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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2021, at 56.6%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 33.5%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for Georgia was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.6Pulaski County
Lowest33.5Wheeler County
Median51.2159 counties
Georgia51.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 50.4 %Atkinson County: 50 %Bacon County: 50.7 %Baker County: 51.7 %Baldwin County: 50.7 %Banks County: 49.5 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.8 %Ben Hill County: 52.7 %Berrien County: 50.7 %Bibb County: 53 %Bleckley County: 50.9 %Brantley County: 50.8 %Brooks County: 52.2 %Bryan County: 51.1 %Bulloch County: 51.3 %Burke County: 51.9 %Butts County: 46 %Calhoun County: 38 %Camden County: 49.3 %Candler County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 51.6 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 41.5 %Chatham County: 52.4 %Chattahoochee County: 38.5 %Chattooga County: 49.5 %Cherokee County: 51.1 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.9 %Clayton County: 53 %Clinch County: 51.9 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49.2 %Colquitt County: 50.7 %Columbia County: 51.4 %Cook County: 51.4 %Coweta County: 51.8 %Crawford County: 50.5 %Crisp County: 52.6 %Dade County: 50.9 %Dawson County: 50.6 %Decatur County: 51 %DeKalb County: 52.9 %Dodge County: 47.7 %Dooly County: 44.6 %Dougherty County: 54 %Douglas County: 52.8 %Early County: 52.9 %Echols County: 49.1 %Effingham County: 50.7 %Elbert County: 52.1 %Emanuel County: 52.5 %Evans County: 51.1 %Fannin County: 50.9 %Fayette County: 52 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Forsyth County: 50.7 %Franklin County: 51.2 %Fulton County: 51.7 %Gilmer County: 50.2 %Glascock County: 52 %Glynn County: 53 %Gordon County: 51 %Grady County: 51.9 %Greene County: 51.6 %Gwinnett County: 51.5 %Habersham County: 52.9 %Hall County: 50.9 %Hancock County: 44.7 %Haralson County: 51.2 %Harris County: 50 %Hart County: 52.1 %Heard County: 50.9 %Henry County: 52.9 %Houston County: 51.9 %Irwin County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jasper County: 50.7 %Jeff Davis County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 51.6 %Jenkins County: 44.6 %Johnson County: 44.1 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lamar County: 52 %Lanier County: 49.5 %Laurens County: 52.4 %Lee County: 50.8 %Liberty County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 51.2 %Long County: 50.4 %Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lumpkin County: 50.9 %McDuffie County: 53 %McIntosh County: 52.1 %Macon County: 45.9 %Madison County: 50.7 %Marion County: 51 %Meriwether County: 51.9 %Miller County: 52.8 %Mitchell County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 49.1 %Morgan County: 51.1 %Murray County: 50.3 %Muscogee County: 52.4 %Newton County: 52.9 %Oconee County: 51.1 %Oglethorpe County: 50.8 %Paulding County: 51.6 %Peach County: 51.9 %Pickens County: 50.7 %Pierce County: 51.2 %Pike County: 51.1 %Polk County: 51.5 %Pulaski County: 56.6 %Putnam County: 51.9 %Quitman County: 50.1 %Rabun County: 51.5 %Randolph County: 53.3 %Richmond County: 51.6 %Rockdale County: 53.2 %Schley County: 51.2 %Screven County: 51.6 %Seminole County: 51.5 %Spalding County: 52.5 %Stephens County: 51.8 %Stewart County: 39.7 %Sumter County: 52.2 %Talbot County: 52 %Taliaferro County: 48.6 %Tattnall County: 43.6 %Taylor County: 52.5 %Telfair County: 40.3 %Terrell County: 51.2 %Thomas County: 52.8 %Tift County: 52.3 %Toombs County: 52.2 %Towns County: 52.9 %Treutlen County: 49 %Troup County: 52.2 %Turner County: 51.5 %Twiggs County: 51.5 %Union County: 51 %Upson County: 52.7 %Walker County: 50.5 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 50.1 %Warren County: 52.4 %Washington County: 49.2 %Wayne County: 49.3 %Webster County: 53.4 %Wheeler County: 33.5 %White County: 51.2 %Whitfield County: 50.6 %Wilcox County: 40.8 %Wilkes County: 52 %Wilkinson County: 51.7 %Worth County: 52.