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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Claiborne County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2019, at 53.9%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 31.4%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Claiborne County
Lowest31.4Issaquena County
Median51.782 counties
Mississippi51.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 51.9 %Alcorn County: 51.3 %Amite County: 51.7 %Attala County: 52.4 %Benton County: 51.9 %Bolivar County: 53.4 %Calhoun County: 50.9 %Carroll County: 49.1 %Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Choctaw County: 50.5 %Claiborne County: 53.9 %Clarke County: 52.6 %Clay County: 53.1 %Coahoma County: 53.9 %Copiah County: 52.2 %Covington County: 51.5 %DeSoto County: 52.1 %Forrest County: 52.5 %Franklin County: 51.1 %George County: 49.7 %Greene County: 41.2 %Grenada County: 53.1 %Hancock County: 50.8 %Harrison County: 51.2 %Hinds County: 52.9 %Holmes County: 51.9 %Humphreys County: 52.7 %Issaquena County: 31.4 %Itawamba County: 51.1 %Jackson County: 51.2 %Jasper County: 51.8 %Jefferson County: 51.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.2 %Jones County: 51.6 %Kemper County: 49.6 %Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lamar County: 52.5 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 52.4 %Leake County: 50.8 %Lee County: 52.2 %Leflore County: 53.2 %Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lowndes County: 52.3 %Madison County: 52.3 %Marion County: 51.1 %Marshall County: 50.4 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 53.2 %Neshoba County: 52.3 %Newton County: 52.6 %Noxubee County: 52.7 %Oktibbeha County: 51.6 %Panola County: 51.8 %Pearl River County: 51 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pike County: 52.2 %Pontotoc County: 51.2 %Prentiss County: 51.7 %Quitman County: 52.2 %Rankin County: 51.7 %Scott County: 51.2 %Sharkey County: 52.4 %Simpson County: 51.3 %Smith County: 51.5 %Stone County: 48 %Sunflower County: 47.6 %Tallahatchie County: 46.9 %Tate County: 51.3 %Tippah County: 51.4 %Tishomingo County: 51.2 %Tunica County: 52.8 %Union County: 51.5 %Walthall County: 51.4 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 53.7 %Wayne County: 52.2 %Webster County: 51.7 %Wilkinson County: 46.2 %Winston County: 51.5 %Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yazoo County: 41.6 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Coahoma County: 53.9 %Coahoma County53.9Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Bolivar County: 53.4 %Bolivar County53.4Leflore County: 53.2 %Leflore County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Hinds County: 52.9 %Hinds County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Noxubee County: 52.7 %Noxubee County52.7Humphreys County: 52.7 %Humphreys County52.7Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5Forrest County: 52.5 %Forrest County52.5Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Sharkey County: 52.4 %Sharkey County52.4Neshoba County: 52.3 %Neshoba County52.3Madison County: 52.3 %Madison County52.3Lowndes County: 52.3 %Lowndes County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.2 %Jefferson Davis County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Wayne County: 52.2 %Wayne County52.2Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Quitman County: 52.2 %Quitman County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1DeSoto County: 52.1 %DeSoto County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lincoln County51.9Adams County: 51.9 %Adams County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9Holmes County: 51.9 %Holmes County51.9Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lafayette County51.9Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Panola County: 51.8 %Panola County51.8Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Coahoma County: 53.9 %Coahoma County53.9Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Bolivar