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Counties in Mississippi by female population share, 2025

Bolivar County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2025, at 54%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 27.5%. The median was 51.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54Bolivar County
Lowest27.5Issaquena County
Median51.882 counties
Mississippi51.8History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 47.3 %Alcorn County: 51.1 %Amite County: 52 %Attala County: 53.2 %Benton County: 51.8 %Bolivar County: 54 %Calhoun County: 50.6 %Carroll County: 48.4 %Chickasaw County: 52 %Choctaw County: 51 %Claiborne County: 53.9 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 53.2 %Coahoma County: 51.6 %Copiah County: 52.2 %Covington County: 52.3 %DeSoto County: 52.5 %Forrest County: 52.9 %Franklin County: 51.2 %George County: 49.2 %Greene County: 41.3 %Grenada County: 53 %Hancock County: 51.4 %Harrison County: 51.7 %Hinds County: 53.3 %Holmes County: 51.5 %Humphreys County: 53.6 %Issaquena County: 27.5 %Itawamba County: 51.8 %Jackson County: 51.6 %Jasper County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jones County: 51.6 %Kemper County: 49 %Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lamar County: 52.5 %Lauderdale County: 51.6 %Lawrence County: 52.9 %Leake County: 51.2 %Lee County: 52.5 %Leflore County: 52.3 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.5 %Marion County: 51.2 %Marshall County: 50.3 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 52.4 %Neshoba County: 52.8 %Newton County: 52.4 %Noxubee County: 52.5 %Oktibbeha County: 51.2 %Panola County: 52.2 %Pearl River County: 50.8 %Perry County: 51.7 %Pike County: 52.4 %Pontotoc County: 51 %Prentiss County: 52.1 %Quitman County: 51.5 %Rankin County: 51.8 %Scott County: 51.3 %Sharkey County: 53.1 %Simpson County: 51.3 %Smith County: 52.1 %Stone County: 46.9 %Sunflower County: 49.1 %Tallahatchie County: 49.2 %Tate County: 51.3 %Tippah County: 51.8 %Tishomingo County: 50.6 %Tunica County: 53.1 %Union County: 50.9 %Walthall County: 51.8 %Warren County: 52.9 %Washington County: 53.8 %Wayne County: 52.6 %Webster County: 51.9 %Wilkinson County: 45.6 %Winston County: 51.1 %Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yazoo County: 48.4 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Bolivar County: 54 %Bolivar County54Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Humphreys County: 53.6 %Humphreys County53.6Hinds County: 53.3 %Hinds County53.3Attala County: 53.2 %Attala County53.2Clay County: 53.2 %Clay County53.2Sharkey County: 53.1 %Sharkey County53.1Tunica County: 53.1 %Tunica County53.1Grenada County: 53 %Grenada County53Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Lawrence County: 52.9 %Lawrence County52.9Neshoba County: 52.8 %Neshoba County52.8Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jefferson Davis County52.7Wayne County: 52.6 %Wayne County52.6Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5DeSoto County: 52.5 %DeSoto County52.5Noxubee County: 52.5 %Noxubee County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Lee County: 52.5 %Lee County52.5Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Montgomery County: 52.4 %Montgomery County52.4Leflore County: 52.3 %Leflore County52.3Covington County: 52.3 %Covington County52.3Panola County: 52.2 %Panola County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Smith County: 52.1 %Smith County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Prentiss County: 52.1 %Prentiss County52.1Chickasaw County: 52 %Chickasaw County52Amite County: 52 %Amite County52Webster County: 51.9 %Webster County51.9Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lafayette County51.9Itawamba County: 51.8 %Itawamba County51.8Bolivar County: 54 %Bolivar County54Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Humphreys County: 53.6 %Humphreys County53.6Hinds County: 53.3 %Hinds County53.3Attala County: 53.2 %Attala County53.2Clay County: 53.2 %Clay County53.2Sharkey County: 53.1 %Sharkey County53.1Tunica County: 53.1 %Tunica County53.1Grenada County: 53 %Grenada County53Warren County: 52.9 %Warren County52.9Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Lawrence