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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2020, at 57.8%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 34.8%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for Georgia was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.8Pulaski County
Lowest34.8Wheeler County
Median51.2159 counties
Georgia51.5History

Map of counties, 2020

Appling County: 50.4 %Atkinson County: 49.9 %Bacon County: 50.6 %Baker County: 51.8 %Baldwin County: 50.8 %Banks County: 49.4 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.7 %Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Berrien County: 50.9 %Bibb County: 52.9 %Bleckley County: 49.8 %Brantley County: 50.7 %Brooks County: 52.1 %Bryan County: 51.1 %Bulloch County: 51.1 %Burke County: 51.9 %Butts County: 46.3 %Calhoun County: 39.2 %Camden County: 49.5 %Candler County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 51.6 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 41.7 %Chatham County: 52.3 %Chattahoochee County: 38.7 %Chattooga County: 49.3 %Cherokee County: 51 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.3 %Clayton County: 53 %Clinch County: 51.9 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49 %Colquitt County: 50.7 %Columbia County: 51.4 %Cook County: 51.4 %Coweta County: 51.6 %Crawford County: 50.1 %Crisp County: 52.7 %Dade County: 50.9 %Dawson County: 50.5 %Decatur County: 51.2 %DeKalb County: 52.7 %Dodge County: 47.7 %Dooly County: 44.9 %Dougherty County: 54.2 %Douglas County: 52.6 %Early County: 52.5 %Echols County: 49.6 %Effingham County: 50.6 %Elbert County: 52 %Emanuel County: 52.4 %Evans County: 51.3 %Fannin County: 50.8 %Fayette County: 52 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Forsyth County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 50.8 %Fulton County: 51.6 %Gilmer County: 50.2 %Glascock County: 51.9 %Glynn County: 53 %Gordon County: 50.9 %Grady County: 51.7 %Greene County: 51.6 %Gwinnett County: 51.4 %Habersham County: 52.9 %Hall County: 50.8 %Hancock County: 45.1 %Haralson County: 51.2 %Harris County: 50.1 %Hart County: 52.3 %Heard County: 50.9 %Henry County: 52.7 %Houston County: 51.9 %Irwin County: 49.8 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jasper County: 50.7 %Jeff Davis County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jenkins County: 45 %Johnson County: 43.9 %Jones County: 51.9 %Lamar County: 52.1 %Lanier County: 50 %Laurens County: 52.2 %Lee County: 50.4 %Liberty County: 50 %Lincoln County: 51.4 %Long County: 50.1 %Lowndes County: 52 %Lumpkin County: 51 %McDuffie County: 53.1 %McIntosh County: 51.8 %Macon County: 45.6 %Madison County: 50.6 %Marion County: 51.1 %Meriwether County: 52.1 %Miller County: 52.6 %Mitchell County: 49.1 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 49.1 %Morgan County: 51.5 %Murray County: 50.3 %Muscogee County: 52.3 %Newton County: 52.7 %Oconee County: 51.1 %Oglethorpe County: 50.8 %Paulding County: 51.6 %Peach County: 51.9 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Pierce County: 50.9 %Pike County: 50.8 %Polk County: 51.2 %Pulaski County: 57.8 %Putnam County: 51.7 %Quitman County: 50.4 %Rabun County: 51.6 %Randolph County: 53.3 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockdale County: 53 %Schley County: 51.2 %Screven County: 51.3 %Seminole County: 51.2 %Spalding County: 52 %Stephens County: 51.8 %Stewart County: 36.8 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 52 %Taliaferro County: 49.4 %Tattnall County: 42.9 %Taylor County: 52.3 %Telfair County: 40.3 %Terrell County: 51.4 %Thomas County: 52.6 %Tift County: 52.4 %Toombs County: 52.2 %Towns County: 52.7 %Treutlen County: 49.7 %Troup County: 52.1 %Turner County: 51.2 %Twiggs County: 51.4 %Union County: 51.2 %Upson County: 52.4 %Walker County: 50.5 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 49.8 %Warren County: 53 %Washington