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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2023, at 57.7%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 36.7%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Georgia was 51.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.7Pulaski County
Lowest36.7Wheeler County
Median51.3159 counties
Georgia51.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 50.2 %Atkinson County: 50.3 %Bacon County: 50.4 %Baker County: 51.5 %Baldwin County: 51.1 %Banks County: 49.8 %Barrow County: 51.1 %Bartow County: 50.8 %Ben Hill County: 52.4 %Berrien County: 50.8 %Bibb County: 53.2 %Bleckley County: 51.6 %Brantley County: 50.8 %Brooks County: 52.5 %Bryan County: 51.3 %Bulloch County: 51.3 %Burke County: 52.1 %Butts County: 46.5 %Calhoun County: 37.4 %Camden County: 49.5 %Candler County: 51.5 %Carroll County: 51.6 %Catoosa County: 51.6 %Charlton County: 41.6 %Chatham County: 52.4 %Chattahoochee County: 38.4 %Chattooga County: 49.2 %Cherokee County: 50.9 %Clarke County: 52.6 %Clay County: 51.9 %Clayton County: 53.1 %Clinch County: 51.6 %Cobb County: 51.8 %Coffee County: 49.4 %Colquitt County: 50.7 %Columbia County: 51.6 %Cook County: 51.2 %Coweta County: 51.8 %Crawford County: 50.7 %Crisp County: 52.8 %Dade County: 50.6 %Dawson County: 50.5 %Decatur County: 50.9 %DeKalb County: 53 %Dodge County: 47.4 %Dooly County: 44.1 %Dougherty County: 54.7 %Douglas County: 52.9 %Early County: 52.7 %Echols County: 49.6 %Effingham County: 50.8 %Elbert County: 52.5 %Emanuel County: 52.7 %Evans County: 51 %Fannin County: 50.7 %Fayette County: 52.1 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Forsyth County: 50.7 %Franklin County: 51.3 %Fulton County: 51.8 %Gilmer County: 50 %Glascock County: 51.3 %Glynn County: 52.8 %Gordon County: 51 %Grady County: 51.8 %Greene County: 51.5 %Gwinnett County: 51.4 %Habersham County: 52.7 %Hall County: 50.8 %Hancock County: 44.2 %Haralson County: 50.9 %Harris County: 50.2 %Hart County: 52.2 %Heard County: 51.1 %Henry County: 53.1 %Houston County: 52 %Irwin County: 51.2 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 50.7 %Jeff Davis County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jenkins County: 45.2 %Johnson County: 42.3 %Jones County: 51.6 %Lamar County: 52 %Lanier County: 49.9 %Laurens County: 52.2 %Lee County: 50.2 %Liberty County: 49.7 %Lincoln County: 51.6 %Long County: 50.4 %Lowndes County: 52 %Lumpkin County: 51 %McDuffie County: 53.1 %McIntosh County: 52.1 %Macon County: 44.6 %Madison County: 50.6 %Marion County: 50.9 %Meriwether County: 52.2 %Miller County: 53.4 %Mitchell County: 50.7 %Monroe County: 49.5 %Montgomery County: 49.1 %Morgan County: 51.2 %Murray County: 50.6 %Muscogee County: 52.7 %Newton County: 53.2 %Oconee County: 51.2 %Oglethorpe County: 50.7 %Paulding County: 51.7 %Peach County: 51.9 %Pickens County: 50.7 %Pierce County: 50.8 %Pike County: 50.9 %Polk County: 51.3 %Pulaski County: 57.7 %Putnam County: 51.8 %Quitman County: 50.7 %Rabun County: 51.5 %Randolph County: 53.1 %Richmond County: 51.8 %Rockdale County: 53.3 %Schley County: 51 %Screven County: 51.4 %Seminole County: 52 %Spalding County: 52.7 %Stephens County: 51.8 %Stewart County: 41.7 %Sumter County: 51.8 %Talbot County: 51.8 %Taliaferro County: 48.9 %Tattnall County: 43.3 %Taylor County: 52.4 %Telfair County: 44.8 %Terrell County: 50.5 %Thomas County: 52.9 %Tift County: 52.4 %Toombs County: 52.2 %Towns County: 52.7 %Treutlen County: 49.2 %Troup County: 52.2 %Turner County: 51.4 %Twiggs County: 52 %Union County: 51 %Upson County: 52.4 %Walker County: 50.4 %Walton County: 51.6 %Ware County: 49.6 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 48.7 %Wayne County: 49.1 %Webster County: 52.8 %Wheeler County: 36.7 %White County: 51.3 %Whitfield County: 50.5 %Wilcox County: 40 %Wilkes County: 51.8 %Wilkinson County: 52 %Worth County: 52.