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Counties in Alabama by female population share

Pickens County had the highest female population share of 67 counties in 2023, at 55.7%. Bullock County had the lowest, at 45.2%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for Alabama was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.7Pickens County
Lowest45.2Bullock County
Median51.667 counties
Alabama51.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 52 %Baldwin County: 51.6 %Barbour County: 47.4 %Bibb County: 47.5 %Blount County: 50.6 %Bullock County: 45.2 %Butler County: 53.1 %Calhoun County: 52.1 %Chambers County: 52.3 %Cherokee County: 50.7 %Chilton County: 51.3 %Choctaw County: 52 %Clarke County: 53.1 %Clay County: 50.7 %Cleburne County: 50.4 %Coffee County: 51 %Colbert County: 52.4 %Conecuh County: 52 %Coosa County: 49.3 %Covington County: 52 %Crenshaw County: 51.9 %Cullman County: 50.6 %Dale County: 51.3 %Dallas County: 53.3 %DeKalb County: 50.6 %Elmore County: 49.7 %Escambia County: 50.2 %Etowah County: 51.6 %Fayette County: 51.1 %Franklin County: 50.8 %Geneva County: 51 %Greene County: 53.5 %Hale County: 52.8 %Henry County: 52.1 %Houston County: 52.3 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 53.1 %Lamar County: 50.9 %Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lee County: 51.1 %Limestone County: 50.2 %Lowndes County: 51.7 %Macon County: 54.7 %Madison County: 51.1 %Marengo County: 53 %Marion County: 50.7 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Mobile County: 52.5 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 53.2 %Morgan County: 50.9 %Perry County: 53.3 %Pickens County: 55.7 %Pike County: 53.3 %Randolph County: 51.6 %Russell County: 52.6 %St. Clair County: 50.7 %Shelby County: 51.9 %Sumter County: 54.4 %Talladega County: 51.6 %Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tuscaloosa County: 52.3 %Walker County: 51.4 %Washington County: 50.9 %Wilcox County: 52.6 %Winston County: 50.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pickens County: 55.7 %Pickens County55.7Macon County: 54.7 %Macon County54.7Sumter County: 54.4 %Sumter County54.4Greene County: 53.5 %Greene County53.5Dallas County: 53.3 %Dallas County53.3Perry County: 53.3 %Perry County53.3Pike County: 53.3 %Pike County53.3Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Clarke County: 53.1 %Clarke County53.1Jefferson County: 53.1 %Jefferson County53.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Wilcox County: 52.6 %Wilcox County52.6Mobile County: 52.5 %Mobile County52.5Colbert County: 52.4 %Colbert County52.4Houston County: 52.3 %Houston County52.3Chambers County: 52.3 %Chambers County52.3Tuscaloosa County: 52.3 %Tuscaloosa County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Henry County: 52.1 %Henry County52.1Covington County: 52 %Covington County52Autauga County: 52 %Autauga County52Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Crenshaw County: 51.9 %Crenshaw County51.9Shelby County: 51.9 %Shelby County51.9Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Talladega County: 51.6 %Talladega County51.6Baldwin County: 51.6 %Baldwin County51.6Randolph County: 51.6 %Randolph County51.6Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tallapoosa County51.6Walker County: 51.4 %Walker County51.4Dale County: 51.3 %Dale County51.3Chilton County: 51.3 %Chilton County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Pickens County: 55.7 %Pickens County55.7Macon County: 54.7 %Macon County54.7Sumter County: 54.4 %Sumter County54.4Greene County: 53.5 %Greene County53.5Dallas County: 53.3 %Dallas County53.3Perry County: 53.3 %Perry County53.3Pike County: 53.3 %Pike County53.3Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Clarke County: 53.1 %Clarke County53.1Jefferson County: 53.1 %Jefferson County53.1Butler County: 53.1 %Butler County53.1Marengo County: 53 %Marengo County53Hale County: 52.8 %Hale County52.8Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Wilcox County: 52.6 %Wilcox County52.6Mobile County: 52.5 %Mobile County52.5Colbert County: 52.4 %Colbert County52.4Houston County: 52.3 %Houston County52.3Chambers County: 52.3 %Chambers County52.3Tuscaloosa County: 52.3 %Tuscaloosa County52.3Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Henry County: 52.1 %Henry County52.1Covington County: 52 %Covington County52Autauga County: 52 %Autauga County52Choctaw County: 52 %Choctaw County52Conecuh County: 52 %Conecuh County52Crenshaw County: 51.9 %Crenshaw County51.9Shelby County: 51.9 %Shelby County51.9Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lowndes County51.7Talladega County: 51.6 %Talladega County51.6Baldwin County: 51.6 %Baldwin County51.6Randolph County: 51.6 %Randolph County51.6Etowah County: 51.6 %Etowah County51.6Tallapoosa County: 51.6 %Tallapoosa County51.6Walker County: 51.4 %Walker County51.4Dale County: 51.3 %Dale County51.3Chilton County: 51.3 %Chilton County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pickens County55.7+0.3 pts
2Macon County54.70 pts
3Sumter County54.4+0.3 pts
4Greene County53.5+0.1 pts
5Dallas County53.3+0.1 pts
6Perry County53.3+0.2 pts
7Pike County53.3-0 pts
8Montgomery County53.2+0.1 pts
9Clarke County53.10 pts
10Jefferson County53.1+0.1 pts
11Butler County53.1+0.2 pts
12Marengo County53+0.2 pts
13Hale County52.8-0.1 pts
14Russell County52.6-0 pts
15Wilcox County52.6+0.5 pts
16Mobile County52.5+0.1 pts
17Colbert County52.4+0.2 pts
18Houston County52.3-0.1 pts
19Chambers County52.3+0.3 pts
20Tuscaloosa County52.3-0 pts
21Lauderdale County52.20 pts
22Monroe County52.1-0 pts
23Calhoun County52.1+0.1 pts
24Henry County52.1+0.2 pts
25Covington County52+0.4 pts
26Autauga County52+0.1 pts
27Choctaw County520 pts
28Conecuh County52-0.2 pts
29Crenshaw County51.90 pts
30Shelby County51.90 pts
31Lowndes County51.7+0.4 pts
32Talladega County51.6+0.2 pts
33Baldwin County51.60 pts
34Randolph County51.6-0.1 pts
35Etowah County51.6-0 pts
36Tallapoosa County51.6-0 pts
37Walker County51.4+0.1 pts
38Dale County51.3+0.1 pts
39Chilton County51.3-0 pts
40Jackson County51.3-0.1 pts
41Lawrence County51.30 pts
42Madison County51.10 pts
43Lee County51.1-0 pts
44Fayette County51.1-0.1 pts
45Coffee County51+0.2 pts
46Geneva County51-0.1 pts
47Washington County50.9-0.1 pts
48Morgan County50.9-0.1 pts
49Marshall County50.9-0.1 pts
50Lamar County50.9-0.1 pts
51Winston County50.8+0.1 pts
52Franklin County50.8-0.1 pts
53Cherokee County50.7+0.1 pts
54Clay County50.7+0.1 pts
55St. Clair County50.70 pts
56Marion County50.70 pts
57DeKalb County50.6-0 pts
58Blount County50.6-0.1 pts
59Cullman County50.6-0.1 pts
60Cleburne County50.4-0.2 pts
61Escambia County50.2-0 pts
62Limestone County50.2+0.1 pts
63Elmore County49.7+0.1 pts
64Coosa County49.30 pts
65Bibb County47.5+0.6 pts
66Barbour County47.4-0.1 pts
67Bullock County45.20 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pickens County, with 55.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bullock County, with 45.2% in 2023.

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