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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Coahoma County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2016, at 54%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 35.4%. 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
Lowest35.4Issaquena County
Median51.682 counties
Mississippi51.6History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 51.7 %Alcorn County: 51.2 %Amite County: 51.3 %Attala County: 52.5 %Benton County: 51.5 %Bolivar County: 53.2 %Calhoun County: 51.4 %Carroll County: 49.3 %Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County: 50.7 %Claiborne County: 53.4 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 52.9 %Coahoma County: 54 %Copiah County: 52.1 %Covington County: 51.7 %DeSoto County: 51.8 %Forrest County: 52.3 %Franklin County: 51.2 %George County: 49.5 %Greene County: 42.1 %Grenada County: 52.8 %Hancock County: 50.6 %Harrison County: 50.9 %Hinds County: 53 %Holmes County: 51.9 %Humphreys County: 52.9 %Issaquena County: 35.4 %Itawamba County: 51 %Jackson County: 50.9 %Jasper County: 51.6 %Jefferson County: 51.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jones County: 51.5 %Kemper County: 50.1 %Lafayette County: 51.5 %Lamar County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 51.9 %Leake County: 50.1 %Lee County: 52 %Leflore County: 53 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 52.3 %Madison County: 52.2 %Marion County: 51.4 %Marshall County: 50.4 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 53.1 %Neshoba County: 52.4 %Newton County: 52.4 %Noxubee County: 52.7 %Oktibbeha County: 51 %Panola County: 51.6 %Pearl River County: 50.8 %Perry County: 50.8 %Pike County: 52.3 %Pontotoc County: 51 %Prentiss County: 51.5 %Quitman County: 52.1 %Rankin County: 51.6 %Scott County: 51.3 %Sharkey County: 53 %Simpson County: 51.2 %Smith County: 51.7 %Stone County: 48.1 %Sunflower County: 47.8 %Tallahatchie County: 46 %Tate County: 51.5 %Tippah County: 51.2 %Tishomingo County: 51.5 %Tunica County: 52.8 %Union County: 51.3 %Walthall County: 51.7 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 53.4 %Wayne County: 51.9 %Webster County: 51.5 %Wilkinson County: 46.7 %Winston County: 51.5 %Yalobusha County: 52.3 %Yazoo County: 44.8 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Claiborne County: 53.4 %Claiborne County53.4Washington County: 53.4 %Washington County53.4Bolivar County: 53.2 %Bolivar County53.2Montgomery County: 53.1 %Montgomery County53.1Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Leflore County: 53 %Leflore County53Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Clay County: 52.9 %Clay County52.9Humphreys County: 52.9 %Humphreys County52.9Grenada County: 52.8 %Grenada County52.8Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Noxubee County: 52.7 %Noxubee County52.7Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Yalobusha County: 52.3 %Yalobusha County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Lowndes County: 52.3 %Lowndes County52.3Forrest County: 52.3 %Forrest County52.3Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Quitman County: 52.1 %Quitman County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lee County: 52 %Lee County52Holmes County: 51.9 %Holmes County51.9Wayne County: 51.9 %Wayne County51.9Lawrence County: 51.9 %Lawrence County51.9Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8DeSoto County: 51.8 %DeSoto County51.8Adams County: 51.7 %Adams County51.7Walthall County: 51.7 %Walthall County51.7Smith County: 51.7 %Smith County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Claiborne County: 53.4 %Claiborne County53.4Washington County: 53.4 %Washington County53.4Bolivar County: 53.2 %Bolivar County53.2Montgomery County: 53.1 %Montgomery