Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2022, at 58.1%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 35.9%. The median was 51.2% and the figure for Georgia was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.1Pulaski County
Lowest35.9Wheeler County
Median51.2159 counties
Georgia51.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 50.3 %Atkinson County: 50.1 %Bacon County: 50.5 %Baker County: 51.6 %Baldwin County: 50.8 %Banks County: 49.8 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.7 %Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Berrien County: 50.9 %Bibb County: 53 %Bleckley County: 51.3 %Brantley County: 50.8 %Brooks County: 52.4 %Bryan County: 51.2 %Bulloch County: 51.4 %Burke County: 52.2 %Butts County: 45.9 %Calhoun County: 37.8 %Camden County: 49.4 %Candler County: 51.6 %Carroll County: 51.5 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 41.3 %Chatham County: 52.4 %Chattahoochee County: 38.7 %Chattooga County: 49.4 %Cherokee County: 51 %Clarke County: 52.7 %Clay County: 51.5 %Clayton County: 53.1 %Clinch County: 51.9 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49 %Colquitt County: 50.7 %Columbia County: 51.5 %Cook County: 51.5 %Coweta County: 51.7 %Crawford County: 50.8 %Crisp County: 52.6 %Dade County: 50.7 %Dawson County: 50.5 %Decatur County: 51.1 %DeKalb County: 52.9 %Dodge County: 47.5 %Dooly County: 45.6 %Dougherty County: 54.4 %Douglas County: 52.7 %Early County: 52.8 %Echols County: 49.1 %Effingham County: 50.6 %Elbert County: 52.3 %Emanuel County: 52.6 %Evans County: 50.9 %Fannin County: 50.8 %Fayette County: 52.1 %Floyd County: 51.1 %Forsyth County: 50.7 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Fulton County: 51.7 %Gilmer County: 50.2 %Glascock County: 52 %Glynn County: 52.9 %Gordon County: 51.1 %Grady County: 51.8 %Greene County: 51.4 %Gwinnett County: 51.5 %Habersham County: 52.6 %Hall County: 50.8 %Hancock County: 45.3 %Haralson County: 51 %Harris County: 50 %Hart County: 52.3 %Heard County: 51.1 %Henry County: 53 %Houston County: 51.9 %Irwin County: 51 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 50.7 %Jeff Davis County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 51.7 %Jenkins County: 45.1 %Johnson County: 43.2 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lamar County: 52.1 %Lanier County: 50.1 %Laurens County: 52.3 %Lee County: 50.5 %Liberty County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 51.8 %Long County: 50.2 %Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lumpkin County: 51 %McDuffie County: 53 %McIntosh County: 52.1 %Macon County: 45.7 %Madison County: 50.7 %Marion County: 50.9 %Meriwether County: 52.1 %Miller County: 53 %Mitchell County: 50 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 49.3 %Morgan County: 51.3 %Murray County: 50.5 %Muscogee County: 52.5 %Newton County: 53 %Oconee County: 51.2 %Oglethorpe County: 50.8 %Paulding County: 51.6 %Peach County: 52.1 %Pickens County: 50.5 %Pierce County: 51 %Pike County: 51.2 %Polk County: 51.3 %Pulaski County: 58.1 %Putnam County: 51.9 %Quitman County: 50.2 %Rabun County: 51.3 %Randolph County: 53.5 %Richmond County: 51.5 %Rockdale County: 53.4 %Schley County: 51.1 %Screven County: 51.2 %Seminole County: 51.5 %Spalding County: 52.4 %Stephens County: 51.7 %Stewart County: 42.4 %Sumter County: 52 %Talbot County: 52 %Taliaferro County: 49.4 %Tattnall County: 43.7 %Taylor County: 52.2 %Telfair County: 39.6 %Terrell County: 50.7 %Thomas County: 52.8 %Tift County: 52.3 %Toombs County: 52.3 %Towns County: 52.8 %Treutlen County: 49.7 %Troup County: 52.1 %Turner County: 51.2 %Twiggs County: 51.9 %Union County: 51 %Upson County: 52.6 %Walker County: 50.3 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 50.2 %Warren County: 52.1 %Washington County: 48.8 %Wayne County: 49.1 %Webster County: 52.9 %Wheeler County: 35.9 %White County: 51.2 %Whitfield County: 50.7 %Wilcox County: 40.4 %Wilkes County: 51.7 %Wilkinson County: 52 %Worth County: 52.