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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2016, at 57.3%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for Georgia was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.3Pulaski County
Lowest34.9Wheeler County
Median51.1159 counties
Georgia51.4History

Map of counties, 2016

Appling County: 50.2 %Atkinson County: 50.2 %Bacon County: 50.6 %Baker County: 52.3 %Baldwin County: 50.2 %Banks County: 49.5 %Barrow County: 51.1 %Bartow County: 50.7 %Ben Hill County: 52.2 %Berrien County: 50.6 %Bibb County: 52.7 %Bleckley County: 50.7 %Brantley County: 50.5 %Brooks County: 51.2 %Bryan County: 51 %Bulloch County: 50.2 %Burke County: 51.8 %Butts County: 46.4 %Calhoun County: 39.7 %Camden County: 49.2 %Candler County: 51.3 %Carroll County: 51.3 %Catoosa County: 51.5 %Charlton County: 41.7 %Chatham County: 52 %Chattahoochee County: 35.5 %Chattooga County: 49.1 %Cherokee County: 50.9 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 52.2 %Clayton County: 52.9 %Clinch County: 50.6 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 48.9 %Colquitt County: 50.5 %Columbia County: 51.3 %Cook County: 51.7 %Coweta County: 51.4 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Crisp County: 52.7 %Dade County: 50.9 %Dawson County: 50.3 %Decatur County: 51.4 %DeKalb County: 52.7 %Dodge County: 48.3 %Dooly County: 45.2 %Dougherty County: 53.8 %Douglas County: 52.4 %Early County: 52.9 %Echols County: 49.2 %Effingham County: 50.5 %Elbert County: 51.8 %Emanuel County: 51.9 %Evans County: 51.3 %Fannin County: 51.3 %Fayette County: 51.7 %Floyd County: 51.5 %Forsyth County: 50.6 %Franklin County: 51.2 %Fulton County: 51.5 %Gilmer County: 50.2 %Glascock County: 51.5 %Glynn County: 52.7 %Gordon County: 50.6 %Grady County: 51.9 %Greene County: 51.6 %Gwinnett County: 51.3 %Habersham County: 53.1 %Hall County: 50.6 %Hancock County: 45.6 %Haralson County: 51.5 %Harris County: 50.1 %Hart County: 51.7 %Heard County: 50.4 %Henry County: 52.4 %Houston County: 51.5 %Irwin County: 49.7 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jasper County: 51 %Jeff Davis County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jenkins County: 45.6 %Johnson County: 43.7 %Jones County: 51.5 %Lamar County: 52.1 %Lanier County: 49.7 %Laurens County: 52.4 %Lee County: 50.1 %Liberty County: 49.5 %Lincoln County: 50.9 %Long County: 50.3 %Lowndes County: 51.3 %Lumpkin County: 50.7 %McDuffie County: 53 %McIntosh County: 51 %Macon County: 45.8 %Madison County: 50.4 %Marion County: 50.2 %Meriwether County: 52 %Miller County: 52.4 %Mitchell County: 48.7 %Monroe County: 50.1 %Montgomery County: 48.3 %Morgan County: 51.6 %Murray County: 50.7 %Muscogee County: 51.8 %Newton County: 52.6 %Oconee County: 50.9 %Oglethorpe County: 50.9 %Paulding County: 51.4 %Peach County: 51.9 %Pickens County: 50.7 %Pierce County: 50.8 %Pike County: 50.8 %Polk County: 50.8 %Pulaski County: 57.3 %Putnam County: 51.2 %Quitman County: 50.8 %Rabun County: 51.1 %Randolph County: 54.2 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockdale County: 52.7 %Schley County: 52.2 %Screven County: 51.1 %Seminole County: 51.7 %Spalding County: 51.8 %Stephens County: 52 %Stewart County: 39.5 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 52.7 %Taliaferro County: 49.8 %Tattnall County: 44.3 %Taylor County: 51.9 %Telfair County: 41.3 %Terrell County: 51.7 %Thomas County: 52.7 %Tift County: 52 %Toombs County: 52.5 %Towns County: 52.6 %Treutlen County: 49.3 %Troup County: 51.8 %Turner County: 50.6 %Twiggs County: 51.2 %Union County: 51.5 %Upson County: 52.2 %Walker County: 50.6 %Walton County: 51.5 %Ware County: 50.2 %Warren County: 52.4 %Washington County: 49.9 %Wayne County: 48.5 %Webster County: 50.7 %Wheeler County: 34.9 %White County: 51.1 %Whitfield County: 50.4 %Wilcox County: 41 %Wilkes County: 52.3 %Wilkinson County: 51.7 %Worth County: 51.7 %
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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