County: 52.9 %Lawrence County52.9Neshoba County: 52.8 %Neshoba County52.8Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jefferson Davis County52.7Wayne County: 52.6 %Wayne County52.6Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5DeSoto County: 52.5 %DeSoto County52.5Noxubee County: 52.5 %Noxubee County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Lee County: 52.5 %Lee County52.5Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Montgomery County: 52.4 %Montgomery County52.4Leflore County: 52.3 %Leflore County52.3Covington County: 52.3 %Covington County52.3Panola County: 52.2 %Panola County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Smith County: 52.1 %Smith County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Prentiss County: 52.1 %Prentiss County52.1Chickasaw County: 52 %Chickasaw County52Amite County: 52 %Amite County52Webster County: 51.9 %Webster County51.9Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lafayette County51.9Itawamba County: 51.8 %Itawamba County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Bolivar County54+0.1 pts
2Claiborne County53.9+0.2 pts
3Washington County53.80 pts
4Humphreys County53.6-0.1 pts
5Hinds County53.3+0.1 pts
6Attala County53.2+0.5 pts
7Clay County53.2-0.1 pts
8Sharkey County53.1+0.1 pts
9Tunica County53.1-0.2 pts
10Grenada County53-0.2 pts
11Warren County52.9+0.2 pts
12Forrest County52.90 pts
13Lawrence County52.9+0.4 pts
14Neshoba County52.8-0 pts
15Jefferson Davis County52.70 pts
16Wayne County52.6+0.3 pts
17Lamar County52.50 pts
18DeSoto County52.50 pts
18Noxubee County52.5+0.1 pts
20Clarke County52.5-0 pts
21Madison County52.5-0.1 pts
22Lee County52.50 pts
23Newton County52.4-0.1 pts
24Pike County52.4+0.1 pts
25Montgomery County52.4-0 pts
26Leflore County52.30 pts
27Covington County52.3+0.2 pts
28Panola County52.2+0.2 pts
29Lowndes County52.20 pts
30Copiah County52.2+0.1 pts
31Monroe County52.1+0.1 pts
32Smith County52.1-0.1 pts
33Lincoln County52.1-0.1 pts
34Yalobusha County52.10 pts
35Prentiss County52.10 pts
36Chickasaw County520 pts
37Amite County52+0.2 pts
38Webster County51.9-0.3 pts
39Lafayette County51.9-0.2 pts
40Itawamba County51.8-0 pts
41Rankin County51.8-0 pts
42Benton County51.8-0.1 pts
43Walthall County51.8+0.1 pts
44Tippah County51.8+0.1 pts
45Perry County51.7+0.4 pts
46Harrison County51.70 pts
47Jackson County51.6+0.1 pts
48Coahoma County51.6-0.3 pts
49Lauderdale County51.6-0.1 pts
50Jones County51.6-0.1 pts
51Jefferson County51.5+0.1 pts
52Quitman County51.5-0.1 pts
53Holmes County51.5-0.1 pts
54Hancock County51.4+0.1 pts
55Simpson County51.3-0.2 pts
56Tate County51.30 pts
57Jasper County51.3+0.2 pts
58Scott County51.30 pts
59Franklin County51.20 pts
60Marion County51.2+0.2 pts
61Oktibbeha County51.2+0.1 pts
62Leake County51.2+0.1 pts
63Alcorn County51.1-0.1 pts
64Winston County51.10 pts
65Choctaw County51-0 pts
66Pontotoc County51-0.1 pts
67Union County50.9-0 pts
68Pearl River County50.8-0 pts
69Tishomingo County50.6-0.2 pts
70Calhoun County50.6+0.1 pts
71Marshall County50.3+0.2 pts
72Tallahatchie County49.20 pts
73George County49.2-0.4 pts
74Sunflower County49.1-0 pts
75Kemper County49-0.2 pts
76Yazoo County48.4-0.2 pts
77Carroll County48.4+0.1 pts
78Adams County47.3-0.8 pts
79Stone County46.9-0.1 pts
80Wilkinson County45.6-0.3 pts
81Greene County41.30 pts
82Issaquena County27.5-0.3 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.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Mississippi by female population share, 2025) [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 Mississippi by female population share, 2025. 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/mississippi-counties. 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 Mississippi by female population share, 2025. 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/mississippi-counties.

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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 Mississippi by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Bolivar County, with 54% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 27.5% in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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