County: 49.2 %Wayne County: 49 %Webster County: 52.6 %Wheeler County: 34.8 %White County: 51.2 %Whitfield County: 50.6 %Wilcox County: 40.9 %Wilkes County: 51.9 %Wilkinson County: 51.2 %Worth County: 52 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Pulaski County: 57.8 %Pulaski County57.8Dougherty County: 54.2 %Dougherty County54.2Randolph County: 53.3 %Randolph County53.3McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Glynn County: 53 %Glynn County53Rockdale County: 53 %Rockdale County53Warren County: 53 %Warren County53Clayton County: 53 %Clayton County53Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Henry County: 52.7 %Henry County52.7Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Towns County: 52.7 %Towns County52.7Webster County: 52.6 %Webster County52.6Douglas County: 52.6 %Douglas County52.6Thomas County: 52.6 %Thomas County52.6Miller County: 52.6 %Miller County52.6Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Ben Hill County52.5Early County: 52.5 %Early County52.5Emanuel County: 52.4 %Emanuel County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Taylor County: 52.3 %Taylor County52.3Muscogee County: 52.3 %Muscogee County52.3Chatham County: 52.3 %Chatham County52.3Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Troup County: 52.1 %Troup County52.1Brooks County: 52.1 %Brooks County52.1Meriwether County: 52.1 %Meriwether County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Elbert County: 52 %Elbert County52Spalding County: 52 %Spalding County52Worth County: 52 %Worth County52Fayette County: 52 %Fayette County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52Pulaski County: 57.8 %Pulaski County57.8Dougherty County: 54.2 %Dougherty County54.2Randolph County: 53.3 %Randolph County53.3McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Glynn County: 53 %Glynn County53Rockdale County: 53 %Rockdale County53Warren County: 53 %Warren County53Clayton County: 53 %Clayton County53Bibb County: 52.9 %Bibb County52.9Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Crisp County: 52.7 %Crisp County52.7Henry County: 52.7 %Henry County52.7Newton County: 52.7 %Newton County52.7DeKalb County: 52.7 %DeKalb County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Towns County: 52.7 %Towns County52.7Webster County: 52.6 %Webster County52.6Douglas County: 52.6 %Douglas County52.6Thomas County: 52.6 %Thomas County52.6Miller County: 52.6 %Miller County52.6Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Ben Hill County52.5Early County: 52.5 %Early County52.5Emanuel County: 52.4 %Emanuel County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Taylor County: 52.3 %Taylor County52.3Muscogee County: 52.3 %Muscogee County52.3Chatham County: 52.3 %Chatham County52.3Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Troup County: 52.1 %Troup County52.1Brooks County: 52.1 %Brooks County52.1Meriwether County: 52.1 %Meriwether County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Elbert County: 52 %Elbert County52Spalding County: 52 %Spalding County52Worth County: 52 %Worth County52Fayette County: 52 %Fayette County52Sumter County: 52 %Sumter County52
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Pulaski County57.8-0.2 pts
2Dougherty County54.2+0.1 pts
3Randolph County53.3-0.4 pts
4McDuffie County53.1+0.2 pts
5Glynn County53+0.1 pts
6Rockdale County53+0.1 pts
7Warren County53+0.1 pts
8Clayton County53-0.2 pts
9Bibb County52.90 pts
10Habersham County52.9-0.1 pts
11Crisp County52.70 pts
12Henry County52.7+0.2 pts
13Newton County52.7-0.1 pts
14DeKalb County52.7-0 pts
15Clarke County52.7-0.2 pts
16Towns County52.7+0.1 pts
17Webster County52.6+0.7 pts
18Douglas County52.6-0 pts
19Thomas County52.6-0.1 pts
20Miller County52.6+0.3 pts
21Ben Hill County52.5+0.2 pts
22Early County52.5-0.3 pts
23Emanuel County52.4+0.3 pts
24Upson County52.4-0.1 pts
25Tift County52.4+0.1 pts
26Hart County52.3+0.2 pts
