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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2019, at 57.9%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Georgia was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.9Pulaski County
Lowest34.9Wheeler County
Median51.3159 counties
Georgia51.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Appling County: 50.3 %Atkinson County: 49.8 %Bacon County: 50.6 %Baker County: 52.2 %Baldwin County: 50.6 %Banks County: 49.5 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.6 %Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Berrien County: 50.8 %Bibb County: 52.9 %Bleckley County: 50.1 %Brantley County: 50.3 %Brooks County: 51.9 %Bryan County: 51.2 %Bulloch County: 50.1 %Burke County: 52.1 %Butts County: 46.5 %Calhoun County: 39 %Camden County: 49.4 %Candler County: 51.1 %Carroll County: 51.4 %Catoosa County: 51.5 %Charlton County: 41.6 %Chatham County: 52.2 %Chattahoochee County: 38.5 %Chattooga County: 49.3 %Cherokee County: 51 %Clarke County: 52.9 %Clay County: 52.1 %Clayton County: 53.2 %Clinch County: 51.1 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49 %Colquitt County: 50.7 %Columbia County: 51.4 %Cook County: 51.5 %Coweta County: 51.5 %Crawford County: 50 %Crisp County: 52.7 %Dade County: 50.8 %Dawson County: 50.5 %Decatur County: 51.2 %DeKalb County: 52.7 %Dodge County: 48.2 %Dooly County: 44.8 %Dougherty County: 54.1 %Douglas County: 52.6 %Early County: 52.8 %Echols County: 49.4 %Effingham County: 50.6 %Elbert County: 52.2 %Emanuel County: 52.1 %Evans County: 51.4 %Fannin County: 51 %Fayette County: 51.9 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Forsyth County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 51 %Fulton County: 51.6 %Gilmer County: 50.3 %Glascock County: 51.4 %Glynn County: 52.9 %Gordon County: 50.9 %Grady County: 52 %Greene County: 51.8 %Gwinnett County: 51.4 %Habersham County: 52.9 %Hall County: 50.8 %Hancock County: 45.1 %Haralson County: 51.4 %Harris County: 50 %Hart County: 52.1 %Heard County: 50.1 %Henry County: 52.5 %Houston County: 51.8 %Irwin County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jasper County: 50.8 %Jeff Davis County: 50.6 %Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jenkins County: 45.3 %Johnson County: 43.6 %Jones County: 51.7 %Lamar County: 52.2 %Lanier County: 49.9 %Laurens County: 52.3 %Lee County: 50.3 %Liberty County: 49.9 %Lincoln County: 51.3 %Long County: 50.3 %Lowndes County: 51.8 %Lumpkin County: 50.8 %McDuffie County: 52.9 %McIntosh County: 51.6 %Macon County: 45.9 %Madison County: 50.5 %Marion County: 50.4 %Meriwether County: 52 %Miller County: 52.3 %Mitchell County: 49.4 %Monroe County: 49.8 %Montgomery County: 49 %Morgan County: 51.4 %Murray County: 50.5 %Muscogee County: 52.2 %Newton County: 52.8 %Oconee County: 51 %Oglethorpe County: 50.5 %Paulding County: 51.5 %Peach County: 51.9 %Pickens County: 50.9 %Pierce County: 50.8 %Pike County: 50.9 %Polk County: 51.4 %Pulaski County: 57.9 %Putnam County: 51.4 %Quitman County: 50.2 %Rabun County: 51.4 %Randolph County: 53.7 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockdale County: 52.9 %Schley County: 51.8 %Screven County: 51 %Seminole County: 51.3 %Spalding County: 52.1 %Stephens County: 51.6 %Stewart County: 37.2 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 52.2 %Taliaferro County: 50.5 %Tattnall County: 45.4 %Taylor County: 52.2 %Telfair County: 40.4 %Terrell County: 51.4 %Thomas County: 52.7 %Tift County: 52.3 %Toombs County: 52.3 %Towns County: 52.6 %Treutlen County: 49.6 %Troup County: 52.2 %Turner County: 51.2 %Twiggs County: 51.4 %Union County: 51.3 %Upson County: 52.5 %Walker County: 50.6 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 49.9 %Warren County: 52.9 %Washington County: 49.3 %Wayne County: 48.9 %Webster County: 51.9 %Wheeler County: 34.9 %White County: 51.3 %Whitfield County: 50.4 %Wilcox County: 40.9 %Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkinson County: 51.6 %Worth County: 52 %
