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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Coahoma County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2015, at 54%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 37.1%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54Coahoma County
Lowest37.1Issaquena County
Median51.682 counties
Mississippi51.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 51.4 %Alcorn County: 51 %Amite County: 51.5 %Attala County: 52.5 %Benton County: 50.9 %Bolivar County: 53 %Calhoun County: 51.7 %Carroll County: 49.2 %Chickasaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County: 50.9 %Claiborne County: 53.5 %Clarke County: 52.3 %Clay County: 53 %Coahoma County: 54 %Copiah County: 52.1 %Covington County: 51.3 %DeSoto County: 51.7 %Forrest County: 52.2 %Franklin County: 51.2 %George County: 49.6 %Greene County: 42.3 %Grenada County: 52.7 %Hancock County: 50.6 %Harrison County: 50.8 %Hinds County: 53 %Holmes County: 52.1 %Humphreys County: 52.8 %Issaquena County: 37.1 %Itawamba County: 51.2 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 51.6 %Jefferson County: 50.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jones County: 51.5 %Kemper County: 49.8 %Lafayette County: 51.5 %Lamar County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 51.7 %Leake County: 49.9 %Lee County: 52 %Leflore County: 53.1 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.2 %Marion County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 50.5 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 52.8 %Neshoba County: 52.4 %Newton County: 52.4 %Noxubee County: 52.6 %Oktibbeha County: 50.9 %Panola County: 51.7 %Pearl River County: 50.7 %Perry County: 51 %Pike County: 52.3 %Pontotoc County: 50.8 %Prentiss County: 51.3 %Quitman County: 52.2 %Rankin County: 51.6 %Scott County: 51.2 %Sharkey County: 53.6 %Simpson County: 51.2 %Smith County: 51.8 %Stone County: 48.5 %Sunflower County: 47.9 %Tallahatchie County: 45.9 %Tate County: 51.6 %Tippah County: 50.9 %Tishomingo County: 51.5 %Tunica County: 52.7 %Union County: 51.1 %Walthall County: 51.6 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 53.2 %Wayne County: 51.8 %Webster County: 51.2 %Wilkinson County: 46.9 %Winston County: 51.6 %Yalobusha County: 52 %Yazoo County: 46 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Sharkey County: 53.6 %Sharkey County53.6Claiborne County: 53.5 %Claiborne County53.5Washington County: 53.2 %Washington County53.2Leflore County: 53.1 %Leflore County53.1Clay County: 53 %Clay County53Bolivar County: 53 %Bolivar County53Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Montgomery County: 52.8 %Montgomery County52.8Humphreys County: 52.8 %Humphreys County52.8Grenada County: 52.7 %Grenada County52.7Tunica County: 52.7 %Tunica County52.7Noxubee County: 52.6 %Noxubee County52.6Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Quitman County: 52.2 %Quitman County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Forrest County: 52.2 %Forrest County52.2Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Holmes County: 52.1 %Holmes County52.1Yalobusha County: 52 %Yalobusha County52Lee County: 52 %Lee County52Smith County: 51.8 %Smith County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Wayne County: 51.8 %Wayne County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.7 %Chickasaw County51.7Calhoun County: 51.7 %Calhoun County51.7DeSoto County: 51.7 %DeSoto County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Lawrence County: 51.7 %Lawrence County51.7Jasper County: 51.6 %Jasper County51.6Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Sharkey County: 53.6 %Sharkey County53.6Claiborne County: 53.5 %Claiborne