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Pulaski County: 58.1 %Pulaski County58.1Dougherty County: 54.4 %Dougherty County54.4Randolph County: 53.5 %Randolph County53.5Rockdale County: 53.4 %Rockdale County53.4Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Newton County: 53 %Newton County53Miller County: 53 %Miller County53McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Bibb County: 53 %Bibb County53Henry County: 53 %Henry County53DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Glynn County: 52.9 %Glynn County52.9Webster County: 52.9 %Webster County52.9Towns County: 52.8 %Towns County52.8Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Thomas County: 52.8 %Thomas County52.8Douglas County: 52.7 %Douglas County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Crisp County: 52.6 %Crisp County52.6Emanuel County: 52.6 %Emanuel County52.6Upson County: 52.6 %Upson County52.6Habersham County: 52.6 %Habersham County52.6Muscogee County: 52.5 %Muscogee County52.5Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Ben Hill County52.5Worth County: 52.4 %Worth County52.4Spalding County: 52.4 %Spalding County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Brooks County: 52.4 %Brooks County52.4Elbert County: 52.3 %Elbert County52.3Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Laurens County: 52.3 %Laurens County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Burke County: 52.2 %Burke County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Peach County: 52.1 %Peach County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Meriwether County: 52.1 %Meriwether County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1Pulaski County: 58.1 %Pulaski County58.1Dougherty County: 54.4 %Dougherty County54.4Randolph County: 53.5 %Randolph County53.5Rockdale County: 53.4 %Rockdale County53.4Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Newton County: 53 %Newton County53Miller County: 53 %Miller County53McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Bibb County: 53 %Bibb County53Henry County: 53 %Henry County53DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Glynn County: 52.9 %Glynn County52.9Webster County: 52.9 %Webster County52.9Towns County: 52.8 %Towns County52.8Early County: 52.8 %Early County52.8Thomas County: 52.8 %Thomas County52.8Douglas County: 52.7 %Douglas County52.7Clarke County: 52.7 %Clarke County52.7Crisp County: 52.6 %Crisp County52.6Emanuel County: 52.6 %Emanuel County52.6Upson County: 52.6 %Upson County52.6Habersham County: 52.6 %Habersham County52.6Muscogee County: 52.5 %Muscogee County52.5Ben Hill County: 52.5 %Ben Hill County52.5Worth County: 52.4 %Worth County52.4Spalding County: 52.4 %Spalding County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Brooks County: 52.4 %Brooks County52.4Elbert County: 52.3 %Elbert County52.3Tift County: 52.3 %Tift County52.3Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Laurens County: 52.3 %Laurens County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Burke County: 52.2 %Burke County52.2Taylor County: 52.2 %Taylor County52.2Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Peach County: 52.1 %Peach County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Meriwether County: 52.1 %Meriwether County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pulaski County58.1+1.4 pts
2Dougherty County54.4+0.4 pts
3Randolph County53.5+0.2 pts
4Rockdale County53.4+0.1 pts
5Clayton County53.1+0.1 pts
6Newton County53+0.1 pts
7Miller County53+0.2 pts
8McDuffie County53-0 pts
9Bibb County53-0 pts
9Henry County53+0.1 pts
11DeKalb County52.90 pts
12Glynn County52.9-0.1 pts
13Webster County52.9-0.5 pts
14Towns County52.8-0.1 pts
15Early County52.8-0.1 pts
16Thomas County52.8-0 pts
17Douglas County52.7-0 pts
18Clarke County52.7-0 pts
19Crisp County52.6+0.1 pts
20Emanuel County52.6+0.1 pts
21Upson County52.6-0 pts
22Habersham County52.6-0.3 pts
23Muscogee County52.5+0.1 pts
24Ben Hill County52.5-0.2 pts