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Dougherty County: 54.7 %Dougherty County54.7Miller County: 53.4 %Miller County53.4Rockdale County: 53.3 %Rockdale County53.3Newton County: 53.2 %Newton County53.2Bibb County: 53.2 %Bibb County53.2Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Henry County: 53.1 %Henry County53.1DeKalb County: 53 %DeKalb County53Thomas County: 52.9 %Thomas County52.9Douglas County: 52.9 %Douglas County52.9Webster County: 52.8 %Webster County52.8Worth County: 52.8 %Worth County52.8Crisp County: 52.8 %Crisp County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Habersham County: 52.7 %Habersham County52.7Towns County: 52.7 %Towns County52.7Early County: 52.7 %Early County52.7Muscogee County: 52.7 %Muscogee County52.7Spalding County: 52.7 %Spalding County52.7Emanuel County: 52.7 %Emanuel County52.7Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Brooks County: 52.5 %Brooks County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Elbert County: 52.5 %Elbert County52.5Ben Hill County: 52.4 %Ben Hill County52.4Taylor County: 52.4 %Taylor County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Hart County: 52.2 %Hart County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Meriwether County: 52.2 %Meriwether County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Burke County: 52.1 %Burke County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1Fayette County: 52.1 %Fayette County52.1Pulaski County: 57.7 %Pulaski County57.7Dougherty County: 54.7 %Dougherty County54.7Miller County: 53.4 %Miller County53.4Rockdale County: 53.3 %Rockdale County53.3Newton County: 53.2 %Newton County53.2Bibb County: 53.2 %Bibb County53.2Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1McDuffie County: 53.1 %McDuffie County53.1Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Henry County: 53.1 %Henry County53.1DeKalb County: 53 %DeKalb County53Thomas County: 52.9 %Thomas County52.9Douglas County: 52.9 %Douglas County52.9Webster County: 52.8 %Webster County52.8Worth County: 52.8 %Worth County52.8Crisp County: 52.8 %Crisp County52.8Glynn County: 52.8 %Glynn County52.8Habersham County: 52.7 %Habersham County52.7Towns County: 52.7 %Towns County52.7Early County: 52.7 %Early County52.7Muscogee County: 52.7 %Muscogee County52.7Spalding County: 52.7 %Spalding County52.7Emanuel County: 52.7 %Emanuel County52.7Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Brooks County: 52.5 %Brooks County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Elbert County: 52.5 %Elbert County52.5Ben Hill County: 52.4 %Ben Hill County52.4Taylor County: 52.4 %Taylor County52.4Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Chatham County: 52.4 %Chatham County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Hart County: 52.2 %Hart County52.2Toombs County: 52.2 %Toombs County52.2Meriwether County: 52.2 %Meriwether County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Burke County: 52.1 %Burke County52.1McIntosh County: 52.1 %McIntosh County52.1Fayette County: 52.1 %Fayette County52.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pulaski County57.7-0.3 pts
2Dougherty County54.7+0.3 pts
3Miller County53.4+0.4 pts
4Rockdale County53.3-0.1 pts
5Newton County53.2+0.2 pts
6Bibb County53.2+0.2 pts
7Clayton County53.1+0.1 pts
8McDuffie County53.1+0.1 pts
9Randolph County53.1-0.5 pts
10Henry County53.1+0.1 pts
11DeKalb County53+0.1 pts
12Thomas County52.9+0.1 pts
13Douglas County52.9+0.2 pts
14Webster County52.8-0 pts
15Worth County52.8+0.4 pts
16Crisp County52.8+0.1 pts
16Glynn County52.8-0.2 pts
18Habersham County52.7+0.2 pts
19Towns County52.7-0.1 pts
20Early County52.7-0 pts
21Muscogee County52.7+0.2 pts
22Spalding County52.7+0.3 pts
23Emanuel County52.70 pts
24Clarke County52.6-0.1 pts
25Brooks County52.5+0.1 pts
26Warren County52.5+0.5 pts
27Elbert County52.5+0.1 pts
28Ben Hill County52.4-0.1 pts
29Taylor County52.4+0.2 pts
30Upson County52.4-0.2 pts
