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Counties in Alabama by female population share, 2025

Pickens County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2025, at 55.6%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 44.8%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for Alabama was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.6Pickens County
Lowest44.8Bullock County
Median51.567 counties
Alabama51.8History

Map of counties, 2025

Autauga County: 52.1 %Baldwin County: 51.7 %Barbour County: 47.3 %Bibb County: 47.2 %Blount County: 50.6 %Bullock County: 44.8 %Butler County: 53.1 %Calhoun County: 52.1 %Chambers County: 52.6 %Cherokee County: 50.9 %Chilton County: 51.1 %Choctaw County: 52.3 %Clarke County: 53.1 %Clay County: 50.4 %Cleburne County: 50.3 %Coffee County: 51.2 %Colbert County: 52.4 %Conecuh County: 52.4 %Coosa County: 50.3 %Covington County: 52.2 %Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Cullman County: 50.5 %Dale County: 51.1 %Dallas County: 53.2 %DeKalb County: 50.4 %Elmore County: 49.8 %Escambia County: 50.2 %Etowah County: 51.5 %Fayette County: 51 %Franklin County: 50.2 %Geneva County: 51.1 %Greene County: 53.6 %Hale County: 52.7 %Henry County: 51.6 %Houston County: 52.3 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 53.1 %Lamar County: 51.5 %Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lee County: 51 %Limestone County: 50 %Lowndes County: 51.7 %Macon County: 54.4 %Madison County: 51.2 %Marengo County: 53.4 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.7 %Mobile County: 52.6 %Monroe County: 52.2 %Montgomery County: 53.3 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Perry County: 53.6 %Pickens County: 55.6 %Pike County: 53.2 %Randolph County: 51.5 %Russell County: 52.6 %St. Clair County: 51 %Shelby County: 51.9 %Sumter County: 54 %Talladega County: 51.5 %Tallapoosa County: 51.7 %Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Walker County: 51.3 %Washington County: 50.7 %Wilcox County: 52.3 %Winston County: 51.1 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Pickens County: 55.6 %Pickens County55.6Macon County: 54.4 %Macon County54.4Sumter County: 54 %Sumter County54Perry County: 53.6 %Perry County53.6Greene County: 53.6 %Greene County53.6Marengo County: 53.4 %Marengo County53.4Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Dallas County: 53.2 %Dallas County53.2Pike County: 53.2 %Pike County53.2Jefferson County: 53.1 %Jefferson County53.1Clarke County: 53.1 %Clarke County53.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Hale County: 52.7 %Hale County52.7Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Mobile County: 52.6 %Mobile County52.6Chambers County: 52.6 %Chambers County52.6Colbert County: 52.4 %Colbert County52.4Conecuh County: 52.4 %Conecuh County52.4Houston County: 52.3 %Houston County52.3Choctaw County: 52.3 %Choctaw County52.3Wilcox County: 52.3 %Wilcox County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Tuscaloosa County52.2Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2Covington County: 52.2 %Covington County52.2Autauga County: 52.1 %Autauga County52.1Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Shelby County: 51.9 %Shelby County51.9Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Tallapoosa County: 51.7 %Tallapoosa County51.7Baldwin County: 51.7 %Baldwin County51.7Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Crenshaw County51.6Henry County: 51.6 %Henry County51.6Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Talladega County: 51.5 %Talladega County51.5Etowah County: 51.5 %Etowah County51.5Lamar County: 51.5 %Lamar County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Walker County: 51.3 %Walker County51.3Pickens County: 55.6 %Pickens County55.6Macon County: 54.4 %Macon County54.4Sumter County: 54 %Sumter County54Perry County: 53.6 %Perry County53.6Greene County: 53.6 %Greene County53.6Marengo County: 53.4 %Marengo County53.4Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Dallas County: 53.2 %Dallas County53.2Pike County: 53.2 %Pike County53.2Jefferson County: 53.1 %Jefferson County53.1Clarke County: 53.1 %Clarke County53.