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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Coahoma County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2014, at 54.1%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 37%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.1Coahoma County
Lowest37Issaquena County
Median51.682 counties
Mississippi51.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 50.8 %Alcorn County: 51.2 %Amite County: 51.4 %Attala County: 52.5 %Benton County: 50.7 %Bolivar County: 53.1 %Calhoun County: 51.7 %Carroll County: 49.1 %Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County: 51.3 %Claiborne County: 53.1 %Clarke County: 52.3 %Clay County: 53.1 %Coahoma County: 54.1 %Copiah County: 51.9 %Covington County: 51.3 %DeSoto County: 51.6 %Forrest County: 52.1 %Franklin County: 51.4 %George County: 49.5 %Greene County: 40.3 %Grenada County: 52.8 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Hinds County: 53.1 %Holmes County: 52.1 %Humphreys County: 52.7 %Issaquena County: 37 %Itawamba County: 51 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 51.6 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jones County: 51.5 %Kemper County: 49.9 %Lafayette County: 51.3 %Lamar County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 51.7 %Leake County: 48.9 %Lee County: 52.1 %Leflore County: 53.3 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.1 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50.5 %Monroe County: 52.2 %Montgomery County: 52.8 %Neshoba County: 52.3 %Newton County: 52.1 %Noxubee County: 52.3 %Oktibbeha County: 50.7 %Panola County: 51.7 %Pearl River County: 50.7 %Perry County: 51.4 %Pike County: 52.4 %Pontotoc County: 50.7 %Prentiss County: 51.2 %Quitman County: 51.9 %Rankin County: 51.6 %Scott County: 51.3 %Sharkey County: 53.1 %Simpson County: 51.1 %Smith County: 51.7 %Stone County: 49 %Sunflower County: 47.6 %Tallahatchie County: 45.7 %Tate County: 51.4 %Tippah County: 50.9 %Tishomingo County: 51.6 %Tunica County: 52.5 %Union County: 51.2 %Walthall County: 51.7 %Warren County: 52.4 %Washington County: 53 %Wayne County: 52 %Webster County: 51.1 %Wilkinson County: 46.9 %Winston County: 51.5 %Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yazoo County: 45.4 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Coahoma County: 54.1 %Coahoma County54.1Leflore County: 53.3 %Leflore County53.3Sharkey County: 53.1 %Sharkey County53.1Bolivar County: 53.1 %Bolivar County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Claiborne County: 53.1 %Claiborne County53.1Hinds County: 53.1 %Hinds County53.1Washington County: 53 %Washington County53Montgomery County: 52.8 %Montgomery County52.8Grenada County: 52.8 %Grenada County52.8Humphreys County: 52.7 %Humphreys County52.7Tunica County: 52.5 %Tunica County52.5Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Neshoba County: 52.3 %Neshoba County52.3Noxubee County: 52.3 %Noxubee County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jefferson Davis County52.3Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Lee County: 52.1 %Lee County52.1Forrest County: 52.1 %Forrest County52.1Madison County: 52.1 %Madison County52.1Newton County: 52.1 %Newton County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Holmes County: 52.1 %Holmes County52.1Wayne County: 52 %Wayne County52Copiah County: 51.9 %Copiah County51.9Quitman County: 51.9 %Quitman County51.9Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Walthall County: 51.7 %Walthall County51.7Calhoun County: 51.7 %Calhoun County51.7Smith County: 51.7 %Smith County51.7Lawrence County: 51.7 %Lawrence County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6Coahoma County: 54.1 %Coahoma County54.1Leflore County: 53.3 %Leflore County53.3Sharkey County: 53.1 %Sharkey County53.1Bolivar County: 53.1 %Bolivar County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Claiborne