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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2017, at 57.7%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for Georgia was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.7Pulaski County
Lowest34.9Wheeler County
Median51.1159 counties
Georgia51.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Appling County: 50.2 %Atkinson County: 50.1 %Bacon County: 50.6 %Baker County: 52.5 %Baldwin County: 50.4 %Banks County: 49.5 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.7 %Ben Hill County: 52.1 %Berrien County: 50.6 %Bibb County: 52.9 %Bleckley County: 50.5 %Brantley County: 50.5 %Brooks County: 51.5 %Bryan County: 50.9 %Bulloch County: 50.2 %Burke County: 52 %Butts County: 46.6 %Calhoun County: 39.3 %Camden County: 49.4 %Candler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 51.3 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 42.2 %Chatham County: 52 %Chattahoochee County: 37.5 %Chattooga County: 48.9 %Cherokee County: 50.9 %Clarke County: 52.6 %Clay County: 52.7 %Clayton County: 53.1 %Clinch County: 50.6 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49.1 %Colquitt County: 50.6 %Columbia County: 51.3 %Cook County: 51.7 %Coweta County: 51.4 %Crawford County: 50.2 %Crisp County: 52.8 %Dade County: 51.1 %Dawson County: 50.4 %Decatur County: 51.5 %DeKalb County: 52.7 %Dodge County: 48.2 %Dooly County: 45.3 %Dougherty County: 53.9 %Douglas County: 52.5 %Early County: 52.8 %Echols County: 49.5 %Effingham County: 50.6 %Elbert County: 51.8 %Emanuel County: 52.3 %Evans County: 50.9 %Fannin County: 51.3 %Fayette County: 51.7 %Floyd County: 51.3 %Forsyth County: 50.7 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 51.5 %Gilmer County: 50 %Glascock County: 51.3 %Glynn County: 52.8 %Gordon County: 50.7 %Grady County: 51.9 %Greene County: 51.6 %Gwinnett County: 51.3 %Habersham County: 53.3 %Hall County: 50.6 %Hancock County: 45.3 %Haralson County: 51.3 %Harris County: 50 %Hart County: 51.7 %Heard County: 50.3 %Henry County: 52.4 %Houston County: 51.6 %Irwin County: 49.7 %Jackson County: 50.8 %Jasper County: 50.9 %Jeff Davis County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 51.9 %Jenkins County: 45.4 %Johnson County: 43.8 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lamar County: 52 %Lanier County: 50 %Laurens County: 52.4 %Lee County: 50.1 %Liberty County: 49.7 %Lincoln County: 50.6 %Long County: 50.3 %Lowndes County: 51.4 %Lumpkin County: 50.6 %McDuffie County: 53.1 %McIntosh County: 51 %Macon County: 46.1 %Madison County: 50.5 %Marion County: 50.7 %Meriwether County: 52 %Miller County: 52.1 %Mitchell County: 48.9 %Monroe County: 50 %Montgomery County: 48.3 %Morgan County: 51.5 %Murray County: 50.7 %Muscogee County: 52 %Newton County: 52.7 %Oconee County: 50.9 %Oglethorpe County: 50.8 %Paulding County: 51.5 %Peach County: 51.8 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Pierce County: 50.8 %Pike County: 50.6 %Polk County: 50.9 %Pulaski County: 57.7 %Putnam County: 51.1 %Quitman County: 51 %Rabun County: 51.2 %Randolph County: 54 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockdale County: 52.8 %Schley County: 52.2 %Screven County: 50.9 %Seminole County: 51.7 %Spalding County: 52 %Stephens County: 51.8 %Stewart County: 39.2 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 52.2 %Taliaferro County: 49.8 %Tattnall County: 44.6 %Taylor County: 51.9 %Telfair County: 40.7 %Terrell County: 51.4 %Thomas County: 52.7 %Tift County: 52.1 %Toombs County: 52.4 %Towns County: 52.4 %Treutlen County: 49.3 %Troup County: 51.7 %Turner County: 50.8 %Twiggs County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.3 %Upson County: 52.4 %Walker County: 50.4 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 50.1 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 49.9 %Wayne County: 49 %Webster County: 50.7 %Wheeler County: 34.9 %White County: 51.2 %Whitfield County: 50.4 %Wilcox County: 40.7 %Wilkes County: 52.4 %Wilkinson County: 51.8 %Worth County: 51.6 %