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Hale County: 52.7 %Hale County52.7Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Mobile County: 52.6 %Mobile County52.6Chambers County: 52.6 %Chambers County52.6Colbert County: 52.4 %Colbert County52.4Conecuh County: 52.4 %Conecuh County52.4Houston County: 52.3 %Houston County52.3Choctaw County: 52.3 %Choctaw County52.3Wilcox County: 52.3 %Wilcox County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Tuscaloosa County52.2Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2Covington County: 52.2 %Covington County52.2Autauga County: 52.1 %Autauga County52.1Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Shelby County: 51.9 %Shelby County51.9Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Tallapoosa County: 51.7 %Tallapoosa County51.7Baldwin County: 51.7 %Baldwin County51.7Crenshaw County: 51.6 %Crenshaw County51.6Henry County: 51.6 %Henry County51.6Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Talladega County: 51.5 %Talladega County51.5Etowah County: 51.5 %Etowah County51.5Lamar County: 51.5 %Lamar County51.5Jackson County: 51.4 %Jackson County51.4Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Walker County: 51.3 %Walker County51.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Pickens County55.6-0.3 pts
2Macon County54.4-0 pts
3Sumter County54-0.2 pts
4Perry County53.6+0.1 pts
5Greene County53.6-0.3 pts
6Marengo County53.4+0.2 pts
7Montgomery County53.30 pts
8Dallas County53.2+0.1 pts
9Pike County53.2-0.2 pts
10Jefferson County53.10 pts
11Clarke County53.10 pts
12Butler County53.10 pts
13Hale County52.7+0.2 pts
14Russell County52.6-0 pts
15Mobile County52.60 pts
16Chambers County52.6+0.2 pts
17Colbert County52.4+0.1 pts
18Conecuh County52.4+0.2 pts
19Houston County52.30 pts
20Choctaw County52.3+0.3 pts
21Wilcox County52.3-0.3 pts
22Lauderdale County52.2-0 pts
23Tuscaloosa County52.2-0 pts
24Monroe County52.2-0.1 pts
25Covington County52.2-0 pts
26Autauga County52.1+0.1 pts
27Calhoun County52.10 pts
28Shelby County51.9-0 pts
29Lowndes County51.7+0.1 pts
30Tallapoosa County51.7+0.1 pts
31Baldwin County51.70 pts
32Crenshaw County51.6-0.1 pts
33Henry County51.6-0.2 pts
34Randolph County51.5+0.1 pts
35Talladega County51.5+0.1 pts
36Etowah County51.5-0 pts
37Lamar County51.5+0.4 pts
38Jackson County51.40 pts
39Lawrence County51.3-0 pts
40Walker County51.3-0.1 pts
41Coffee County51.2+0.1 pts
42Madison County51.20 pts
43Dale County51.1-0.1 pts
44Winston County51.1+0.2 pts
45Geneva County51.1-0.1 pts
46Chilton County51.1-0.1 pts
47Marion County51+0.4 pts
48Lee County510 pts
49St. Clair County51+0.1 pts
50Fayette County51-0.2 pts
51Cherokee County50.9+0.2 pts
52Morgan County50.80 pts
53Washington County50.7-0.2 pts
54Marshall County50.7-0.1 pts
55Blount County50.6-0.1 pts
56Cullman County50.5-0.1 pts
57DeKalb County50.4-0.1 pts
58Clay County50.4-0 pts
59Cleburne County50.3-0.3 pts
60Coosa County50.3+0.4 pts
61Franklin County50.2-0.2 pts
62Escambia County50.20 pts
63Limestone County50-0.1 pts
64Elmore County49.8+0.1 pts
65Barbour County47.3-0.3 pts
66Bibb County47.2-0.2 pts
67Bullock County44.8-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Alabama by female population share, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alabama by female population share, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Alabama by female population share, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Alabama by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Pickens County, with 55.6% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 44.8% in 2025.

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