County: 53.1 %Claiborne County53.1Hinds County: 53.1 %Hinds County53.1Washington County: 53 %Washington County53Montgomery County: 52.8 %Montgomery County52.8Grenada County: 52.8 %Grenada County52.8Humphreys County: 52.7 %Humphreys County52.7Tunica County: 52.5 %Tunica County52.5Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Neshoba County: 52.3 %Neshoba County52.3Noxubee County: 52.3 %Noxubee County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jefferson Davis County52.3Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Lee County: 52.1 %Lee County52.1Forrest County: 52.1 %Forrest County52.1Madison County: 52.1 %Madison County52.1Newton County: 52.1 %Newton County52.1Lamar County: 52.1 %Lamar County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Holmes County: 52.1 %Holmes County52.1Wayne County: 52 %Wayne County52Copiah County: 51.9 %Copiah County51.9Quitman County: 51.9 %Quitman County51.9Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Walthall County: 51.7 %Walthall County51.7Calhoun County: 51.7 %Calhoun County51.7Smith County: 51.7 %Smith County51.7Lawrence County: 51.7 %Lawrence County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Marion County: 51.6 %Marion County51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Coahoma County54.1+0.2 pts
2Leflore County53.3-0.1 pts
3Sharkey County53.1+0.2 pts
4Bolivar County53.1-0.1 pts
5Clay County53.1+0.1 pts
6Claiborne County53.1+0.3 pts
7Hinds County53.1-0.1 pts
8Washington County53+0.1 pts
9Montgomery County52.8+0.2 pts
10Grenada County52.8-0.1 pts
11Humphreys County52.7+0.2 pts
12Tunica County52.50 pts
13Attala County52.5+0.2 pts
14Pike County52.40 pts
15Warren County52.4-0 pts
16Clarke County52.3-0.3 pts
17Neshoba County52.30 pts
18Noxubee County52.3+0.3 pts
19Jefferson Davis County52.3+0.1 pts
20Lowndes County52.2-0.1 pts
21Monroe County52.2+0.1 pts
22Yalobusha County52.1-0 pts
23Lee County52.1+0.1 pts
24Forrest County52.10 pts
25Madison County52.1-0 pts
26Newton County52.1+0.1 pts
27Lamar County52.1+0.1 pts
28Lincoln County52.1+0.2 pts
29Holmes County52.1-0.4 pts
30Wayne County520 pts
31Copiah County51.9+0.1 pts
32Quitman County51.9-0.2 pts
33Chickasaw County51.8-0 pts
34Lauderdale County51.8+0.2 pts
35Walthall County51.7+0.3 pts
36Calhoun County51.70 pts
37Smith County51.7+0.1 pts
38Lawrence County51.7+0.4 pts
39Panola County51.7+0.3 pts
40Marion County51.6+0.1 pts
41Jasper County51.6-0.1 pts
42Tishomingo County51.6-0 pts
43Rankin County51.6+0.1 pts
44DeSoto County51.60 pts
45Jones County51.5+0.1 pts
46Winston County51.5-0 pts
47Tate County51.4-0.1 pts
48Perry County51.40 pts
49Amite County51.4+0.5 pts
50Franklin County51.4+0.1 pts
51Scott County51.30 pts
52Lafayette County51.3-0 pts
53Covington County51.3-0 pts
54Choctaw County51.30 pts
55Prentiss County51.2-0 pts
56Union County51.2-0.1 pts
57Alcorn County51.2+0.2 pts
58Simpson County51.1-0 pts
59Webster County51.1-0.1 pts
60Itawamba County51-0 pts
61Tippah County50.9+0.1 pts
62Jackson County50.9+0.1 pts
63Hancock County50.9+0.3 pts
64Adams County50.8+0.1 pts
65Pearl River County50.7-0 pts
66Pontotoc County50.7-0.1 pts
67Benton County50.7-0.2 pts
68Oktibbeha County50.7+0.1 pts
69Harrison County50.6+0.1 pts
70Marshall County50.5+0.1 pts
71Jefferson County50.30 pts
72Kemper County49.9+0.1 pts
73George County49.5-0.1 pts
74Carroll County49.1-0.1 pts
75Stone County49-0.1 pts
76Leake County48.9+0.2 pts
77Sunflower County47.6+0.3 pts
78Wilkinson County46.9-0.1 pts
79Tallahatchie County45.7+0.2 pts
80Yazoo County45.4+0.1 pts
81Greene County40.3+0.1 pts
82Issaquena County37-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Coahoma County, with 54.1% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 37% in 2014.

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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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