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Counties in Georgia by female population share

Pulaski County had the highest female population share of 159 counties in 2024, at 57.8%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 35.4%. The median was 51.3% and the figure for Georgia was 51.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.8Pulaski County
Lowest35.4Wheeler County
Median51.3159 counties
Georgia51.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Appling County: 49.6 %Atkinson County: 49.9 %Bacon County: 51.1 %Baker County: 51.3 %Baldwin County: 51.2 %Banks County: 49.9 %Barrow County: 51 %Bartow County: 50.8 %Ben Hill County: 52.8 %Berrien County: 50.7 %Bibb County: 53.2 %Bleckley County: 51.4 %Brantley County: 51 %Brooks County: 52.4 %Bryan County: 51.4 %Bulloch County: 51.5 %Burke County: 52.1 %Butts County: 46.4 %Calhoun County: 37.2 %Camden County: 49.4 %Candler County: 51.1 %Carroll County: 51.5 %Catoosa County: 51.7 %Charlton County: 41.3 %Chatham County: 52.3 %Chattahoochee County: 39.1 %Chattooga County: 49.2 %Cherokee County: 50.9 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 52 %Clayton County: 53.1 %Clinch County: 51.7 %Cobb County: 51.7 %Coffee County: 49.5 %Colquitt County: 50.8 %Columbia County: 51.5 %Cook County: 51.3 %Coweta County: 51.8 %Crawford County: 50.8 %Crisp County: 52.4 %Dade County: 50.5 %Dawson County: 50.4 %Decatur County: 50.8 %DeKalb County: 52.9 %Dodge County: 47.4 %Dooly County: 44.1 %Dougherty County: 54.8 %Douglas County: 53.1 %Early County: 52.7 %Echols County: 49.5 %Effingham County: 50.8 %Elbert County: 52.6 %Emanuel County: 52.7 %Evans County: 50.6 %Fannin County: 50.6 %Fayette County: 52 %Floyd County: 51.1 %Forsyth County: 50.6 %Franklin County: 51.4 %Fulton County: 51.9 %Gilmer County: 50 %Glascock County: 51.6 %Glynn County: 52.5 %Gordon County: 51.1 %Grady County: 51.9 %Greene County: 51.5 %Gwinnett County: 51.4 %Habersham County: 52.7 %Hall County: 50.9 %Hancock County: 44.2 %Haralson County: 51.1 %Harris County: 50.4 %Hart County: 52.3 %Heard County: 51.2 %Henry County: 53.3 %Houston County: 52 %Irwin County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 50.7 %Jeff Davis County: 50.9 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jenkins County: 45 %Johnson County: 42.4 %Jones County: 51.7 %Lamar County: 52 %Lanier County: 49.6 %Laurens County: 52.2 %Lee County: 50.4 %Liberty County: 49.3 %Lincoln County: 51.3 %Long County: 50 %Lowndes County: 52 %Lumpkin County: 50.8 %McDuffie County: 53 %McIntosh County: 52.4 %Macon County: 44.8 %Madison County: 50.6 %Marion County: 51 %Meriwether County: 51.9 %Miller County: 52.8 %Mitchell County: 51.4 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Montgomery County: 48.9 %Morgan County: 51.6 %Murray County: 50.6 %Muscogee County: 52.7 %Newton County: 53.3 %Oconee County: 51.2 %Oglethorpe County: 50.5 %Paulding County: 51.6 %Peach County: 52.3 %Pickens County: 50.6 %Pierce County: 50.6 %Pike County: 50.9 %Polk County: 51.3 %Pulaski County: 57.8 %Putnam County: 51.6 %Quitman County: 50.6 %Rabun County: 51.8 %Randolph County: 52.9 %Richmond County: 52.1 %Rockdale County: 53.4 %Schley County: 50.9 %Screven County: 51.6 %Seminole County: 52.1 %Spalding County: 52.8 %Stephens County: 52.1 %Stewart County: 41.8 %Sumter County: 51.8 %Talbot County: 51.6 %Taliaferro County: 48.4 %Tattnall County: 43.3 %Taylor County: 51.9 %Telfair County: 44.4 %Terrell County: 50.9 %Thomas County: 52.9 %Tift County: 52.4 %Toombs County: 52.3 %Towns County: 53 %Treutlen County: 49.5 %Troup County: 52.2 %Turner County: 51.2 %Twiggs County: 52.4 %Union County: 50.8 %Upson County: 52.4 %Walker County: 50.8 %Walton County: 51.7 %Ware County: 49.6 %Warren County: 52.3 %Washington County: 49 %Wayne County: 48.9 %Webster County: 53.5 %Wheeler County: 35.4 %White County: 51.3 %Whitfield County: 50.4 %Wilcox County: 40.5 %Wilkes County: 52.2 %Wilkinson County: 