Pulaski County: 57.3 %Pulaski County57.3Randolph County: 54.2 %Randolph County54.2Dougherty County: 53.8 %Dougherty County53.8Habersham County: 53.1 %Habersham County53.1McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Clayton County: 52.9 %Clayton County52.9Early County: 52.9 %Early County52.9Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Bibb County: 52.7 %Bibb County52.7Rockdale County: 52.7 %Rockdale County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Talbot County: 52.7 %Talbot County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Glynn County: 52.7 %Glynn County52.7Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Towns County: 52.6 %Towns County52.6Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Toombs County: 52.5 %Toombs County52.5Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Miller County: 52.4 %Miller County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Douglas County: 52.4 %Douglas County52.4Baker County: 52.3 %Baker County52.3Wilkes County: 52.3 %Wilkes County52.3Upson County: 52.2 %Upson County52.2Ben Hill County: 52.2 %Ben Hill County52.2Clay County: 52.2 %Clay County52.2Schley County: 52.2 %Schley County52.2Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Stephens County: 52 %Stephens County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Tift County: 52 %Tift County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Peach County: 51.9 %Peach County51.9Emanuel County: 51.9 %Emanuel County51.9Grady County: 51.9 %Grady County51.9Taylor County: 51.9 %Taylor County51.9Spalding County: 51.8 %Spalding County51.8Pulaski County: 57.3 %Pulaski County57.3Randolph County: 54.2 %Randolph County54.2Dougherty County: 53.8 %Dougherty County53.8Habersham County: 53.1 %Habersham County53.1McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Clayton County: 52.9 %Clayton County52.9Early County: 52.9 %Early County52.9Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Bibb County: 52.7 %Bibb County52.7Rockdale County: 52.7 %Rockdale County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Talbot County: 52.7 %Talbot County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Glynn County: 52.7 %Glynn County52.7Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Towns County: 52.6 %Towns County52.6Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Toombs County: 52.5 %Toombs County52.5Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Miller County: 52.4 %Miller County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Douglas County: 52.4 %Douglas County52.4Baker County: 52.3 %Baker County52.3Wilkes County: 52.3 %Wilkes County52.3Upson County: 52.2 %Upson County52.2Ben Hill County: 52.2 %Ben Hill County52.2Clay County: 52.2 %Clay County52.2Schley County: 52.2 %Schley County52.2Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Stephens County: 52 %Stephens County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Tift County: 52 %Tift County52Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Peach County: 51.9 %Peach County51.9Emanuel County: 51.9 %Emanuel County51.9Grady County: 51.9 %Grady County51.9Taylor County: 51.9 %Taylor County51.9Spalding County: 51.8 %Spalding County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Pulaski County57.3-0.2 pts
2Randolph County54.2+0.3 pts
3Dougherty County53.8+0.1 pts
4Habersham County53.1-0 pts
5McDuffie County53+0.1 pts
6Clayton County52.9+0.1 pts
7Early County52.90 pts
8Crisp County52.7+0.2 pts
9Bibb County52.7-0.1 pts
10Rockdale County52.7-0 pts
11DeKalb County52.7+0.1 pts
11Talbot County52.7-0.2 pts
13Thomas County52.7-0 pts
14Glynn County52.70 pts
15Newton County52.6+0.2 pts
16Towns County52.6+0.1 pts
17Clarke County52.5-0 pts
18Toombs County52.5-0 pts
19Laurens County52.4+0.1 pts
20Miller County52.4+0.1 pts
21Henry County52.4+0.1 pts
22Warren County52.4-0.4 pts
23Douglas County52.40 pts
24Baker County52.3-0.4 pts
25Wilkes County52.3+0.1 pts
26Upson County52.2-0.1 pts
27Ben Hill County52.2+0.1 pts
28Clay County52.2-0 pts
29Schley County52.2-0.2 pts
30Lamar County52.1+0.1 pts
31Stephens County52-0 pts
