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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2018, at 57.7%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 34.8%. 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
Lowest34.8Wheeler County
Median51.1159 counties
Georgia51.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Appling County: 50.2 %Atkinson County: 50.3 %Bacon County: 50.6 %Baker County: 52.2 %Baldwin County: 50.5 %Banks County: 49.5 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.7 %Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Berrien County: 51 %Bibb County: 52.8 %Bleckley County: 50.3 %Brantley County: 50.6 %Brooks County: 51.7 %Bryan County: 51.2 %Bulloch County: 50.2 %Burke County: 52 %Butts County: 46.6 %Calhoun County: 39.2 %Camden County: 49.5 %Candler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 51.3 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 42.6 %Chatham County: 52.1 %Chattahoochee County: 38.9 %Chattooga County: 49.1 %Cherokee County: 51 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 52.1 %Clayton County: 53.1 %Clinch County: 50.9 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 48.9 %Colquitt County: 50.5 %Columbia County: 51.3 %Cook County: 51.5 %Coweta County: 51.5 %Crawford County: 49.9 %Crisp County: 52.9 %Dade County: 51 %Dawson County: 50.7 %Decatur County: 51.4 %DeKalb County: 52.7 %Dodge County: 48.2 %Dooly County: 44.9 %Dougherty County: 54 %Douglas County: 52.5 %Early County: 52.8 %Echols County: 49.5 %Effingham County: 50.5 %Elbert County: 51.9 %Emanuel County: 52.2 %Evans County: 51.2 %Fannin County: 51.2 %Fayette County: 51.9 %Floyd County: 51.3 %Forsyth County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 51.5 %Gilmer County: 50.2 %Glascock County: 51.1 %Glynn County: 52.8 %Gordon County: 50.8 %Grady County: 52 %Greene County: 51.9 %Gwinnett County: 51.3 %Habersham County: 53.3 %Hall County: 50.7 %Hancock County: 45.9 %Haralson County: 51.4 %Harris County: 49.9 %Hart County: 51.9 %Heard County: 50.3 %Henry County: 52.4 %Houston County: 51.7 %Irwin County: 49.9 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jasper County: 50.8 %Jeff Davis County: 50.4 %Jefferson County: 51.8 %Jenkins County: 45.3 %Johnson County: 44 %Jones County: 51.7 %Lamar County: 51.9 %Lanier County: 49.9 %Laurens County: 52.4 %Lee County: 50.1 %Liberty County: 50.4 %Lincoln County: 51.1 %Long County: 50.3 %Lowndes County: 51.7 %Lumpkin County: 50.8 %McDuffie County: 52.9 %McIntosh County: 51 %Macon County: 45.8 %Madison County: 50.5 %Marion County: 51 %Meriwether County: 52 %Miller County: 52.1 %Mitchell County: 49 %Monroe County: 49.8 %Montgomery County: 48.3 %Morgan County: 51.4 %Murray County: 50.5 %Muscogee County: 52.2 %Newton County: 52.7 %Oconee County: 50.8 %Oglethorpe County: 50.7 %Paulding County: 51.5 %Peach County: 51.8 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Pierce County: 50.8 %Pike County: 50.6 %Polk County: 51 %Pulaski County: 57.7 %Putnam County: 51.1 %Quitman County: 49.7 %Rabun County: 51.2 %Randolph County: 54 %Richmond County: 51.6 %Rockdale County: 52.9 %Schley County: 52.3 %Screven County: 50.9 %Seminole County: 51.6 %Spalding County: 52.1 %Stephens County: 51.9 %Stewart County: 37.8 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 51.8 %Taliaferro County: 49.9 %Tattnall County: 44.5 %Taylor County: 52.2 %Telfair County: 40.6 %Terrell County: 51.2 %Thomas County: 52.7 %Tift County: 52.2 %Toombs County: 52.2 %Towns County: 52.3 %Treutlen County: 49.7 %Troup County: 51.7 %Turner County: 50.7 %Twiggs County: 51.1 %Union County: 51.3 %Upson County: 52.4 %Walker County: 50.5 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 49.8 %Warren County: 52.9 %Washington County: 49.4 %Wayne County: 48.8 %Webster County: 52.1 %Wheeler County: 34.8 %White County: 51.3 %Whitfield County: 50.4 %Wilcox County: 41 %Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkinson County: 51.9 %Worth County: 51.8 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Dougherty County: 54 %Dougherty County54Randolph County: 54 %Randolph County54Habersham County: 53.3 %Habersham County53.3Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1McDuffie County: 52.9 %McDuffie County52.9Rockdale County: 52.9 %Rockdale County52.9Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Crisp County: 52.9 %Crisp County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Bibb County: 52.8 %Bibb County52.8Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Douglas County: 52.5 %Douglas County52.5Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Schley County: 52.3 %Schley County52.3Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Ben Hill County52.3Towns County: 52.3 %Towns County52.3Baker County: 52.2 %Baker County52.2Emanuel County: 52.2 %Emanuel County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Tift County: 52.2 %Tift County52.2Muscogee County: 52.2 %Muscogee County52.2Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Miller County: 52.1 %Miller County52.1Spalding County: 52.1 %Spalding County52.1Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Burke County: 52 %Burke County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Grady County: 52 %Grady County52Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkes County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Wilkinson County: 51.9 %Wilkinson County51.9Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Dougherty County: 54 %Dougherty County54Randolph County: 54 %Randolph County54Habersham County: 53.3 %Habersham County53.3Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1McDuffie County: 52.9 %McDuffie County52.9Rockdale County: 52.9 %Rockdale County52.9Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Crisp County: 52.9 %Crisp County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Bibb County: 52.8 %Bibb County52.8Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Douglas County: 52.5 %Douglas County52.5Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Henry County: 52.4 %Henry County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Schley County: 52.3 %Schley County52.3Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Ben Hill County52.3Towns County: 52.3 %Towns County52.3Baker County: 52.2 %Baker County52.2Emanuel County: 52.2 %Emanuel County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Tift County: 52.2 %Tift County52.2Muscogee County: 52.2 %Muscogee County52.2Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Chatham County: 52.1 %Chatham County52.1Miller County: 52.1 %Miller County52.1Spalding County: 52.1 %Spalding County52.1Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Burke County: 52 %Burke County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Grady County: 52 %Grady County52Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkes County52Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Wilkinson County: 51.9 %Wilkinson County51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Pulaski County57.7-0 pts
2Dougherty County54+0.1 pts
3Randolph County54-0.1 pts
4Habersham County53.30 pts
5Clayton County53.10 pts
6McDuffie County52.9-0.2 pts
7Rockdale County52.9+0.2 pts
8Warren County52.9+0.4 pts
9Crisp County52.9+0.1 pts
10Early County52.8-0 pts
10Glynn County52.8-0 pts
12Bibb County52.8-0.1 pts
13Clarke County52.7+0.2 pts
14Thomas County52.7+0.1 pts
15Newton County52.70 pts
16DeKalb County52.70 pts
17Douglas County52.50 pts
18Upson County52.4+0.1 pts
19Henry County52.4-0 pts
20Laurens County52.4-0 pts
21Schley County52.3+0.2 pts
22Ben Hill County52.3+0.2 pts
23Towns County52.3-0.1 pts
24Baker County52.2-0.3 pts
25Emanuel County52.2-0.1 pts
26Toombs County52.2-0.2 pts
27Taylor County52.2+0.3 pts
28Tift County52.2+0.1 pts
29Muscogee County52.2+0.2 pts