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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

Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Randolph County: 54 %Randolph County54Dougherty County: 53.9 %Dougherty County53.9Habersham County: 53.3 %Habersham County53.3McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Crisp County: 52.8 %Crisp County52.8Rockdale County: 52.8 %Rockdale County52.8Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Clay County: 52.7 %Clay County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Baker County: 52.5 %Baker County52.5Douglas County: 52.5 %Douglas County52.5Wilkes County: 52.4 %Wilkes County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Towns County: 52.4 %Towns County52.4Toombs County: 52.4 %Toombs County52.4Emanuel County: 52.3 %Emanuel County52.3Talbot County: 52.2 %Talbot County52.2Schley County: 52.2 %Schley County52.2Ben Hill County: 52.1 %Ben Hill County52.1Tift County: 52.1 %Tift County52.1Miller County: 52.1 %Miller County52.1Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Lamar County: 52 %Lamar County52Burke County: 52 %Burke County52Muscogee County: 52 %Muscogee County52Spalding County: 52 %Spalding County52Jefferson County: 51.9 %Jefferson County51.9Grady County: 51.9 %Grady County51.9Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Randolph County: 54 %Randolph County54Dougherty County: 53.9 %Dougherty County53.9Habersham County: 53.3 %Habersham County53.3McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Crisp County: 52.8 %Crisp County52.8Rockdale County: 52.8 %Rockdale County52.8Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Clay County: 52.7 %Clay County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Baker County: 52.5 %Baker County52.5Douglas County: 52.5 %Douglas County52.5Wilkes County: 52.4 %Wilkes County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Towns County: 52.4 %Towns County52.4Toombs County: 52.4 %Toombs County52.4Emanuel County: 52.3 %Emanuel County52.3Talbot County: 52.2 %Talbot County52.2Schley County: 52.2 %Schley County52.2Ben Hill County: 52.1 %Ben Hill County52.1Tift County: 52.1 %Tift County52.1Miller County: 52.1 %Miller County52.1Chatham County: 52 %Chatham County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Lamar County: 52 %Lamar County52Burke County: 52 %Burke County52Muscogee County: 52 %Muscogee County52Spalding County: 52 %Spalding County52Jefferson County: 51.9 %Jefferson County51.9Grady County: 51.9 %Grady County51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Pulaski County57.7+0.4 pts
2Randolph County54-0.2 pts
3Dougherty County53.9+0.1 pts
4Habersham County53.3+0.2 pts
5McDuffie County53.1+0.1 pts
6Clayton County53.1+0.2 pts
7Bibb County52.9+0.1 pts
8Early County52.8-0.1 pts
9Glynn County52.8+0.2 pts
10Crisp County52.8+0.1 pts
11Rockdale County52.80 pts
12Newton County52.7+0.1 pts
13DeKalb County52.70 pts
14Clay County52.7+0.5 pts
14Thomas County52.70 pts
16Clarke County52.6+0.1 pts
17Warren County52.5+0.2 pts
18Baker County52.5+0.2 pts
19Douglas County52.5+0.1 pts
20Wilkes County52.4+0.1 pts
21Henry County52.40 pts
22Laurens County52.4-0 pts
23Upson County52.4+0.1 pts
24Towns County52.4-0.2 pts
25Toombs County52.4-0.1 pts
26Emanuel County52.3+0.4 pts
27Talbot County52.2-0.5 pts
28Schley County52.20 pts
29Ben Hill County52.1-0.1 pts
30Tift County52.1+0.1 pts
31Miller County52.1-0.3 pts
32Chatham County520 pts
33Sumter County52-0 pts
34Meriwether County52-0 pts
35Lamar County52-0.1 pts