51.8 %Worth County: 52.7 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Pulaski County: 57.8 %Pulaski County57.8Dougherty County: 54.8 %Dougherty County54.8Webster County: 53.5 %Webster County53.5Rockdale County: 53.4 %Rockdale County53.4Newton County: 53.3 %Newton County53.3Henry County: 53.3 %Henry County53.3Bibb County: 53.2 %Bibb County53.2Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Douglas County: 53.1 %Douglas County53.1McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Towns County: 53 %Towns County53Randolph County: 52.9 %Randolph County52.9DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Thomas County: 52.9 %Thomas County52.9Ben Hill County: 52.8 %Ben Hill County52.8Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Spalding County: 52.8 %Spalding County52.8Early County: 52.7 %Early County52.7Habersham County: 52.7 %Habersham County52.7Muscogee County: 52.7 %Muscogee County52.7Worth County: 52.7 %Worth County52.7Emanuel County: 52.7 %Emanuel County52.7Elbert County: 52.6 %Elbert County52.6Glynn County: 52.5 %Glynn County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Brooks County: 52.4 %Brooks County52.4McIntosh County: 52.4 %McIntosh County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Crisp County: 52.4 %Crisp County52.4Twiggs County: 52.4 %Twiggs County52.4Chatham County: 52.3 %Chatham County52.3Peach County: 52.3 %Peach County52.3Warren County: 52.3 %Warren County52.3Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Wilkes County: 52.2 %Wilkes County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Richmond County: 52.1 %Richmond County52.1Pulaski County: 57.8 %Pulaski County57.8Dougherty County: 54.8 %Dougherty County54.8Webster County: 53.5 %Webster County53.5Rockdale County: 53.4 %Rockdale County53.4Newton County: 53.3 %Newton County53.3Henry County: 53.3 %Henry County53.3Bibb County: 53.2 %Bibb County53.2Clayton County: 53.1 %Clayton County53.1Douglas County: 53.1 %Douglas County53.1McDuffie County: 53 %McDuffie County53Towns County: 53 %Towns County53Randolph County: 52.9 %Randolph County52.9DeKalb County: 52.9 %DeKalb County52.9Thomas County: 52.9 %Thomas County52.9Ben Hill County: 52.8 %Ben Hill County52.8Miller County: 52.8 %Miller County52.8Spalding County: 52.8 %Spalding County52.8Early County: 52.7 %Early County52.7Habersham County: 52.7 %Habersham County52.7Muscogee County: 52.7 %Muscogee County52.7Worth County: 52.7 %Worth County52.7Emanuel County: 52.7 %Emanuel County52.7Elbert County: 52.6 %Elbert County52.6Glynn County: 52.5 %Glynn County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Upson County: 52.4 %Upson County52.4Brooks County: 52.4 %Brooks County52.4McIntosh County: 52.4 %McIntosh County52.4Tift County: 52.4 %Tift County52.4Crisp County: 52.4 %Crisp County52.4Twiggs County: 52.4 %Twiggs County52.4Chatham County: 52.3 %Chatham County52.3Peach County: 52.3 %Peach County52.3Warren County: 52.3 %Warren County52.3Hart County: 52.3 %Hart County52.3Toombs County: 52.3 %Toombs County52.3Laurens County: 52.2 %Laurens County52.2Wilkes County: 52.2 %Wilkes County52.2Troup County: 52.2 %Troup County52.2Richmond County: 52.1 %Richmond County52.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pulaski County57.8+0.1 pts
2Dougherty County54.8+0.1 pts
3Webster County53.5+0.7 pts
4Rockdale County53.4+0.1 pts
5Newton County53.3+0.2 pts
6Henry County53.3+0.3 pts
7Bibb County53.20 pts
8Clayton County53.1-0 pts
9Douglas County53.1+0.2 pts
10McDuffie County53-0.1 pts
11Towns County53+0.3 pts
12Randolph County52.9-0.1 pts
13DeKalb County52.9-0.1 pts
14Thomas County52.9-0 pts
15Ben Hill County52.8+0.4 pts
16Miller County52.8-0.6 pts
17Spalding County52.8+0.1 pts
18Early County52.7-0 pts
19Habersham County52.7-0 pts
20Muscogee County52.70 pts
21Worth County52.7-0.1 pts
22Emanuel County52.7-0 pts
23Elbert County52.6+0.2 pts
24Glynn County52.5-0.2 pts
25Clarke County52.5-0.1 pts
26Upson County52.40 pts