31Chatham County52.4-0 pts
32Tift County52.4+0.1 pts
33Laurens County52.2-0 pts
34Hart County52.2-0.1 pts
35Toombs County52.2-0.1 pts
36Meriwether County52.2+0.1 pts
37Troup County52.2+0.1 pts
38Burke County52.1-0.1 pts
39McIntosh County52.10 pts
40Fayette County52.10 pts
41Houston County52+0.1 pts
42Twiggs County52+0.1 pts
43Wilkinson County52+0.1 pts
44Seminole County52+0.5 pts
45Lowndes County52-0.2 pts
46Lamar County52-0.1 pts
47Clay County51.9+0.4 pts
48Peach County51.9-0.2 pts
49Talbot County51.8-0.1 pts
50Wilkes County51.8+0.1 pts
51Richmond County51.8+0.3 pts
52Sumter County51.8-0.2 pts
53Fulton County51.8+0.1 pts
54Putnam County51.8-0.1 pts
55Cobb County51.8-0 pts
56Stephens County51.8+0.1 pts
57Grady County51.8-0 pts
58Coweta County51.80 pts
59Paulding County51.7+0.1 pts
60Clinch County51.6-0.3 pts
61Walton County51.6+0.1 pts
62Carroll County51.6+0.1 pts
63Bleckley County51.6+0.3 pts
64Lincoln County51.6-0.2 pts
65Catoosa County51.60 pts
66Jones County51.6-0 pts
67Columbia County51.6+0.1 pts
68Candler County51.5-0.1 pts
69Rabun County51.5+0.2 pts
70Greene County51.5+0.1 pts
71Baker County51.5-0.2 pts
72Gwinnett County51.4-0 pts
73Screven County51.4+0.2 pts
74Jefferson County51.4-0.3 pts
75Turner County51.4+0.1 pts
76Bulloch County51.3-0 pts
77Bryan County51.3+0.1 pts
78Glascock County51.3-0.6 pts
79White County51.3+0.1 pts
80Franklin County51.3+0.2 pts
81Polk County51.3-0 pts
82Cook County51.2-0.3 pts
83Floyd County51.2+0.1 pts
84Morgan County51.2-0.1 pts
85Irwin County51.2+0.2 pts
86Oconee County51.2-0 pts
87Heard County51.1-0 pts
88Barrow County51.1+0.1 pts
89Baldwin County51.1+0.3 pts
90Schley County51-0.1 pts
91Evans County51+0.1 pts
92Gordon County51-0 pts
93Union County51+0.1 pts
94Lumpkin County510 pts
95Pike County50.9-0.3 pts
96Cherokee County50.9-0.1 pts
97Jackson County50.9+0.1 pts
98Haralson County50.9-0 pts
99Marion County50.9-0.1 pts
100Decatur County50.9-0.2 pts
101Hall County50.80 pts
102Berrien County50.8-0 pts
103Pierce County50.8-0.2 pts
104Bartow County50.8+0.1 pts
105Effingham County50.8+0.1 pts
106Brantley County50.80 pts
107Fannin County50.7-0.1 pts
108Pickens County50.7+0.2 pts
109Colquitt County50.70 pts
110Mitchell County50.7+0.7 pts
111Crawford County50.7-0.1 pts
112Quitman County50.7+0.5 pts
113Jasper County50.7-0 pts
114Oglethorpe County50.7-0.2 pts
115Forsyth County50.7-0 pts
116Madison County50.6-0 pts
117Murray County50.60 pts
118Dade County50.6-0.1 pts
119Jeff Davis County50.5-0.2 pts
120Whitfield County50.5-0.2 pts
121Terrell County50.5-0.2 pts
122Dawson County50.5-0 pts
123Walker County50.4+0.1 pts
124Long County50.4+0.2 pts
125Bacon County50.4-0.1 pts
126Atkinson County50.3+0.3 pts
127Lee County50.2-0.2 pts
128Appling County50.2-0.1 pts
129Harris County50.2+0.1 pts
130Gilmer County50-0.1 pts
131Lanier County49.9-0.2 pts
132Banks County49.8+0.1 pts
133Liberty County49.7+0.7 pts
134Echols County49.6+0.5 pts
135Ware County49.6-0.6 pts
136Monroe County49.5-0.1 pts
137Camden County49.5+0.1 pts
138Coffee County49.4+0.4 pts
139Chattooga County49.2-0.2 pts
140Treutlen County49.2-0.6 pts
141Montgomery County49.1-0.2 pts
142Wayne County49.1-0 pts
143Taliaferro County48.9-0.5 pts
144Washington County48.7-0.1 pts
145Dodge County47.4-0.1 pts
146Butts County46.5+0.6 pts
147Jenkins County45.2+0.1 pts
148Telfair County44.8+5.2 pts
149Macon County44.6-1.1 pts
150Hancock County44.2-1.1 pts
151Dooly County44.1-1.5 pts
152Tattnall County43.3-0.4 pts
153Johnson County42.3-0.9 pts
154Stewart County41.7-0.7 pts
155Charlton County41.6+0.3 pts
156Wilcox County40-0.4 pts
157Chattahoochee County38.4-0.3 pts
158Calhoun County37.4-0.4 pts
159Wheeler County36.7+0.8 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/georgia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Pulaski County, with 57.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 36.7% in 2023.

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