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Counties in Alabama by female population share

Macon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2016, at 54.3%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 45.9%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Alabama was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.3Macon County
Lowest45.9Bullock County
Median51.367 counties
Alabama51.6History

Map of counties, 2016

Autauga County: 51.3 %Baldwin County: 51.2 %Barbour County: 47.6 %Bibb County: 46.7 %Blount County: 50.8 %Bullock County: 45.9 %Butler County: 53.2 %Calhoun County: 52 %Chambers County: 51.5 %Cherokee County: 50.5 %Chilton County: 51 %Choctaw County: 51.8 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 50.5 %Cleburne County: 50.1 %Coffee County: 50.7 %Colbert County: 51.8 %Conecuh County: 52 %Coosa County: 49.3 %Covington County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County: 51.7 %Cullman County: 50.8 %Dale County: 50.6 %Dallas County: 53.6 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Elmore County: 50.1 %Escambia County: 48.8 %Etowah County: 51.6 %Fayette County: 50.6 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Geneva County: 50.8 %Greene County: 52.3 %Hale County: 52.8 %Henry County: 51.4 %Houston County: 52.1 %Jackson County: 51 %Jefferson County: 52.7 %Lamar County: 51.1 %Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lee County: 50.9 %Limestone County: 49.9 %Lowndes County: 51.8 %Macon County: 54.3 %Madison County: 51.3 %Marengo County: 52.6 %Marion County: 50.6 %Marshall County: 50.8 %Mobile County: 52.1 %Monroe County: 51.8 %Montgomery County: 52.6 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Perry County: 52.2 %Pickens County: 53.3 %Pike County: 52.7 %Randolph County: 51.6 %Russell County: 51.5 %St. Clair County: 50.1 %Shelby County: 51.7 %Sumter County: 54.1 %Talladega County: 51.4 %Tallapoosa County: 51.3 %Tuscaloosa County: 51.9 %Walker County: 51 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wilcox County: 51.6 %Winston County: 50.7 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Macon County: 54.3 %Macon County54.3Sumter County: 54.1 %Sumter County54.1Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Pickens County: 53.3 %Pickens County53.3Butler County: 53.2 %Butler County53.2Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Pike County: 52.7 %Pike County52.7Jefferson County: 52.7 %Jefferson County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Marengo County: 52.6 %Marengo County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Greene County: 52.3 %Greene County52.3Perry County: 52.2 %Perry County52.2Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Mobile County: 52.1 %Mobile County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Tuscaloosa County: 51.9 %Tuscaloosa County51.9Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Lowndes County: 51.8 %Lowndes County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Colbert County: 51.8 %Colbert County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County51.7Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Wilcox County: 51.6 %Wilcox County51.6Randolph County: 51.6 %Randolph County51.6Russell County: 51.5 %Russell County51.5Chambers County: 51.5 %Chambers County51.5Henry County: 51.4 %Henry County51.4Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Autauga County: 51.3 %Autauga County51.3Tallapoosa County: 51.3 %Tallapoosa County51.3Madison County: 51.3 %Madison County51.3Baldwin County: 51.2 %Baldwin County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Walker County: 51 %Walker County51Macon County: 54.3 %Macon County54.3Sumter County: 54.1 %Sumter County54.1Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Pickens County: 53.3 %Pickens County53.3Butler County: 53.2 %Butler County53.2Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Pike County: 52.7 %Pike County52.7Jefferson County: 52.7 %Jefferson County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Marengo County: 52.6 %Marengo County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Greene County: 52.3 %Greene County52.3Perry County: 52.2 %Perry County52.2Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Mobile County: 52.1 %Mobile County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Tuscaloosa County: 51.9 %Tuscaloosa County51.9Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Lowndes County: 51.8 %Lowndes County51.8Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Colbert County: 51.8 %Colbert County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County51.7Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Wilcox County: 51.6 %Wilcox County51.6Randolph County: 51.6 %Randolph County51.6Russell County: 51.5 %Russell County51.5Chambers County: 51.5 %Chambers County51.5Henry County: 51.4 %Henry County51.4Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Autauga County: 51.3 %Autauga County51.3Tallapoosa County: 51.3 %Tallapoosa County51.3Madison County: 51.3 %Madison County51.3Baldwin County: 51.2 %Baldwin County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Walker County: 51 %Walker County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Macon County54.3+0.3 pts
2Sumter County54.1-0.2 pts
3Dallas County53.6-0 pts
4Pickens County53.3+1.1 pts
5Butler County53.20 pts
6Hale County52.8+0.1 pts
7Pike County52.70 pts
8Jefferson County52.7-0 pts
9Clarke County52.7-0 pts
10Marengo County52.6-0 pts
11Montgomery County52.6+0.1 pts
12Greene County52.3-0.2 pts
13Perry County52.2-0.1 pts
14Lauderdale County52.20 pts
15Mobile County52.10 pts
16Houston County52.10 pts
17Calhoun County520 pts
18Conecuh County52+0.2 pts
19Tuscaloosa County51.9+0.1 pts
20Choctaw County51.8-0.1 pts
21Lowndes County51.8-0.1 pts
22Monroe County51.8-0.1 pts
23Colbert County51.8-0.2 pts
24Crenshaw County51.7+0.2 pts
25Shelby County51.7+0.1 pts
26Covington County51.7-0.1 pts
27Etowah County51.6-0 pts
28Wilcox County51.60 pts
29Randolph County51.6-0.1 pts
30Russell County51.5+0.2 pts
31Chambers County51.5+0.1 pts
32Henry County51.4-0.1 pts
33Talladega County51.4-0 pts
34Autauga County51.3-0.1 pts
35Tallapoosa County51.3-0 pts
36Madison County51.3+0.1 pts
37Baldwin County51.2+0.1 pts
38Lawrence County51.2-0 pts
39Lamar County51.1+0.1 pts
40Walker County51-0.2 pts
41Chilton County51+0.2 pts
42Jackson County51+0.1 pts
43Washington County50.9-0.2 pts
44Lee County50.9+0.1 pts
45Geneva County50.8+0.1 pts
46Marshall County50.8-0 pts
47Blount County50.8+0.1 pts
48Morgan County50.80 pts
49Cullman County50.8+0.1 pts
50Coffee County50.7+0.3 pts
51Winston County50.7-0 pts
52DeKalb County50.7-0 pts
53Fayette County50.6+0.1 pts
54Dale County50.6-0 pts
55Marion County50.6+0.2 pts
56Clay County50.5+0.1 pts
57Cherokee County50.5+0.1 pts
58Franklin County50.3+0.2 pts
59St. Clair County50.1+0.2 pts
60Cleburne County50.1-0.3 pts
61Elmore County50.1-0.2 pts
62Limestone County49.90 pts
63Coosa County49.3-0.3 pts
64Escambia County48.8-0.1 pts
65Barbour County47.6+0.4 pts
66Bibb County46.7+0.3 pts
67Bullock County45.9-0.1 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2016}},
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Which county has the highest female population share?

Macon County, with 54.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 45.9% in 2016.

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