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Counties in Alabama by female population share

Sumter County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2014, at 54.4%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 45.6%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Alabama was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.4Sumter County
Lowest45.6Bullock County
Median51.367 counties
Alabama51.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Autauga County: 51.3 %Baldwin County: 51.1 %Barbour County: 47 %Bibb County: 46.2 %Blount County: 50.7 %Bullock County: 45.6 %Butler County: 53.4 %Calhoun County: 52 %Chambers County: 51.7 %Cherokee County: 50.3 %Chilton County: 50.8 %Choctaw County: 51.8 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 50.6 %Cleburne County: 50.3 %Coffee County: 50.6 %Colbert County: 51.8 %Conecuh County: 51.8 %Coosa County: 49.5 %Covington County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County: 51.3 %Cullman County: 50.6 %Dale County: 50.6 %Dallas County: 53.5 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Elmore County: 50.6 %Escambia County: 48.8 %Etowah County: 51.6 %Fayette County: 50.4 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Geneva County: 50.8 %Greene County: 52.3 %Hale County: 53.1 %Henry County: 51.5 %Houston County: 52.1 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jefferson County: 52.7 %Lamar County: 51.3 %Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lee County: 50.7 %Limestone County: 49.9 %Lowndes County: 51.8 %Macon County: 54.1 %Madison County: 51.2 %Marengo County: 53 %Marion County: 50.6 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Mobile County: 52.1 %Monroe County: 51.9 %Montgomery County: 52.6 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Perry County: 52.6 %Pickens County: 52.5 %Pike County: 52.5 %Randolph County: 51.5 %Russell County: 51.3 %St. Clair County: 50 %Shelby County: 51.4 %Sumter County: 54.4 %Talladega County: 51.4 %Tallapoosa County: 51.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 51.8 %Walker County: 51.2 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wilcox County: 51.7 %Winston County: 50.8 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Sumter County: 54.4 %Sumter County54.4Macon County: 54.1 %Macon County54.1Dallas County: 53.5 %Dallas County53.5Butler County: 53.4 %Butler County53.4Hale County: 53.1 %Hale County53.1Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Jefferson County: 52.7 %Jefferson County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Perry County: 52.6 %Perry County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Pike County: 52.5 %Pike County52.5Pickens County: 52.5 %Pickens County52.5Greene County: 52.3 %Greene County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Mobile County: 52.1 %Mobile County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Lowndes County: 51.8 %Lowndes County51.8Colbert County: 51.8 %Colbert County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Conecuh County: 51.8 %Conecuh County51.8Tuscaloosa County: 51.8 %Tuscaloosa County51.8Wilcox County: 51.7 %Wilcox County51.7Chambers County: 51.7 %Chambers County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Shelby County: 51.4 %Shelby County51.4Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Tallapoosa County: 51.4 %Tallapoosa County51.4Crenshaw County: 51.3 %Crenshaw County51.3Autauga County: 51.3 %Autauga County51.3Lamar County: 51.3 %Lamar County51.3Russell County: 51.3 %Russell County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Madison County: 51.2 %Madison County51.2Walker County: 51.2 %Walker County51.2Baldwin County: 51.1 %Baldwin County51.1Sumter County: 54.4 %Sumter County54.4Macon County: 54.1 %Macon County54.1Dallas County: 53.5 %Dallas County53.5Butler County: 53.4 %Butler County53.4Hale County: 53.1 %Hale County53.1Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Jefferson County: 52.7 %Jefferson County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Perry County: 52.6 %Perry County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Pike County: 52.5 %Pike County52.5Pickens County: 52.5 %Pickens County52.5Greene County: 52.3 %Greene County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Mobile County: 52.1 %Mobile County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Lowndes County: 51.8 %Lowndes County51.8Colbert County: 51.8 %Colbert County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Conecuh County: 51.8 %Conecuh County51.8Tuscaloosa County: 51.8 %Tuscaloosa County51.8Wilcox County: 51.7 %Wilcox County51.7Chambers County: 51.7 %Chambers County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Shelby County: 51.4 %Shelby County51.4Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Tallapoosa County: 51.4 %Tallapoosa County51.4Crenshaw County: 51.3 %Crenshaw County51.3Autauga County: 51.3 %Autauga County51.3Lamar County: 51.3 %Lamar County51.3Russell County: 51.3 %Russell County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Madison County: 51.2 %Madison County51.2Walker County: 51.2 %Walker County51.2Baldwin County: 51.1 %Baldwin County51.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Sumter County54.4-0.2 pts
2Macon County54.1+0.1 pts
3Dallas County53.50 pts
4Butler County53.4+0.1 pts
5Hale County53.1+0.1 pts
6Marengo County53+0.1 pts
7Jefferson County52.70 pts
8Clarke County52.7+0.1 pts
9Perry County52.6-0 pts
10Montgomery County52.60 pts
11Pike County52.5-0 pts
12Pickens County52.5-1 pts
13Greene County52.30 pts
14Lauderdale County52.1-0.1 pts
15Mobile County52.1+0.1 pts
16Houston County52.10 pts
17Calhoun County52+0.1 pts
18Monroe County51.9-0 pts
19Lowndes County51.8-0.3 pts
20Colbert County51.8-0.1 pts
21Choctaw County51.8-0 pts
22Conecuh County51.8-0.1 pts
23Tuscaloosa County51.80 pts
24Wilcox County51.7-0.3 pts
25Chambers County51.7-0.1 pts
26Covington County51.7-0.1 pts
27Etowah County51.60 pts
28Henry County51.5-0.1 pts
29Randolph County51.5-0 pts
30Shelby County51.40 pts
31Talladega County51.40 pts
32Tallapoosa County51.4-0 pts
33Crenshaw County51.3-0.2 pts
34Autauga County51.3-0.2 pts
35Lamar County51.30 pts
36Russell County51.3+0.3 pts
37Lawrence County51.30 pts
38Madison County51.2+0.1 pts
39Walker County51.20 pts
40Baldwin County51.10 pts
41Washington County50.9-0.1 pts
42Jackson County50.90 pts
43Marshall County50.9+0.1 pts
44Chilton County50.8+0.1 pts
45Geneva County50.8-0.1 pts
46Morgan County50.8-0 pts
47Winston County50.8-0 pts
48DeKalb County50.70 pts
49Lee County50.7+0.1 pts
50Blount County50.70 pts
51Cullman County50.6+0.1 pts
52Coffee County50.6+0.1 pts
53Clay County50.6-0.4 pts
54Elmore County50.6-0.2 pts
55Dale County50.6+0.1 pts
56Marion County50.6+0.3 pts
57Fayette County50.4+0.1 pts
58Cleburne County50.3-0.1 pts
59Cherokee County50.3-0 pts
60Franklin County50.30 pts
61St. Clair County50-0.1 pts
62Limestone County49.9+0.2 pts
63Coosa County49.5+0.1 pts
64Escambia County48.8+0.1 pts
65Barbour County47+0.2 pts
66Bibb County46.2-0.1 pts
67Bullock County45.6-0.2 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Sumter County, with 54.4% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 45.6% in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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