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pulaski County: 56.6 %Pulaski County56.6Dougherty County: 54 %Dougherty County54Webster County: 53.4 %Webster County53.4Randolph County: 53.3 %Randolph County53.3Rockdale County: 53.2 %Rockdale County53.2McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Bibb County: 53 %Bibb County53Clayton County: 53 %Clayton County53Glynn County: 53 %Glynn County53Newton County: 52.9 %Newton County52.9Early County: 52.9 %Early County52.9Towns County: 52.9 %Towns County52.9DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Henry County: 52.9 %Henry County52.9Thomas County: 52.8 %Thomas County52.8Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Douglas County: 52.8 %Douglas County52.8Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Upson County: 52.7 %Upson County52.7Ben Hill County: 52.7 %Ben Hill County52.7Crisp County: 52.6 %Crisp County52.6Emanuel County: 52.5 %Emanuel County52.5Spalding County: 52.5 %Spalding County52.5Taylor County: 52.5 %Taylor County52.5Muscogee County: 52.4 %Muscogee County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Worth County: 52.3 %Worth County52.3Sumter County: 52.2 %Sumter County52.2Brooks County: 52.2 %Brooks County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Hart County: 52.1 %Hart County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1Elbert County: 52.1 %Elbert County52.1Lamar County: 52 %Lamar County52Pulaski County: 56.6 %Pulaski County56.6Dougherty County: 54 %Dougherty County54Webster County: 53.4 %Webster County53.4Randolph County: 53.3 %Randolph County53.3Rockdale County: 53.2 %Rockdale County53.2McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Bibb County: 53 %Bibb County53Clayton County: 53 %Clayton County53Glynn County: 53 %Glynn County53Newton County: 52.9 %Newton County52.9Early County: 52.9 %Early County52.9Towns County: 52.9 %Towns County52.9DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Habersham County: 52.9 %Habersham County52.9Henry County: 52.9 %Henry County52.9Thomas County: 52.8 %Thomas County52.8Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Douglas County: 52.8 %Douglas County52.8Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Upson County: 52.7 %Upson County52.7Ben Hill County: 52.7 %Ben Hill County52.7Crisp County: 52.6 %Crisp County52.6Emanuel County: 52.5 %Emanuel County52.5Spalding County: 52.5 %Spalding County52.5Taylor County: 52.5 %Taylor County52.5Muscogee County: 52.4 %Muscogee County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Laurens County: 52.4 %Laurens County52.4Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Worth County: 52.3 %Worth County52.3Sumter County: 52.2 %Sumter County52.2Brooks County: 52.2 %Brooks County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Hart County: 52.1 %Hart County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1Elbert County: 52.1 %Elbert County52.1Lamar County: 52 %Lamar County52
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pulaski County56.6-1.1 pts
2Dougherty County54-0.2 pts
3Webster County53.4+0.7 pts
4Randolph County53.3-0 pts
5Rockdale County53.2+0.2 pts
6McDuffie County53-0.1 pts
7Bibb County53+0.1 pts
8Clayton County530 pts
9Glynn County53-0 pts
10Newton County52.9+0.2 pts
11Early County52.9+0.4 pts
12Towns County52.9+0.2 pts
13DeKalb County52.9+0.2 pts
14Habersham County52.9-0 pts
15Henry County52.9+0.1 pts
16Thomas County52.8+0.2 pts
17Miller County52.8+0.2 pts
18Douglas County52.8+0.1 pts
19Clarke County52.7-0 pts
20Upson County52.7+0.2 pts
21Ben Hill County52.7+0.2 pts
22Crisp County52.6-0.2 pts
23Emanuel County52.5+0.1 pts
24Spalding County52.5+0.5 pts
25Taylor County52.5+0.2 pts
26Muscogee County52.4+0.1 pts
27Warren County52.4-0.6 pts
28Chatham County52.4+0.1 pts
