As of May 2023, there are 424 mayors that are women in the United States. The state of California has the largest number of women mayors, at 92. The next closest state, Illinois, had 40. Most states have fewer than ten mayors that are women. The mayor of Washington D.C. is a woman.
Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state
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CAWP. (February 1, 2023). Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/
CAWP. "Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/
CAWP. (2023). Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/
CAWP. "Number of Cities with a Woman Mayor in The United States 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/
CAWP, Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Number of cities with a woman mayor in the United States 2023, by state [Graph], CAWP, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307542/women-mayors-us/