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Of the 3,575,074 people living in Connecticut in 2019, 51.2 percent (1,830,829) were women and 48.8 percent (1,744,245) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Constitution State News.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by 24,592. In the 65 and over age range, there were 340,020 females and 261,033 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau compiles statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	1,102,798	30.8
Females 18 and over	1,127,390	31.5
Males 65 and over	261,033	7.3
Females 65 and over	340,020	9.5

Source: US Census Bureau