29Laurens County52.4+0.2 pts
30Tift County52.3-0.1 pts
31Worth County52.3+0.3 pts
32Sumter County52.2+0.2 pts
33Brooks County52.2+0.1 pts
34Toombs County52.2+0.1 pts
35Troup County52.2+0.1 pts
36Lowndes County52.1+0.1 pts
37Hart County52.1-0.2 pts
38McIntosh County52.1+0.3 pts
39Elbert County52.10 pts
40Lamar County52-0 pts
41Fayette County520 pts
42Talbot County520 pts
43Glascock County52+0.1 pts
44Wilkes County52+0.1 pts
45Burke County51.90 pts
46Clay County51.9+0.6 pts
47Putnam County51.9+0.2 pts
48Clinch County51.9-0 pts
49Peach County51.9-0.1 pts
50Meriwether County51.9-0.2 pts
51Houston County51.90 pts
52Grady County51.9+0.1 pts
53Cobb County51.8+0.1 pts
54Stephens County51.80 pts
55Coweta County51.8+0.2 pts
56Fulton County51.7+0.1 pts
57Baker County51.7-0.1 pts
58Wilkinson County51.7+0.4 pts
59Richmond County51.6+0.1 pts
60Carroll County51.6+0.1 pts
61Jones County51.6-0.2 pts
62Jefferson County51.60 pts
63Walton County51.6-0 pts
64Paulding County51.6-0 pts
65Greene County51.6-0.1 pts
66Screven County51.6+0.2 pts
67Catoosa County51.6-0.1 pts
68Seminole County51.5+0.4 pts
69Rabun County51.5-0 pts
70Gwinnett County51.5+0.1 pts
71Twiggs County51.5+0.1 pts
72Turner County51.5+0.3 pts
73Polk County51.5+0.2 pts
74Columbia County51.40 pts
75Cook County51.4-0 pts
76Candler County51.4+0.5 pts
77Bulloch County51.3+0.2 pts
78Lincoln County51.2-0.1 pts
79Schley County51.20 pts
80Pierce County51.2+0.3 pts
81Franklin County51.2+0.4 pts
82White County51.2-0 pts
83Terrell County51.2-0.2 pts
84Floyd County51.2-0 pts
85Haralson County51.2-0.1 pts
86Morgan County51.1-0.4 pts
87Oconee County51.10 pts
88Pike County51.1+0.3 pts
89Bryan County51.1-0.1 pts
90Cherokee County51.1+0.1 pts
91Evans County51.1-0.3 pts
92Gordon County51+0.1 pts
93Marion County51-0.1 pts
94Barrow County510 pts
95Decatur County51-0.2 pts
96Union County51-0.2 pts
97Dade County50.90 pts
98Lumpkin County50.9-0 pts
99Heard County50.90 pts
100Bleckley County50.9+1.1 pts
101Hall County50.9+0.1 pts
102Fannin County50.9+0.1 pts
103Oglethorpe County50.80 pts
104Brantley County50.8+0.1 pts
105Lee County50.8+0.4 pts
106Bartow County50.8+0.1 pts
107Jeff Davis County50.8+0.1 pts
108Colquitt County50.7+0.1 pts
109Bacon County50.7+0.1 pts
110Pickens County50.7-0 pts
111Berrien County50.7-0.2 pts
112Jackson County50.70 pts
113Madison County50.7+0.1 pts
114Effingham County50.7+0.1 pts
115Forsyth County50.7-0.1 pts
116Jasper County50.70 pts
117Irwin County50.7+0.9 pts
118Baldwin County50.7-0.1 pts
119Whitfield County50.60 pts
120Dawson County50.6+0.1 pts
121Walker County50.50 pts
122Crawford County50.5+0.3 pts
123Appling County50.4-0 pts
124Long County50.4+0.3 pts
125Murray County50.3-0 pts
126Gilmer County50.2-0.1 pts
127Quitman County50.1-0.2 pts
128Ware County50.1+0.3 pts
129Harris County50-0.1 pts
130Atkinson County50+0.1 pts
131Mitchell County49.7+0.6 pts
132Monroe County49.6-0 pts
133Chattooga County49.5+0.2 pts
134Lanier County49.5-0.5 pts
135Banks County49.50 pts
136Camden County49.3-0.2 pts
137Wayne County49.3+0.3 pts
138Coffee County49.2+0.2 pts
139Washington County49.2-0 pts
140Echols County49.1-0.5 pts
141Montgomery County49.10 pts
142Liberty County49.1-0.9 pts
143Treutlen County49-0.7 pts
144Taliaferro County48.6-0.8 pts
145Dodge County47.70 pts
146Butts County46-0.3 pts
147Macon County45.9+0.2 pts
148Hancock County44.7-0.4 pts
149Dooly County44.6-0.3 pts
150Jenkins County44.6-0.5 pts
151Johnson County44.1+0.1 pts
152Tattnall County43.6+0.7 pts
153Charlton County41.5-0.2 pts
154Wilcox County40.8-0 pts
155Telfair County40.3-0 pts
156Stewart County39.7+2.9 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.5-0.3 pts
158Calhoun County38-1.2 pts
159Wheeler County33.5-1.3 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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Pulaski County, with 56.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 33.5% in 2021.

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