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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Coahoma County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2018, at 54%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 32.7%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54Coahoma County
Lowest32.7Issaquena County
Median51.782 counties
Mississippi51.6History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 51.4 %Alcorn County: 51.4 %Amite County: 51.4 %Attala County: 52.4 %Benton County: 51.6 %Bolivar County: 53.3 %Calhoun County: 51.1 %Carroll County: 49 %Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County: 50.6 %Claiborne County: 53.7 %Clarke County: 52.6 %Clay County: 53.1 %Coahoma County: 54 %Copiah County: 52 %Covington County: 51.6 %DeSoto County: 51.9 %Forrest County: 52.2 %Franklin County: 51.1 %George County: 49.9 %Greene County: 40.4 %Grenada County: 53 %Hancock County: 50.7 %Harrison County: 51.1 %Hinds County: 53 %Holmes County: 52 %Humphreys County: 52.9 %Issaquena County: 32.7 %Itawamba County: 51.1 %Jackson County: 51 %Jasper County: 51.7 %Jefferson County: 51 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jones County: 51.6 %Kemper County: 50.3 %Lafayette County: 51.7 %Lamar County: 52.3 %Lauderdale County: 51.7 %Lawrence County: 52.4 %Leake County: 50.6 %Lee County: 52.2 %Leflore County: 53.1 %Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.2 %Marion County: 51.3 %Marshall County: 50.3 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 53.3 %Neshoba County: 52.4 %Newton County: 52.6 %Noxubee County: 53 %Oktibbeha County: 51.5 %Panola County: 51.7 %Pearl River County: 50.9 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pike County: 52.3 %Pontotoc County: 51.2 %Prentiss County: 51.6 %Quitman County: 52.5 %Rankin County: 51.7 %Scott County: 51.2 %Sharkey County: 52.5 %Simpson County: 51.2 %Smith County: 51.8 %Stone County: 48.1 %Sunflower County: 46.8 %Tallahatchie County: 46.6 %Tate County: 51.4 %Tippah County: 51.3 %Tishomingo County: 51.2 %Tunica County: 52.8 %Union County: 51.2 %Walthall County: 51.6 %Warren County: 52.6 %Washington County: 53.6 %Wayne County: 52.1 %Webster County: 51.7 %Wilkinson County: 46.3 %Winston County: 51.5 %Yalobusha County: 52.2 %Yazoo County: 42.6 %
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%, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Claiborne County: 53.7 %Claiborne County53.7Washington County: 53.6 %Washington County53.6Bolivar County: 53.3 %Bolivar County53.3Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Leflore County: 53.1 %Leflore County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Grenada County: 53 %Grenada County53Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Noxubee County: 53 %Noxubee County53Humphreys County: 52.9 %Humphreys County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Sharkey County: 52.5 %Sharkey County52.5Quitman County: 52.5 %Quitman County52.5Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Lamar County: 52.3 %Lamar County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Forrest County: 52.2 %Forrest County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.2 %Yalobusha County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Wayne County: 52.1 %Wayne County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Copiah County: 52 %Copiah County52Holmes County: 52 %Holmes County52DeSoto County: 51.9 %DeSoto County51.9Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lincoln County51.9Smith County: 51.8 %Smith County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lafayette County: 51.7 %Lafayette County51.7Lauderdale County: 51.7 %Lauderdale County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Jasper County: 51.7 %Jasper County51.7Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Claiborne County: 53.7 %Claiborne County53.7Washington County: 53.6 %Washington County53.6Bolivar County: 53.3 %Bolivar