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Counties in Alabama by female population share

Macon County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2017, at 54.2%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 46.1%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Alabama was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.2Macon County
Lowest46.1Bullock County
Median51.367 counties
Alabama51.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 51.4 %Baldwin County: 51.3 %Barbour County: 47.9 %Bibb County: 46.7 %Blount County: 50.7 %Bullock County: 46.1 %Butler County: 53 %Calhoun County: 52 %Chambers County: 51.5 %Cherokee County: 50.4 %Chilton County: 50.9 %Choctaw County: 52 %Clarke County: 52.8 %Clay County: 50.4 %Cleburne County: 50.3 %Coffee County: 50.9 %Colbert County: 51.9 %Conecuh County: 51.9 %Coosa County: 49.9 %Covington County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Cullman County: 50.7 %Dale County: 50.7 %Dallas County: 53.6 %DeKalb County: 50.6 %Elmore County: 50 %Escambia County: 49.7 %Etowah County: 51.6 %Fayette County: 51 %Franklin County: 50.3 %Geneva County: 50.8 %Greene County: 52.4 %Hale County: 52.6 %Henry County: 51.5 %Houston County: 52.1 %Jackson County: 51.2 %Jefferson County: 52.8 %Lamar County: 51.1 %Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lawrence County: 51.1 %Lee County: 50.9 %Limestone County: 49.9 %Lowndes County: 51.7 %Macon County: 54.2 %Madison County: 51.3 %Marengo County: 52.8 %Marion County: 50.6 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Mobile County: 52.2 %Monroe County: 51.8 %Montgomery County: 52.7 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Perry County: 52.7 %Pickens County: 53.8 %Pike County: 52.7 %Randolph County: 51.5 %Russell County: 51.8 %St. Clair County: 50.3 %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: 51.3 %Winston County: 50.8 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Macon County: 54.2 %Macon County54.2Sumter County: 54.1 %Sumter County54.1Pickens County: 53.8 %Pickens County53.8Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Butler County: 53 %Butler County53Jefferson County: 52.8 %Jefferson County52.8Clarke County: 52.8 %Clarke County52.8Marengo County: 52.8 %Marengo County52.8Montgomery County: 52.7 %Montgomery County52.7Pike County: 52.7 %Pike County52.7Perry County: 52.7 %Perry County52.7Hale County: 52.6 %Hale County52.6Greene County: 52.4 %Greene County52.4Mobile County: 52.2 %Mobile County52.2Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Crenshaw County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Colbert County: 51.9 %Colbert County51.9Tuscaloosa County: 51.9 %Tuscaloosa County51.9Conecuh County: 51.9 %Conecuh County51.9Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Russell County: 51.8 %Russell County51.8Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Chambers County: 51.5 %Chambers County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Autauga County: 51.4 %Autauga County51.4Wilcox County: 51.3 %Wilcox County51.3Baldwin County: 51.3 %Baldwin County51.3Madison County: 51.3 %Madison County51.3Tallapoosa County: 51.3 %Tallapoosa County51.3Jackson County: 51.2 %Jackson County51.2Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Lawrence County: 51.1 %Lawrence County51.1Macon County: 54.2 %Macon County54.2Sumter County: 54.1 %Sumter County54.1Pickens County: 53.8 %Pickens County53.8Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Butler County: 53 %Butler County53Jefferson County: 52.8 %Jefferson County52.8Clarke County: 52.8 %Clarke County52.8Marengo County: 52.8 %Marengo County52.8Montgomery County: 52.7 %Montgomery County52.7Pike County: 52.7 %Pike County52.7Perry County: 52.7 %Perry County52.7Hale County: 52.6 %Hale County52.6Greene County: 52.4 %Greene County52.4Mobile County: 52.2 %Mobile County52.2Crenshaw County: 52.1 %Crenshaw County52.1Houston County: 52.1 %Houston County52.1Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Colbert County: 51.9 %Colbert County51.9Tuscaloosa County: 51.9 %Tuscaloosa County51.9Conecuh County: 51.9 %Conecuh County51.9Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Russell County: 51.8 %Russell County51.8Shelby County: 51.7 %Shelby County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Chambers County: 51.5 %Chambers County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Randolph County: 51.5 %Randolph County51.5Talladega County: 51.4 %Talladega County51.4Autauga County: 51.4 %Autauga County51.4Wilcox County: 51.3 %Wilcox County51.3Baldwin County: 51.3 %Baldwin County51.3Madison County: 51.3 %Madison County51.3Tallapoosa County: 51.3 %Tallapoosa County51.3Jackson County: 51.2 %Jackson County51.2Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Lawrence County: 51.1 %Lawrence County51.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Macon County54.2-0.1 pts
2Sumter County54.1-0 pts
3Pickens County53.8+0.5 pts
4Dallas County53.6-0.1 pts
5Butler County53-0.2 pts
6Jefferson County52.8+0.1 pts
7Clarke County52.8+0.1 pts
8Marengo County52.8+0.1 pts
9Montgomery County52.7+0.1 pts
10Pike County52.7-0 pts
11Perry County52.7+0.5 pts
12Hale County52.6-0.2 pts
13Greene County52.40 pts
14Mobile County52.20 pts
15Crenshaw County52.1+0.4 pts
16Houston County52.1-0 pts
17Lauderdale County52.1-0.1 pts
18Calhoun County52-0 pts
19Choctaw County52+0.1 pts
20Colbert County51.9+0.2 pts
21Tuscaloosa County51.9-0 pts
22Conecuh County51.9-0.1 pts
23Monroe County51.8+0.1 pts
24Russell County51.8+0.3 pts
25Shelby County51.70 pts
26Covington County51.70 pts
27Lowndes County51.7-0.1 pts
28Etowah County51.6-0 pts
29Chambers County51.5-0 pts
30Henry County51.5+0.1 pts
31Randolph County51.5-0.1 pts
32Talladega County51.40 pts
33Autauga County51.4+0.1 pts
34Wilcox County51.3-0.3 pts
35Baldwin County51.3+0.1 pts
36Madison County51.3-0 pts
37Tallapoosa County51.3-0 pts
38Jackson County51.2+0.1 pts
39Lamar County51.10 pts
40Lawrence County51.1-0 pts
41Fayette County51+0.4 pts
42Walker County51-0 pts
43Chilton County50.9-0.1 pts
44Lee County50.90 pts
45Marshall County50.90 pts
46Washington County50.9-0 pts
47Coffee County50.9+0.1 pts
48Morgan County50.8+0.1 pts
49Winston County50.8+0.1 pts
50Geneva County50.8-0 pts
51Cullman County50.7-0 pts
52Blount County50.7-0.1 pts
53Dale County50.70 pts
54DeKalb County50.6-0.1 pts
54Marion County50.60 pts
56Cherokee County50.4-0 pts
57Clay County50.4-0.1 pts
58Franklin County50.30 pts
59Cleburne County50.3+0.2 pts
60St. Clair County50.3+0.1 pts
61Elmore County50-0.1 pts
62Limestone County49.90 pts
63Coosa County49.9+0.5 pts
64Escambia County49.7+0.9 pts
65Barbour County47.9+0.3 pts
66Bibb County46.70 pts
67Bullock County46.1+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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Macon County, with 54.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 46.1% in 2017.

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