.14
1970	43.93
1974	51.01
1976	52.19
1977	53.67
1978	54.94
1979	55.69
1981	57.01
1983	58.262
1984	59.301
1985	59.66
1986	60.779
1987	60.359
1988	60.775
1989	60.548
1990	61.463
1991	61.701
1992	62.392
1993	61.853
1994	58.293
1995	57.474
1996	58.724
1997	59.012
1998	59.511
1999	60.028
2000	60.217
2001	59.66
2002	60.241
2003	59.721
2004	60.385
2005	60.392
2006	60.931
2007	60.663
2008	59.907
2009	59.65
2010	58.846
2011	58.589
2012	58.148
2013	57.596
2014	57.019
2015	56.731
2016	57.56
2017	57.611
2018	57.561
2019	57.988
2020	57.748
2021	58.107
2022	59.42
2023	59.698