County53.1Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Leflore County: 53 %Leflore County53Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Clay County: 52.9 %Clay County52.9Humphreys County: 52.9 %Humphreys County52.9Grenada County: 52.8 %Grenada County52.8Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Noxubee County: 52.7 %Noxubee County52.7Attala County: 52.5 %Attala County52.5Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Yalobusha County: 52.3 %Yalobusha County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Lowndes County: 52.3 %Lowndes County52.3Forrest County: 52.3 %Forrest County52.3Lamar County: 52.2 %Lamar County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Quitman County: 52.1 %Quitman County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lee County: 52 %Lee County52Holmes County: 51.9 %Holmes County51.9Wayne County: 51.9 %Wayne County51.9Lawrence County: 51.9 %Lawrence County51.9Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8DeSoto County: 51.8 %DeSoto County51.8Adams County: 51.7 %Adams County51.7Walthall County: 51.7 %Walthall County51.7Smith County: 51.7 %Smith County51.7Covington County: 51.7 %Covington County51.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Coahoma County54-0.1 pts
2Claiborne County53.4-0.1 pts
3Washington County53.4+0.2 pts
4Bolivar County53.2+0.2 pts
5Montgomery County53.1+0.3 pts
6Hinds County530 pts
7Leflore County53-0.1 pts
8Sharkey County53-0.6 pts
9Clay County52.9-0.1 pts
10Humphreys County52.9+0.1 pts
11Grenada County52.8+0.1 pts
12Tunica County52.8+0.1 pts
13Noxubee County52.7+0.1 pts
14Attala County52.50 pts
15Warren County52.50 pts
16Clarke County52.5+0.2 pts
17Neshoba County52.4+0.1 pts
18Newton County52.4-0.1 pts
19Yalobusha County52.3+0.3 pts
20Pike County52.3-0.1 pts
21Lowndes County52.3+0.1 pts
22Forrest County52.3+0.1 pts
23Lamar County52.20 pts
24Madison County52.20 pts
25Quitman County52.1-0.1 pts
26Copiah County52.10 pts
27Jefferson Davis County52.1-0 pts
28Lincoln County52.10 pts
29Monroe County52-0.1 pts
30Lee County520 pts
31Holmes County51.9-0.1 pts
32Wayne County51.9+0.2 pts
33Lawrence County51.9+0.2 pts
34Chickasaw County51.8+0.1 pts
35Lauderdale County51.80 pts
36DeSoto County51.8+0.1 pts
37Adams County51.7+0.3 pts
38Walthall County51.7+0.1 pts
39Smith County51.7-0.1 pts
40Covington County51.7+0.3 pts
41Jasper County51.60 pts
42Rankin County51.6-0 pts
43Panola County51.6-0.1 pts
44Benton County51.5+0.6 pts
45Tishomingo County51.50 pts
46Jones County51.5-0 pts
47Lafayette County51.50 pts
48Tate County51.5-0.1 pts
49Winston County51.5-0.1 pts
50Webster County51.5+0.3 pts
51Prentiss County51.5+0.1 pts
52Marion County51.4-0.2 pts
53Calhoun County51.4-0.3 pts
54Amite County51.3-0.2 pts
55Scott County51.3+0.1 pts
56Union County51.3+0.2 pts
57Jefferson County51.2+0.4 pts
58Tippah County51.2+0.4 pts
59Alcorn County51.2+0.2 pts
59Franklin County51.2-0 pts
61Simpson County51.2-0.1 pts
62Oktibbeha County51+0.2 pts
63Itawamba County51-0.2 pts
64Pontotoc County51+0.2 pts
65Harrison County50.9+0.2 pts
66Jackson County50.9-0 pts
67Perry County50.8-0.2 pts
68Pearl River County50.80 pts
69Choctaw County50.7-0.2 pts
70Hancock County50.60 pts
71Marshall County50.4-0.1 pts
72Leake County50.1+0.3 pts
73Kemper County50.1+0.3 pts
74George County49.5-0 pts
75Carroll County49.3+0.1 pts
76Stone County48.1-0.5 pts
77Sunflower County47.8-0.1 pts
78Wilkinson County46.7-0.3 pts
79Tallahatchie County46+0.1 pts
80Yazoo County44.8-1.2 pts
81Greene County42.1-0.2 pts
82Issaquena County35.4-1.7 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Coahoma County, with 54% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 35.4% in 2016.

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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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