30Webster County52.1+1.4 pts
31Chatham County52.1+0.1 pts
32Miller County52.10 pts
33Spalding County52.1+0.1 pts
34Clay County52.1-0.6 pts
35Burke County520 pts
36Sumter County52-0 pts
37Grady County52+0.1 pts
38Wilkes County52-0.5 pts
39Meriwether County52-0 pts
40Wilkinson County51.9+0.2 pts
41Greene County51.9+0.3 pts
42Elbert County51.9+0.1 pts
43Fayette County51.9+0.2 pts
44Hart County51.9+0.2 pts
45Lamar County51.9-0.1 pts
46Stephens County51.90 pts
47Talbot County51.8-0.4 pts
48Worth County51.8+0.2 pts
49Cobb County51.8-0.1 pts
50Peach County51.8-0 pts
51Jefferson County51.8-0.2 pts
52Troup County51.70 pts
53Jones County51.7+0.2 pts
54Lowndes County51.7+0.3 pts
55Brooks County51.7+0.2 pts
56Houston County51.7+0.1 pts
57Seminole County51.6-0.1 pts
58Walton County51.60 pts
59Richmond County51.6+0.1 pts
60Catoosa County51.60 pts
61Paulding County51.5+0.1 pts
62Fulton County51.5-0 pts
63Coweta County51.5+0.1 pts
64Cook County51.5-0.3 pts
65Morgan County51.4-0 pts
66Haralson County51.4+0.1 pts
67Decatur County51.4-0.1 pts
68Gwinnett County51.30 pts
69Columbia County51.30 pts
70White County51.3+0.1 pts
71Carroll County51.3-0 pts
72Floyd County51.3-0 pts
73Union County51.3-0 pts
74Evans County51.2+0.3 pts
75Fannin County51.2-0.1 pts
76Rabun County51.2-0 pts
77Bryan County51.2+0.2 pts
78Terrell County51.2-0.2 pts
79Putnam County51.10 pts
80Glascock County51.1-0.2 pts
81Twiggs County51.1-0 pts
82Lincoln County51.1+0.5 pts
83Franklin County51.1-0 pts
84Barrow County51+0.1 pts
85McIntosh County51+0.1 pts
86Berrien County51+0.4 pts
87Marion County51+0.3 pts
88Cherokee County510 pts
89Polk County51+0.1 pts
90Dade County51-0.2 pts
91Screven County50.90 pts
92Candler County50.90 pts
93Clinch County50.9+0.3 pts
94Pickens County50.80 pts
95Oconee County50.8-0.1 pts
96Gordon County50.8+0.1 pts
97Lumpkin County50.8+0.2 pts
98Jasper County50.8-0.1 pts
99Pierce County50.8-0.1 pts
100Forsyth County50.8+0.1 pts
101Jackson County50.7-0.1 pts
102Oglethorpe County50.7-0.1 pts
103Hall County50.7+0.1 pts
104Turner County50.7-0.1 pts
105Dawson County50.7+0.3 pts
106Bartow County50.7-0.1 pts
107Bacon County50.60 pts
108Brantley County50.6+0.1 pts
109Pike County50.6-0 pts
110Murray County50.5-0.1 pts
111Walker County50.5+0.1 pts
112Effingham County50.5-0.1 pts
113Madison County50.50 pts
114Colquitt County50.5-0.1 pts
115Baldwin County50.50 pts
116Whitfield County50.40 pts
117Jeff Davis County50.4-0.4 pts
118Liberty County50.4+0.7 pts
119Long County50.3+0.1 pts
120Bleckley County50.3-0.1 pts
121Heard County50.30 pts
122Atkinson County50.3+0.1 pts
123Appling County50.20 pts
124Gilmer County50.2+0.2 pts
125Bulloch County50.2-0 pts
126Lee County50.10 pts
127Crawford County49.9-0.3 pts
128Harris County49.9-0.1 pts
129Irwin County49.9+0.2 pts
130Lanier County49.9-0.1 pts
131Taliaferro County49.9+0.1 pts
132Monroe County49.8-0.2 pts
133Ware County49.8-0.3 pts
134Treutlen County49.7+0.5 pts
135Quitman County49.7-1.2 pts
136Echols County49.5-0 pts
137Banks County49.5-0 pts
138Camden County49.5+0.1 pts
139Washington County49.4-0.5 pts
140Chattooga County49.1+0.2 pts
141Mitchell County49+0.1 pts
142Coffee County48.9-0.1 pts
143Wayne County48.8-0.2 pts
144Montgomery County48.30 pts
145Dodge County48.2-0 pts
146Butts County46.6-0 pts
147Hancock County45.9+0.6 pts
148Macon County45.8-0.3 pts
149Jenkins County45.3-0.1 pts
150Dooly County44.9-0.4 pts
151Tattnall County44.5-0.1 pts
152Johnson County44+0.2 pts
153Charlton County42.6+0.3 pts
154Wilcox County41+0.2 pts
155Telfair County40.6-0.2 pts
156Calhoun County39.2-0 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.9+1.4 pts
158Stewart County37.8-1.4 pts
159Wheeler County34.8-0.1 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.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pulaski County, with 57.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 34.8% in 2018.

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