County: 53.4 %Bolivar County53.4Leflore County: 53.2 %Leflore County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Clay County: 53.1 %Clay County53.1Hinds County: 52.9 %Hinds County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Noxubee County: 52.7 %Noxubee County52.7Humphreys County: 52.7 %Humphreys County52.7Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5Forrest County: 52.5 %Forrest County52.5Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Sharkey County: 52.4 %Sharkey County52.4Neshoba County: 52.3 %Neshoba County52.3Madison County: 52.3 %Madison County52.3Lowndes County: 52.3 %Lowndes County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.2 %Jefferson Davis County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Wayne County: 52.2 %Wayne County52.2Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Quitman County: 52.2 %Quitman County52.2Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1DeSoto County: 52.1 %DeSoto County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lincoln County: 51.9 %Lincoln County51.9Adams County: 51.9 %Adams County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9Holmes County: 51.9 %Holmes County51.9Lafayette County: 51.9 %Lafayette County51.9Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Chickasaw County: 51.8 %Chickasaw County51.8Panola County: 51.8 %Panola County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Claiborne County53.9+0.2 pts
2Coahoma County53.9-0.1 pts
3Washington County53.7+0.1 pts
4Bolivar County53.4+0.1 pts
5Leflore County53.20 pts
6Montgomery County53.2-0.1 pts
7Grenada County53.1+0.1 pts
8Clay County53.1-0.1 pts
9Hinds County52.9-0.1 pts
10Tunica County52.80 pts
11Noxubee County52.7-0.2 pts
12Humphreys County52.7-0.2 pts
13Newton County52.60 pts
14Clarke County52.6-0 pts
15Warren County52.5-0.2 pts
16Lamar County52.5+0.2 pts
17Forrest County52.5+0.2 pts
18Lawrence County52.4-0 pts
19Attala County52.4-0 pts
20Sharkey County52.4-0.1 pts
21Neshoba County52.3-0.1 pts
22Madison County52.3+0.1 pts
23Lowndes County52.3+0.1 pts
24Jefferson Davis County52.2+0.1 pts
25Copiah County52.2+0.2 pts
25Wayne County52.2+0.1 pts
27Pike County52.2-0.1 pts
28Lee County52.2-0 pts
29Quitman County52.2-0.3 pts
30Yalobusha County52.1-0.2 pts
31DeSoto County52.1+0.1 pts
32Monroe County52-0 pts
33Lincoln County51.9+0.1 pts
34Adams County51.9+0.5 pts
35Benton County51.9+0.3 pts
36Holmes County51.9-0.1 pts
37Lafayette County51.9+0.1 pts
38Lauderdale County51.8+0.1 pts
39Chickasaw County51.8+0.1 pts
40Panola County51.8+0.1 pts
41Jasper County51.8+0.1 pts
42Prentiss County51.7+0.1 pts
43Webster County51.70 pts
44Rankin County51.70 pts
45Amite County51.7+0.2 pts
46Jones County51.6+0.1 pts
47Oktibbeha County51.6+0.1 pts
48Smith County51.5-0.3 pts
49Winston County51.5-0 pts
50Covington County51.5-0.1 pts
51Union County51.5+0.3 pts
52Walthall County51.4-0.2 pts
53Tippah County51.40 pts
54Perry County51.3+0.1 pts
55Tate County51.3-0.1 pts
56Alcorn County51.3-0 pts
57Simpson County51.3+0.1 pts
58Harrison County51.2+0.1 pts
59Scott County51.20 pts
60Jefferson County51.2+0.2 pts
61Pontotoc County51.2-0.1 pts
62Tishomingo County51.2-0 pts
63Jackson County51.2+0.1 pts
64Itawamba County51.10 pts
65Marion County51.1-0.2 pts
66Franklin County51.10 pts
67Pearl River County510 pts
68Calhoun County50.9-0.2 pts
69Leake County50.8+0.2 pts
70Hancock County50.8+0.1 pts
71Choctaw County50.5-0.1 pts
72Marshall County50.4+0.1 pts
73George County49.7-0.2 pts
74Kemper County49.6-0.7 pts
75Carroll County49.1+0.1 pts
76Stone County48-0.2 pts
77Sunflower County47.6+0.8 pts
78Tallahatchie County46.9+0.3 pts
79Wilkinson County46.2-0.1 pts
80Yazoo County41.6-1 pts
81Greene County41.2+0.9 pts
82Issaquena County31.4-1.3 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.

How to cite

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Claiborne County, with 53.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 31.4% in 2019.

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