25Worth County52.4+0.1 pts
26Spalding County52.4-0.1 pts
27Chatham County52.40 pts
28Brooks County52.4+0.2 pts
29Elbert County52.3+0.3 pts
30Tift County52.30 pts
31Hart County52.3+0.2 pts
32Laurens County52.3-0.1 pts
33Toombs County52.30 pts
34Burke County52.2+0.3 pts
35Taylor County52.2-0.3 pts
36Lowndes County52.10 pts
37Peach County52.1+0.3 pts
38Lamar County52.1+0.1 pts
39Meriwether County52.1+0.2 pts
40McIntosh County52.1-0 pts
41Fayette County52.10 pts
42Warren County52.1-0.3 pts
43Troup County52.1-0.1 pts
44Sumter County52-0.3 pts
45Talbot County52-0 pts
46Glascock County52-0 pts
47Wilkinson County52+0.3 pts
48Clinch County51.90 pts
49Houston County51.90 pts
50Twiggs County51.9+0.4 pts
51Putnam County51.9-0 pts
52Cobb County51.8-0 pts
53Grady County51.8-0.1 pts
54Lincoln County51.8+0.5 pts
55Fulton County51.70 pts
56Coweta County51.7-0 pts
57Stephens County51.7-0.1 pts
57Wilkes County51.7-0.3 pts
59Jefferson County51.7+0.1 pts
60Candler County51.6+0.2 pts
61Baker County51.6-0.1 pts
62Paulding County51.60 pts
63Jones County51.6-0 pts
64Walton County51.6-0 pts
65Catoosa County51.6-0 pts
66Clay County51.5-0.4 pts
67Columbia County51.5+0.1 pts
68Richmond County51.5-0.2 pts
69Seminole County51.5-0 pts
70Cook County51.5+0.1 pts
71Carroll County51.5-0.1 pts
72Gwinnett County51.5-0 pts
73Bulloch County51.4+0.1 pts
74Greene County51.4-0.2 pts
75Bleckley County51.3+0.5 pts
76Polk County51.3-0.1 pts
77Rabun County51.3-0.2 pts
78Morgan County51.3+0.1 pts
79Turner County51.2-0.2 pts
80Screven County51.2-0.3 pts
81Pike County51.2+0.1 pts
82Bryan County51.2+0.1 pts
82White County51.20 pts
84Oconee County51.20 pts
85Heard County51.1+0.2 pts
86Schley County51.1-0.1 pts
87Floyd County51.1-0 pts
88Franklin County51.1-0.1 pts
89Gordon County51.10 pts
90Decatur County51.1+0.1 pts
91Cherokee County51-0 pts
92Irwin County51+0.3 pts
93Barrow County510 pts
94Lumpkin County510 pts
95Haralson County51-0.2 pts
96Union County51-0 pts
97Pierce County51-0.3 pts
98Evans County50.9-0.1 pts
99Marion County50.9-0.1 pts
100Berrien County50.9+0.1 pts
101Jackson County50.9+0.1 pts
102Oglethorpe County50.80 pts
103Fannin County50.8-0 pts
104Hall County50.8-0 pts
105Crawford County50.8+0.3 pts
106Baldwin County50.8+0.1 pts
107Brantley County50.8-0 pts
108Jeff Davis County50.7-0 pts
109Bartow County50.7-0.1 pts
110Terrell County50.7-0.5 pts
111Whitfield County50.7+0.1 pts
112Jasper County50.70 pts
113Madison County50.7-0 pts
114Colquitt County50.7-0.1 pts
114Dade County50.7-0.3 pts
116Forsyth County50.7-0 pts
117Effingham County50.6-0.1 pts
118Dawson County50.5-0 pts
119Murray County50.5+0.2 pts
120Pickens County50.5-0.2 pts
121Bacon County50.5-0.2 pts
122Lee County50.5-0.3 pts
123Walker County50.3-0.2 pts
124Appling County50.3-0.1 pts
125Long County50.2-0.2 pts
126Gilmer County50.2-0 pts
127Quitman County50.20 pts
128Ware County50.20 pts
129Lanier County50.1+0.6 pts
130Atkinson County50.1+0.1 pts
131Harris County500 pts
132Mitchell County50+0.3 pts
133Banks County49.8+0.3 pts
134Treutlen County49.7+0.7 pts
135Monroe County49.60 pts
136Taliaferro County49.4+0.9 pts
137Camden County49.4+0.1 pts
138Chattooga County49.4-0.1 pts
139Montgomery County49.3+0.2 pts
140Echols County49.10 pts
141Wayne County49.1-0.2 pts
142Liberty County49.1-0 pts
143Coffee County49-0.3 pts
144Washington County48.8-0.4 pts
145Dodge County47.5-0.3 pts
146Butts County45.9-0.1 pts
147Macon County45.7-0.2 pts
148Dooly County45.6+1 pts
149Hancock County45.3+0.6 pts
150Jenkins County45.1+0.5 pts
151Tattnall County43.7+0.1 pts
152Johnson County43.2-0.9 pts
153Stewart County42.4+2.7 pts
154Charlton County41.3-0.2 pts
155Wilcox County40.4-0.4 pts
156Telfair County39.6-0.7 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.7+0.2 pts
158Calhoun County37.8-0.2 pts
159Wheeler County35.9+2.4 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Pulaski County, with 58.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 35.9% in 2022.

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