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Counties in Alabama by female population share

Pickens County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 54.8%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 45.6%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for Alabama was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.8Pickens County
Lowest45.6Bullock County
Median51.567 counties
Alabama51.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 51.8 %Baldwin County: 51.5 %Barbour County: 48.3 %Bibb County: 46.9 %Blount County: 50.6 %Bullock County: 45.6 %Butler County: 53 %Calhoun County: 52 %Chambers County: 51.6 %Cherokee County: 50.7 %Chilton County: 51.2 %Choctaw County: 51.8 %Clarke County: 53 %Clay County: 50.4 %Cleburne County: 50.9 %Coffee County: 50.9 %Colbert County: 52.1 %Conecuh County: 52 %Coosa County: 49.9 %Covington County: 51.7 %Crenshaw County: 51.8 %Cullman County: 50.7 %Dale County: 51.2 %Dallas County: 53.2 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Elmore County: 49.7 %Escambia County: 50.3 %Etowah County: 51.6 %Fayette County: 51.2 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Geneva County: 51 %Greene County: 53.2 %Hale County: 52.8 %Henry County: 51.8 %Houston County: 52.4 %Jackson County: 51.2 %Jefferson County: 53 %Lamar County: 50.9 %Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lawrence County: 51.1 %Lee County: 51.1 %Limestone County: 50.4 %Lowndes County: 51.5 %Macon County: 54.5 %Madison County: 51.1 %Marengo County: 53 %Marion County: 50.8 %Marshall County: 51 %Mobile County: 52.3 %Monroe County: 51.9 %Montgomery County: 53.2 %Morgan County: 51.1 %Perry County: 52.3 %Pickens County: 54.8 %Pike County: 53.3 %Randolph County: 51.7 %Russell County: 52.6 %St. Clair County: 50.6 %Shelby County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 54 %Talladega County: 51.5 %Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Walker County: 51.2 %Washington County: 51 %Wilcox County: 51.9 %Winston County: 51 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pickens County: 54.8 %Pickens County54.8Macon County: 54.5 %Macon County54.5Sumter County: 54 %Sumter County54Pike County: 53.3 %Pike County53.3Greene County: 53.2 %Greene County53.2Dallas County: 53.2 %Dallas County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Butler County: 53 %Butler County53Clarke County: 53 %Clarke County53Jefferson County: 53 %Jefferson County53Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Houston County: 52.4 %Houston County52.4Perry County: 52.3 %Perry County52.3Mobile County: 52.3 %Mobile County52.3Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Tuscaloosa County52.2Colbert County: 52.1 %Colbert County52.1Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Wilcox County: 51.9 %Wilcox County51.9Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Autauga County: 51.8 %Autauga County51.8Shelby County: 51.8 %Shelby County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.8 %Crenshaw County51.8Henry County: 51.8 %Henry County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Randolph County: 51.7 %Randolph County51.7Chambers County: 51.6 %Chambers County51.6Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tallapoosa County51.6Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Talladega County: 51.5 %Talladega County51.5Lowndes County: 51.5 %Lowndes County51.5Baldwin County: 51.5 %Baldwin County51.5Dale County: 51.2 %Dale County51.2Jackson County: 51.2 %Jackson County51.2Walker County: 51.2 %Walker County51.2Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2Pickens County: 54.8 %Pickens County54.8Macon County: 54.5 %Macon County54.5Sumter County: 54 %Sumter County54Pike County: 53.3 %Pike County53.3Greene County: 53.2 %Greene County53.2Dallas County: 53.2 %Dallas County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Butler County: 53 %Butler County53Clarke County: 53 %Clarke County53Jefferson County: 53 %Jefferson County53Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Houston County: 52.4 %Houston County52.4Perry County: 52.3 %Perry County52.3Mobile County: 52.3 %Mobile County52.3Tuscaloosa County: 52.2 %Tuscaloosa County52.2Colbert County: 52.1 %Colbert County52.1Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Calhoun County: 52 %Calhoun County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Wilcox County: 51.9 %Wilcox County51.9Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Autauga County: 51.8 %Autauga County51.8Shelby County: 51.8 %Shelby County51.8Crenshaw County: 51.8 %Crenshaw County51.8Henry County: 51.8 %Henry County51.8Choctaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County51.8Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Randolph County: 51.7 %Randolph County51.7Chambers County: 51.6 %Chambers County51.6Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tallapoosa County51.6Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Talladega County: 51.5 %Talladega County51.5Lowndes County: 51.5 %Lowndes County51.5Baldwin County: 51.5 %Baldwin County51.5Dale County: 51.2 %Dale County51.2Jackson County: 51.2 %Jackson County51.2Walker County: 51.2 %Walker County51.2Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pickens County54.8-0.1 pts
2Macon County54.5-0 pts
3Sumter County54-0.2 pts
4Pike County53.3+0.1 pts
5Greene County53.2+0.2 pts
6Dallas County53.20 pts
7Montgomery County53.2+0.2 pts
8Marengo County53+0.1 pts
9Butler County53+0.1 pts
10Clarke County53+0.2 pts
11Jefferson County530 pts
12Hale County52.8+0.1 pts
13Russell County52.6+0.3 pts
14Houston County52.4+0.1 pts
15Perry County52.3+0.2 pts
16Mobile County52.30 pts
17Tuscaloosa County52.2+0.1 pts
18Colbert County52.1+0.1 pts
19Lauderdale County52.10 pts
20Calhoun County520 pts
21Conecuh County52-0.1 pts
22Wilcox County51.9+0.3 pts
23Monroe County51.9-0.1 pts
24Autauga County51.8+0.1 pts
25Shelby County51.80 pts
26Crenshaw County51.8-0.2 pts
27Henry County51.80 pts
28Choctaw County51.80 pts
29Covington County51.70 pts
30Randolph County51.70 pts
31Chambers County51.6+0.2 pts
32Tallapoosa County51.6+0.1 pts
33Etowah County51.6-0 pts
34Talladega County51.50 pts
35Lowndes County51.5-0.2 pts
36Baldwin County51.5+0.1 pts
37Dale County51.2+0.2 pts
38Jackson County51.2-0 pts
39Walker County51.20 pts
40Fayette County51.20 pts
41Chilton County51.2+0.1 pts
42Lee County51.10 pts
43Morgan County51.1+0.1 pts
44Madison County51.1-0.1 pts
45Lawrence County51.10 pts
46Geneva County51+0.1 pts
47Washington County510 pts
48Winston County51-0 pts
49Marshall County510 pts
50Franklin County50.9+0.3 pts
50Lamar County50.90 pts
52Cleburne County50.9+0.3 pts
53Coffee County50.9+0.2 pts
54Marion County50.8+0.1 pts
55DeKalb County50.7+0.2 pts
56Cullman County50.70 pts
57Cherokee County50.7-0 pts
58St. Clair County50.6+0.1 pts
59Blount County50.6-0 pts
60Limestone County50.4+0.2 pts
61Clay County50.40 pts
62Escambia County50.3-0.1 pts
63Coosa County49.9+0.1 pts
64Elmore County49.70 pts
65Barbour County48.3+0.1 pts
66Bibb County46.9-0.3 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.

How to cite

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pickens County, with 54.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Bullock County, with 45.6% in 2021.

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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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