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Top 40 counties, 2019

Pulaski County: 57.9 %Pulaski County57.9Dougherty County: 54.1 %Dougherty County54.1Randolph County: 53.7 %Randolph County53.7Clayton County: 53.2 %Clayton County53.2Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Glynn County: 52.9 %Glynn County52.9Rockdale County: 52.9 %Rockdale County52.9McDuffie County: 52.9 %McDuffie County52.9Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Clarke County: 52.9 %Clarke County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Newton County: 52.8 %Newton County52.8Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Douglas County: 52.6 %Douglas County52.6Towns County: 52.6 %Towns County52.6Henry County: 52.5 %Henry County52.5Upson County: 52.5 %Upson County52.5Laurens County: 52.3 %Laurens County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Ben Hill County52.3Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Miller County: 52.3 %Miller County52.3Muscogee County: 52.2 %Muscogee County52.2Talbot County: 52.2 %Talbot County52.2Elbert County: 52.2 %Elbert County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Baker County: 52.2 %Baker County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Chatham County: 52.2 %Chatham County52.2Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Hart County: 52.1 %Hart County52.1Spalding County: 52.1 %Spalding County52.1Emanuel County: 52.1 %Emanuel County52.1Burke County: 52.1 %Burke County52.1Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Grady County: 52 %Grady County52Pulaski County: 57.9 %Pulaski County57.9Dougherty County: 54.1 %Dougherty County54.1Randolph County: 53.7 %Randolph County53.7Clayton County: 53.2 %Clayton County53.2Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Glynn County: 52.9 %Glynn County52.9Rockdale County: 52.9 %Rockdale County52.9McDuffie County: 52.9 %McDuffie County52.9Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Clarke County: 52.9 %Clarke County52.9Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Newton County: 52.8 %Newton County52.8Thomas County: 52.7 %Thomas County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Douglas County: 52.6 %Douglas County52.6Towns County: 52.6 %Towns County52.6Henry County: 52.5 %Henry County52.5Upson County: 52.5 %Upson County52.5Laurens County: 52.3 %Laurens County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Ben Hill County: 52.3 %Ben Hill County52.3Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Miller County: 52.3 %Miller County52.3Muscogee County: 52.2 %Muscogee County52.2Talbot County: 52.2 %Talbot County52.2Elbert County: 52.2 %Elbert County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Baker County: 52.2 %Baker County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Chatham County: 52.2 %Chatham County52.2Clay County: 52.1 %Clay County52.1Hart County: 52.1 %Hart County52.1Spalding County: 52.1 %Spalding County52.1Emanuel County: 52.1 %Emanuel County52.1Burke County: 52.1 %Burke County52.1Meriwether County: 52 %Meriwether County52Grady County: 52 %Grady County52
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pulaski County57.9+0.2 pts
2Dougherty County54.1+0.1 pts
3Randolph County53.7-0.3 pts
4Clayton County53.20 pts
5Habersham County52.9-0.4 pts
6Glynn County52.9+0.1 pts
7Rockdale County52.90 pts
8McDuffie County52.9-0 pts
9Warren County52.9-0 pts
10Bibb County52.9+0.1 pts
11Clarke County52.9+0.1 pts
12Early County52.8-0 pts
13Newton County52.8+0.1 pts
14Thomas County52.7-0 pts
15DeKalb County52.70 pts
16Crisp County52.7-0.1 pts
17Douglas County52.6+0.1 pts
18Towns County52.6+0.3 pts
19Henry County52.5+0.1 pts
20Upson County52.5+0.1 pts
21Laurens County52.3-0.1 pts
22Toombs County52.3+0.1 pts
23Ben Hill County52.3-0 pts
24Tift County52.3+0.1 pts
25Miller County52.3+0.1 pts
26Muscogee County52.2+0.1 pts
27Talbot County52.2+0.4 pts