36Burke County52+0.1 pts
37Muscogee County52+0.2 pts
38Spalding County52+0.1 pts
39Jefferson County51.9+0.2 pts
40Grady County51.9-0 pts
41Taylor County51.9-0 pts
42Cobb County51.80 pts
43Stephens County51.8-0.2 pts
44Peach County51.8-0.1 pts
45Elbert County51.8-0 pts
46Wilkinson County51.8+0.1 pts
47Fayette County51.70 pts
48Seminole County51.7+0.1 pts
49Cook County51.70 pts
50Troup County51.7-0 pts
51Hart County51.7-0 pts
52Worth County51.6-0.1 pts
53Greene County51.6-0 pts
54Houston County51.6+0.1 pts
55Walton County51.6+0.1 pts
56Jones County51.6+0.1 pts
57Catoosa County51.6+0.1 pts
58Fulton County51.50 pts
59Brooks County51.5+0.3 pts
60Richmond County51.50 pts
61Decatur County51.5+0.1 pts
62Morgan County51.5-0.1 pts
63Paulding County51.5+0.1 pts
64Terrell County51.4-0.3 pts
65Lowndes County51.4+0.1 pts
66Coweta County51.4-0 pts
67Fannin County51.3-0 pts
68Carroll County51.3+0.1 pts
69Floyd County51.3-0.1 pts
70Gwinnett County51.30 pts
71Union County51.3-0.2 pts
72Glascock County51.3-0.2 pts
73Haralson County51.3-0.2 pts
74Columbia County51.30 pts
75Rabun County51.2+0.1 pts
76White County51.2+0.1 pts
77Twiggs County51.1-0.1 pts
78Franklin County51.1-0 pts
79Dade County51.1+0.2 pts
80Putnam County51.1-0.1 pts
81Barrow County51-0.1 pts
82McIntosh County51-0.1 pts
83Quitman County51+0.1 pts
84Cherokee County50.9+0.1 pts
85Screven County50.9-0.1 pts
86Evans County50.9-0.4 pts
87Bryan County50.9-0.1 pts
88Oconee County50.90 pts
89Polk County50.9+0.1 pts
90Candler County50.9-0.4 pts
91Jasper County50.9-0.1 pts
92Pierce County50.8+0.1 pts
93Pickens County50.8+0.1 pts
94Turner County50.8+0.2 pts
95Jackson County50.8+0.1 pts
96Oglethorpe County50.8-0.2 pts
97Jeff Davis County50.8-0.3 pts
98Webster County50.70 pts
99Bartow County50.70 pts
100Forsyth County50.7+0.1 pts
100Marion County50.7+0.5 pts
102Murray County50.70 pts
103Gordon County50.7+0.1 pts
104Lincoln County50.6-0.3 pts
105Clinch County50.6+0.1 pts
106Pike County50.6-0.1 pts
107Colquitt County50.6+0.1 pts
108Bacon County50.60 pts
109Berrien County50.6-0.1 pts
110Effingham County50.6+0.1 pts
111Hall County50.6-0 pts
112Lumpkin County50.6-0.1 pts
113Madison County50.5+0.1 pts
114Brantley County50.50 pts
115Bleckley County50.5-0.2 pts
116Walker County50.4-0.1 pts
117Baldwin County50.4+0.2 pts
118Dawson County50.4+0.1 pts
119Whitfield County50.4-0 pts
120Heard County50.3-0.1 pts
121Long County50.3-0 pts
122Crawford County50.2+0.1 pts
123Appling County50.20 pts
123Bulloch County50.2-0 pts
125Atkinson County50.1-0.1 pts
126Ware County50.1-0.2 pts
127Lee County50.1-0 pts
128Gilmer County50-0.2 pts
129Harris County50-0 pts
130Monroe County50-0.1 pts
131Lanier County50+0.3 pts
132Washington County49.90 pts
133Taliaferro County49.8-0 pts
134Irwin County49.70 pts
135Liberty County49.7+0.2 pts
136Echols County49.5+0.3 pts
137Banks County49.50 pts
138Camden County49.4+0.2 pts
139Treutlen County49.3-0 pts
140Coffee County49.1+0.1 pts
141Wayne County49+0.5 pts
142Mitchell County48.9+0.2 pts
143Chattooga County48.9-0.2 pts
144Montgomery County48.30 pts
145Dodge County48.2-0 pts
146Butts County46.6+0.2 pts
147Macon County46.1+0.2 pts
148Jenkins County45.4-0.2 pts
149Dooly County45.3+0.1 pts
150Hancock County45.3-0.3 pts
151Tattnall County44.6+0.3 pts
152Johnson County43.80 pts
153Charlton County42.2+0.6 pts
154Wilcox County40.7-0.3 pts
155Telfair County40.7-0.6 pts
156Calhoun County39.3-0.5 pts
157Stewart County39.2-0.4 pts
158Chattahoochee County37.5+2 pts
159Wheeler County34.90 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, 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2017.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pulaski County, with 57.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 34.9% in 2017.

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