27Brooks County52.4-0.1 pts
28McIntosh County52.4+0.3 pts
29Tift County52.40 pts
30Crisp County52.4-0.4 pts
31Twiggs County52.4+0.3 pts
32Chatham County52.3-0 pts
33Peach County52.3+0.4 pts
34Warren County52.3-0.2 pts
35Hart County52.3+0.1 pts
36Toombs County52.3+0.1 pts
37Laurens County52.2-0 pts
38Wilkes County52.2+0.4 pts
39Troup County52.20 pts
40Richmond County52.1+0.3 pts
41Stephens County52.1+0.3 pts
42Burke County52.1-0.1 pts
43Seminole County52.1+0.1 pts
44Houston County52-0 pts
45Clay County52+0.1 pts
46Lamar County520 pts
47Lowndes County520 pts
48Fayette County52-0.1 pts
49Fulton County51.9+0.1 pts
50Meriwether County51.9-0.3 pts
51Grady County51.9+0.1 pts
52Taylor County51.9-0.5 pts
53Wilkinson County51.8-0.2 pts
54Sumter County51.80 pts
55Coweta County51.8+0.1 pts
56Rabun County51.8+0.3 pts
57Jones County51.7+0.1 pts
58Clinch County51.70 pts
59Cobb County51.7-0.1 pts
60Catoosa County51.7+0.1 pts
61Walton County51.70 pts
62Paulding County51.6-0.1 pts
63Screven County51.6+0.2 pts
64Talbot County51.6-0.2 pts
65Glascock County51.6+0.3 pts
66Putnam County51.6-0.2 pts
67Morgan County51.6+0.4 pts
68Columbia County51.5-0 pts
69Greene County51.50 pts
70Bulloch County51.5+0.1 pts
71Carroll County51.5-0.2 pts
72Franklin County51.4+0.1 pts
73Gwinnett County51.40 pts
74Mitchell County51.4+0.7 pts
75Bryan County51.40 pts
76Bleckley County51.4-0.3 pts
77Lincoln County51.3-0.3 pts
78Polk County51.30 pts
79Baker County51.3-0.1 pts
80Jefferson County51.3-0.1 pts
81Cook County51.3+0.1 pts
82White County51.3-0 pts
83Heard County51.2+0.1 pts
84Baldwin County51.2+0.1 pts
84Turner County51.2-0.2 pts
86Oconee County51.2-0 pts
87Floyd County51.1-0.1 pts
88Haralson County51.1+0.2 pts
89Bacon County51.1+0.7 pts
90Candler County51.1-0.5 pts
91Gordon County51.10 pts
92Brantley County51+0.3 pts
93Barrow County51-0.1 pts
94Marion County51+0.1 pts
95Cherokee County50.9-0 pts
96Jeff Davis County50.9+0.4 pts
97Terrell County50.9+0.4 pts
98Jackson County50.9-0 pts
99Pike County50.9-0 pts
100Schley County50.9-0.2 pts
101Hall County50.9+0.1 pts
102Lumpkin County50.8-0.1 pts
103Colquitt County50.8+0.1 pts
104Bartow County50.80 pts
105Union County50.8-0.2 pts
106Decatur County50.8-0.1 pts
107Walker County50.8+0.4 pts
108Crawford County50.8+0.1 pts
109Effingham County50.8-0 pts
110Irwin County50.7-0.4 pts
111Jasper County50.7+0.1 pts
112Berrien County50.7-0.1 pts
113Murray County50.6+0.1 pts
114Forsyth County50.6-0 pts
115Pickens County50.6-0.1 pts
116Evans County50.6-0.4 pts
117Fannin County50.6-0.1 pts
118Quitman County50.6-0.1 pts
119Madison County50.6-0 pts
120Pierce County50.6-0.2 pts
121Oglethorpe County50.5-0.2 pts
122Dade County50.5-0.1 pts
123Whitfield County50.4-0.1 pts
124Lee County50.4+0.2 pts
125Harris County50.4+0.2 pts
126Dawson County50.4-0.2 pts
127Long County50-0.3 pts
128Gilmer County500 pts
129Banks County49.9+0.1 pts
130Atkinson County49.9-0.4 pts
131Lanier County49.6-0.3 pts
132Monroe County49.6+0.1 pts
133Ware County49.60 pts
134Appling County49.6-0.6 pts
135Coffee County49.5+0.1 pts
136Echols County49.5-0.1 pts
137Treutlen County49.5+0.3 pts
138Camden County49.4-0.1 pts
139Liberty County49.3-0.4 pts
140Chattooga County49.2-0 pts
141Washington County49+0.3 pts
142Montgomery County48.9-0.1 pts
143Wayne County48.9-0.1 pts
144Taliaferro County48.4-0.5 pts
145Dodge County47.4-0 pts
146Butts County46.4-0.1 pts
147Jenkins County45-0.2 pts
148Macon County44.8+0.3 pts
149Telfair County44.4-0.4 pts
150Hancock County44.2-0 pts
151Dooly County44.1+0.1 pts
152Tattnall County43.30 pts
153Johnson County42.4+0.1 pts
154Stewart County41.8+0.1 pts
155Charlton County41.3-0.3 pts
156Wilcox County40.5+0.5 pts
157Chattahoochee County39.1+0.6 pts
158Calhoun County37.2-0.2 pts
159Wheeler County35.4-1.3 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Pulaski County, with 57.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 35.4% in 2024.

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