27Taylor County52.3+0.2 pts
28Muscogee County52.30 pts
29Chatham County52.3+0.1 pts
30Laurens County52.2-0.1 pts
31Toombs County52.2-0.2 pts
32Troup County52.1-0.1 pts
33Brooks County52.1+0.2 pts
34Meriwether County52.1+0.1 pts
35Lamar County52.1-0.1 pts
36Elbert County52-0.1 pts
37Spalding County52-0.1 pts
38Worth County52+0.1 pts
39Fayette County52+0.1 pts
40Sumter County520 pts
41Lowndes County52+0.2 pts
42Talbot County52-0.2 pts
43Peach County51.9+0.1 pts
44Burke County51.9-0.1 pts
45Clinch County51.9+0.8 pts
46Wilkes County51.9-0.1 pts
47Glascock County51.9+0.5 pts
48Jones County51.9+0.2 pts
49Houston County51.9+0.1 pts
50Baker County51.8-0.3 pts
50McIntosh County51.8+0.2 pts
52Cobb County51.80 pts
53Stephens County51.8+0.1 pts
54Grady County51.7-0.3 pts
55Putnam County51.7+0.3 pts
56Greene County51.6-0.1 pts
57Catoosa County51.6+0.1 pts
58Walton County51.60 pts
59Coweta County51.6+0.1 pts
60Fulton County51.60 pts
61Carroll County51.6+0.1 pts
62Jefferson County51.6-0.1 pts
62Paulding County51.6+0.1 pts
64Rabun County51.6+0.1 pts
65Morgan County51.5+0.1 pts
66Richmond County51.5-0 pts
67Cook County51.4-0 pts
67Gwinnett County51.4-0 pts
69Columbia County51.40 pts
70Twiggs County51.4-0 pts
71Lincoln County51.4+0.1 pts
72Terrell County51.4-0 pts
73Clay County51.3-0.8 pts
74Evans County51.3-0.1 pts
75Screven County51.3+0.3 pts
76Wilkinson County51.2-0.4 pts
77Polk County51.2-0.2 pts
78Haralson County51.2-0.2 pts
79Schley County51.2-0.6 pts
80Union County51.2-0.1 pts
81White County51.2-0.1 pts
82Floyd County51.20 pts
83Decatur County51.2-0 pts
84Seminole County51.2-0.2 pts
85Turner County51.20 pts
86Bryan County51.1-0.1 pts
87Marion County51.1+0.7 pts
88Oconee County51.1+0.1 pts
89Bulloch County51.1+1 pts
90Barrow County510 pts
91Lumpkin County51+0.1 pts
92Cherokee County51-0 pts
93Candler County50.9-0.1 pts
94Pierce County50.9+0.1 pts
95Dade County50.9+0.1 pts
96Gordon County50.9+0.1 pts
97Berrien County50.9+0.1 pts
98Heard County50.9+0.8 pts
99Franklin County50.8-0.2 pts
100Oglethorpe County50.8+0.3 pts
101Pike County50.8-0.1 pts
102Hall County50.80 pts
103Baldwin County50.8+0.1 pts
104Forsyth County50.8-0 pts
104Pickens County50.8-0.1 pts
106Fannin County50.8-0.3 pts
107Brantley County50.7+0.4 pts
108Jackson County50.70 pts
109Bartow County50.70 pts
110Jasper County50.7-0.1 pts
111Colquitt County50.7-0 pts
112Jeff Davis County50.70 pts
113Bacon County50.60 pts
114Effingham County50.6-0 pts
115Madison County50.6+0.1 pts
116Whitfield County50.6+0.1 pts
117Walker County50.5-0.1 pts
118Dawson County50.5-0 pts
119Appling County50.4+0.1 pts
120Lee County50.4+0.1 pts
121Quitman County50.4+0.2 pts
122Murray County50.3-0.1 pts
123Gilmer County50.2-0 pts
124Crawford County50.1+0.1 pts
125Long County50.1-0.2 pts
126Harris County50.1+0.1 pts
127Liberty County50+0.1 pts
128Lanier County50+0.1 pts
129Atkinson County49.9+0.1 pts
130Ware County49.8-0 pts
131Bleckley County49.8-0.3 pts
132Irwin County49.8+0.3 pts
133Treutlen County49.7+0.1 pts
134Echols County49.6+0.2 pts
135Monroe County49.6-0.2 pts
136Camden County49.5+0.1 pts
137Banks County49.4-0.1 pts
138Taliaferro County49.4-1.1 pts
139Chattooga County49.3-0 pts
140Washington County49.2-0.1 pts
141Montgomery County49.1+0.1 pts
142Mitchell County49.1-0.3 pts
143Coffee County490 pts
144Wayne County49+0.1 pts
145Dodge County47.7-0.4 pts
146Butts County46.3-0.2 pts
147Macon County45.6-0.3 pts
148Hancock County45.10 pts
149Jenkins County45-0.3 pts
150Dooly County44.9+0.1 pts
151Johnson County43.9+0.4 pts
152Tattnall County42.9-2.5 pts
153Charlton County41.70 pts
154Wilcox County40.9-0.1 pts
155Telfair County40.3-0.1 pts
156Calhoun County39.2+0.2 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.7+0.2 pts
158Stewart County36.8-0.4 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pulaski County, with 57.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 34.8% in 2020.

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