28Elbert County52.2+0.3 pts
29Troup County52.2+0.4 pts
30Lamar County52.2+0.3 pts
31Baker County52.2-0.1 pts
32Taylor County52.2-0.1 pts
33Chatham County52.20 pts
34Clay County52.1+0.1 pts
35Hart County52.1+0.2 pts
36Spalding County52.10 pts
37Emanuel County52.1-0.1 pts
38Burke County52.1+0.1 pts
39Meriwether County52+0.1 pts
40Grady County520 pts
41Sumter County52-0 pts
42Wilkes County520 pts
43Worth County52+0.2 pts
44Fayette County51.90 pts
45Webster County51.9-0.2 pts
46Peach County51.9+0.1 pts
47Brooks County51.9+0.2 pts
48Schley County51.8-0.5 pts
49Lowndes County51.8+0.1 pts
50Houston County51.8+0.1 pts
51Cobb County51.80 pts
52Greene County51.8-0.2 pts
53Jones County51.7-0.1 pts
54Jefferson County51.7-0.1 pts
55Stephens County51.6-0.2 pts
56Wilkinson County51.6-0.3 pts
57McIntosh County51.6+0.6 pts
58Walton County51.6-0 pts
59Fulton County51.6+0.1 pts
60Catoosa County51.5-0.1 pts
61Richmond County51.5-0.1 pts
62Paulding County51.5-0 pts
63Coweta County51.5-0 pts
64Cook County51.50 pts
65Putnam County51.4+0.3 pts
66Carroll County51.4+0.1 pts
67Rabun County51.4+0.2 pts
68Gwinnett County51.4+0.1 pts
69Twiggs County51.4+0.3 pts
70Haralson County51.40 pts
71Morgan County51.4-0 pts
72Columbia County51.4+0.1 pts
73Polk County51.4+0.4 pts
74Evans County51.4+0.2 pts
75Terrell County51.4+0.2 pts
76Glascock County51.4+0.2 pts
77Seminole County51.3-0.3 pts
78Union County51.3+0.1 pts
79White County51.30 pts
80Lincoln County51.3+0.1 pts
81Bryan County51.2+0.1 pts
82Decatur County51.2-0.2 pts
83Floyd County51.2-0.1 pts
84Turner County51.2+0.5 pts
85Clinch County51.1+0.2 pts
86Candler County51.1+0.2 pts
87Fannin County51-0.2 pts
88Franklin County51-0.1 pts
89Screven County51+0.1 pts
90Cherokee County510 pts
91Oconee County51+0.2 pts
92Barrow County51-0.1 pts
93Pickens County50.90 pts
94Pike County50.9+0.3 pts
95Gordon County50.9+0.1 pts
96Berrien County50.8-0.2 pts
97Pierce County50.8+0.1 pts
98Lumpkin County50.8+0.1 pts
99Dade County50.8-0.2 pts
100Forsyth County50.80 pts
101Jasper County50.80 pts
102Hall County50.8+0.1 pts
103Colquitt County50.7+0.2 pts
104Jackson County50.7-0 pts
105Jeff Davis County50.6+0.3 pts
106Baldwin County50.6+0.2 pts
107Bartow County50.6-0 pts
108Effingham County50.6+0.1 pts
109Bacon County50.60 pts
110Walker County50.60 pts
111Oglethorpe County50.5-0.2 pts
112Dawson County50.5-0.1 pts
113Madison County50.5-0 pts
114Murray County50.5-0.1 pts
115Taliaferro County50.5+0.6 pts
116Whitfield County50.4+0.1 pts
117Marion County50.4-0.6 pts
118Appling County50.3+0.1 pts
119Long County50.3-0 pts
120Lee County50.3+0.2 pts
121Gilmer County50.3+0.1 pts
122Brantley County50.3-0.3 pts
123Quitman County50.2+0.4 pts
124Bulloch County50.1-0 pts
125Bleckley County50.1-0.2 pts
126Heard County50.1-0.2 pts
127Harris County50+0.1 pts
128Crawford County50+0.1 pts
129Lanier County49.9-0 pts
130Liberty County49.9-0.5 pts
131Ware County49.9+0.1 pts
132Monroe County49.80 pts
133Atkinson County49.8-0.5 pts
134Treutlen County49.6-0.1 pts
135Banks County49.50 pts
136Irwin County49.5-0.4 pts
137Echols County49.4-0 pts
138Camden County49.4-0 pts
139Mitchell County49.4+0.3 pts
140Washington County49.3-0.1 pts
141Chattooga County49.3+0.3 pts
142Montgomery County49+0.7 pts
143Coffee County49+0.1 pts
144Wayne County48.9+0.1 pts
145Dodge County48.2-0.1 pts
146Butts County46.5-0.1 pts
147Macon County45.9+0.1 pts
148Tattnall County45.4+0.9 pts
149Jenkins County45.30 pts
150Hancock County45.1-0.8 pts
151Dooly County44.8-0.1 pts
152Johnson County43.6-0.4 pts
153Charlton County41.6-1 pts
154Wilcox County40.9-0 pts
155Telfair County40.4-0.2 pts
156Calhoun County39-0.2 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.5-0.4 pts
158Stewart County37.2-0.6 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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Pulaski County, with 57.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 34.9% in 2019.

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