32Sumter County52-0.1 pts
33Meriwether County52+0.1 pts
34Tift County52-0.1 pts
35Chatham County52+0.1 pts
36Peach County51.9+0.1 pts
37Emanuel County51.9-0 pts
38Grady County51.90 pts
39Taylor County51.9-0.4 pts
40Spalding County51.8-0.1 pts
41Cobb County51.80 pts
42Burke County51.8-0.1 pts
43Elbert County51.8-0.1 pts
44Muscogee County51.8+0.3 pts
44Troup County51.8-0 pts
46Fayette County51.70 pts
47Jefferson County51.7+0.3 pts
48Worth County51.7-0.2 pts
49Terrell County51.7+0.3 pts
50Cook County51.7-0.2 pts
51Wilkinson County51.7-0.2 pts
52Hart County51.7-0 pts
53Seminole County51.7-0.1 pts
54Greene County51.6-0 pts
55Morgan County51.6+0.1 pts
56Walton County51.50 pts
57Houston County51.5+0.2 pts
58Fulton County51.5-0.1 pts
59Union County51.5-0.1 pts
60Catoosa County51.5-0 pts
61Jones County51.50 pts
62Floyd County51.50 pts
63Richmond County51.5-0 pts
64Glascock County51.5+0.2 pts
65Haralson County51.5-0.1 pts
66Decatur County51.4+0.2 pts
67Coweta County51.40 pts
68Paulding County51.40 pts
69Fannin County51.3+0.1 pts
70Evans County51.3-0.3 pts
71Columbia County51.3-0 pts
72Candler County51.3+0.4 pts
73Lowndes County51.3+0.1 pts
74Carroll County51.3+0.1 pts
74Gwinnett County51.3+0.1 pts
76Twiggs County51.2-0.4 pts
77Brooks County51.2-0 pts
78Putnam County51.20 pts
79Franklin County51.2-0 pts
80Rabun County51.1-0 pts
81Barrow County51.1+0.2 pts
82White County51.1-0.1 pts
83Jeff Davis County51.1+0.3 pts
84Screven County51.1-0.2 pts
85McIntosh County51+0.3 pts
86Bryan County51+0.3 pts
87Jasper County51-0.1 pts
88Lincoln County50.9-0 pts
89Dade County50.9-0.1 pts
89Oglethorpe County50.9-0 pts
91Oconee County50.9-0.1 pts
92Cherokee County50.9-0.1 pts
93Quitman County50.8+0.6 pts
94Polk County50.8-0.4 pts
95Pierce County50.8-0 pts
95Pike County50.8+0.2 pts
97Pickens County50.7-0 pts
98Bartow County50.70 pts
99Webster County50.7+0.2 pts
100Lumpkin County50.7+0.1 pts
101Bleckley County50.70 pts
102Jackson County50.7+0.1 pts
103Murray County50.7+0.1 pts
104Berrien County50.6-0 pts
105Turner County50.6-0.3 pts
106Clinch County50.6-0.1 pts
107Walker County50.6+0.2 pts
108Bacon County50.6+0.1 pts
109Hall County50.6+0.1 pts
110Gordon County50.60 pts
111Forsyth County50.60 pts
112Colquitt County50.5-0 pts
113Effingham County50.5-0.1 pts
114Brantley County50.5-0.1 pts
115Madison County50.4-0.2 pts
116Whitfield County50.40 pts
117Heard County50.4+0.1 pts
118Dawson County50.3-0 pts
119Long County50.3+0.6 pts
120Atkinson County50.2+0.2 pts
121Ware County50.2-0 pts
122Marion County50.2-0 pts
123Bulloch County50.2-0.1 pts
124Baldwin County50.2+0.1 pts
125Gilmer County50.2+0.2 pts
126Appling County50.2-0 pts
127Lee County50.1+0.1 pts
128Crawford County50.1+0.2 pts
129Monroe County50.1+0.4 pts
130Harris County50.1-0 pts
131Washington County49.9+0.8 pts
132Taliaferro County49.8-0.4 pts
133Lanier County49.7+0.2 pts
134Irwin County49.7-0.7 pts
135Liberty County49.5+0.2 pts
136Banks County49.50 pts
137Treutlen County49.3-0.2 pts
138Echols County49.2-0.7 pts
139Camden County49.2+0.7 pts
140Chattooga County49.1+0.2 pts
141Coffee County48.9-0.1 pts
142Mitchell County48.7+0.1 pts
143Wayne County48.5-1.2 pts
144Dodge County48.3+0.2 pts
145Montgomery County48.3+0.1 pts
146Butts County46.4-0 pts
147Macon County45.8-0.3 pts
148Jenkins County45.60 pts
149Hancock County45.6-0.5 pts
150Dooly County45.2-0.6 pts
151Tattnall County44.3+0.4 pts
152Johnson County43.7-0 pts
153Charlton County41.7+1.6 pts
154Telfair County41.3+0.8 pts
155Wilcox County41-0.1 pts
156Calhoun County39.7-0.1 pts
157Stewart County39.5-1.2 pts
158Chattahoochee County35.5+1.5 pts
159Wheeler County34.9-0.1 pts

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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.

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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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2016.

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Pulaski County, with 57.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 34.9% in 2016.

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