County53.3Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Leflore County: 53.1 %Leflore County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Grenada County: 53 %Grenada County53Hinds County: 53 %Hinds County53Noxubee County: 53 %Noxubee County53Humphreys County: 52.9 %Humphreys County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Sharkey County: 52.5 %Sharkey County52.5Quitman County: 52.5 %Quitman County52.5Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Neshoba County: 52.4 %Neshoba County52.4Lamar County: 52.3 %Lamar County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Forrest County: 52.2 %Forrest County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.2 %Yalobusha County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Madison County: 52.2 %Madison County52.2Wayne County: 52.1 %Wayne County52.1Jefferson Davis County: 52.1 %Jefferson Davis County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Copiah County: 52 %Copiah County52Holmes County: 52 %Holmes County52DeSoto County: 51.9 %DeSoto County51.9Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lincoln County51.9Smith County: 51.8 %Smith County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Lafayette County: 51.7 %Lafayette County51.7Lauderdale County: 51.7 %Lauderdale County51.7Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Jasper County: 51.7 %Jasper County51.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Coahoma County540 pts
2Claiborne County53.7-0.1 pts
3Washington County53.6+0.2 pts
4Bolivar County53.3-0.1 pts
5Montgomery County53.3-0 pts
6Leflore County53.1+0.2 pts
7Clay County53.1-0.1 pts
8Grenada County53+0.1 pts
9Hinds County53-0.1 pts
10Noxubee County53+0.2 pts
11Humphreys County52.9+0.1 pts
12Tunica County52.8+0.2 pts
13Warren County52.6+0.1 pts
14Clarke County52.6+0.1 pts
15Newton County52.6+0.1 pts
16Sharkey County52.50 pts
17Quitman County52.5-0 pts
18Attala County52.4-0.1 pts
19Lawrence County52.4+0.1 pts
20Neshoba County52.40 pts
21Lamar County52.3+0.1 pts
22Pike County52.3-0 pts
23Forrest County52.2+0.1 pts
24Yalobusha County52.20 pts
25Lowndes County52.2-0.1 pts
26Lee County52.2+0.1 pts
27Madison County52.2-0 pts
28Wayne County52.1+0.1 pts
29Jefferson Davis County52.1-0.1 pts
30Monroe County520 pts
31Copiah County52-0 pts
32Holmes County52+0.2 pts
33DeSoto County51.9+0.1 pts
34Lincoln County51.9-0.2 pts
35Smith County51.80 pts
36Chickasaw County51.8+0.1 pts
37Lafayette County51.70 pts
38Lauderdale County51.70 pts
39Panola County51.70 pts
40Jasper County51.7+0.1 pts
41Rankin County51.7+0.1 pts
42Webster County51.7-0.1 pts
43Walthall County51.60 pts
44Jones County51.6-0 pts
45Benton County51.6-0 pts
46Covington County51.6-0.2 pts
47Prentiss County51.6+0.1 pts
48Winston County51.5+0.1 pts
49Oktibbeha County51.5+0.2 pts
50Amite County51.4-0 pts
51Adams County51.4+0.4 pts
51Tate County51.4-0.2 pts
53Alcorn County51.4+0.3 pts
54Tippah County51.3+0.1 pts
55Marion County51.30 pts
56Perry County51.30 pts
57Pontotoc County51.2+0.2 pts
58Simpson County51.2-0.1 pts
58Tishomingo County51.2-0.3 pts
60Scott County51.2-0.3 pts
61Union County51.2+0.1 pts
62Harrison County51.1+0.1 pts
63Itawamba County51.10 pts
64Calhoun County51.1+0.1 pts
65Franklin County51.1-0.1 pts
66Jefferson County51-0.1 pts
67Jackson County51+0.1 pts
68Pearl River County50.9+0.1 pts
69Hancock County50.7-0 pts
70Choctaw County50.6-0.1 pts
71Leake County50.6+0.5 pts
72Kemper County50.3+0.3 pts
73Marshall County50.30 pts
74George County49.9+0.3 pts
75Carroll County49-0 pts
76Stone County48.1+0.2 pts
77Sunflower County46.8-0.8 pts
78Tallahatchie County46.6+0.2 pts
79Wilkinson County46.3-0.1 pts
80Yazoo County42.6-0.9 pts
81Greene County40.4-1.1 pts
82Issaquena County32.7-2.6 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Coahoma County, with 54% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 32.7% in 2018.

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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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