County53.5Washington County: 53.2 %Washington County53.2Leflore County: 53.1 %Leflore County53.1Clay County: 53 %Clay County53Bolivar County: 53 %Bolivar County53Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Montgomery County: 52.8 %Montgomery County52.8Humphreys County: 52.8 %Humphreys County52.8Grenada County: 52.7 %Grenada County52.7Tunica County: 52.7 %Tunica County52.7Noxubee County: 52.6 %Noxubee County52.6Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Quitman County: 52.2 %Quitman County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Forrest County: 52.2 %Forrest County52.2Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Holmes County: 52.1 %Holmes County52.1Yalobusha County: 52 %Yalobusha County52Lee County: 52 %Lee County52Smith County: 51.8 %Smith County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Wayne County: 51.8 %Wayne County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.7 %Chickasaw County51.7Calhoun County: 51.7 %Calhoun County51.7DeSoto County: 51.7 %DeSoto County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Lawrence County: 51.7 %Lawrence County51.7Jasper County: 51.6 %Jasper County51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Coahoma County54-0.1 pts
2Sharkey County53.6+0.5 pts
3Claiborne County53.5+0.4 pts
4Washington County53.2+0.2 pts
5Leflore County53.1-0.2 pts
6Clay County53-0.1 pts
7Bolivar County53-0.1 pts
8Hinds County53-0.1 pts
9Montgomery County52.8-0 pts
10Humphreys County52.8+0.1 pts
11Grenada County52.7-0 pts
12Tunica County52.7+0.2 pts
13Noxubee County52.6+0.3 pts
14Attala County52.50 pts
15Warren County52.5+0.1 pts
16Newton County52.4+0.4 pts
17Neshoba County52.40 pts
18Pike County52.3-0.1 pts
19Clarke County52.3-0 pts
20Quitman County52.2+0.4 pts
21Lowndes County52.20 pts
22Forrest County52.2+0.1 pts
23Lamar County52.2+0.1 pts
23Madison County52.2+0.1 pts
25Monroe County52.1-0 pts
26Jefferson Davis County52.1-0.1 pts
27Copiah County52.1+0.1 pts
28Lincoln County52.10 pts
29Holmes County52.1-0 pts
30Yalobusha County52-0.1 pts
31Lee County52-0.1 pts
32Smith County51.8+0.1 pts
33Lauderdale County51.80 pts
34Wayne County51.8-0.3 pts
35Chickasaw County51.7-0.1 pts
36Calhoun County51.7-0 pts
37DeSoto County51.7+0.1 pts
38Panola County51.70 pts
39Lawrence County51.7-0 pts
40Jasper County51.60 pts
41Rankin County51.60 pts
42Walthall County51.6-0.2 pts
43Marion County51.6-0.1 pts
44Winston County51.6+0.1 pts
45Tate County51.6+0.1 pts
46Amite County51.5+0.1 pts
47Jones County51.5+0.1 pts
48Lafayette County51.5+0.2 pts
49Tishomingo County51.5-0.1 pts
50Adams County51.4+0.6 pts
51Prentiss County51.3+0.1 pts
52Covington County51.3+0.1 pts
53Simpson County51.2+0.1 pts
54Webster County51.2+0.1 pts
55Franklin County51.2-0.2 pts
55Scott County51.2-0.1 pts
57Itawamba County51.2+0.2 pts
58Union County51.1-0.1 pts
59Alcorn County51-0.1 pts
60Perry County51-0.4 pts
61Benton County50.9+0.2 pts
62Jackson County50.90 pts
63Choctaw County50.9-0.4 pts
64Tippah County50.9-0 pts
65Oktibbeha County50.9+0.2 pts
66Jefferson County50.8+0.5 pts
67Harrison County50.8+0.1 pts
68Pontotoc County50.8+0.1 pts
69Pearl River County50.70 pts
70Hancock County50.6-0.3 pts
71Marshall County50.50 pts
72Leake County49.9+0.9 pts
73Kemper County49.8-0 pts
74George County49.6+0.1 pts
75Carroll County49.2+0.1 pts
76Stone County48.5-0.4 pts
77Sunflower County47.9+0.3 pts
78Wilkinson County46.9+0.1 pts
79Yazoo County46+0.6 pts
80Tallahatchie County45.9+0.2 pts
81Greene County42.3+2.1 pts
82Issaquena County37.1+0.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Coahoma County, with 54% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 37.1% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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