TABLE 4.1: TABLE 4.1 Sex Ratios in the White Population for Selected Colonies, 1624–1755
Date Colony White Male Population White Female Population Females per 100 Males
1624–1625 Virginia 873 222 25
1660 Maryland c. 600 c. 190 32
1704 Maryland 11,026 7,136 65
1698 New York 5,066 4,677 92
1726 New Jersey 15,737 14,124 90
1755 Rhode Island 17,860 17,979 101