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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Claiborne County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2020, at 54.1%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 31%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.1Claiborne County
Lowest31Issaquena County
Median51.782 counties
Mississippi51.7History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 52.3 %Alcorn County: 51.5 %Amite County: 51.5 %Attala County: 52.2 %Benton County: 51.9 %Bolivar County: 53.1 %Calhoun County: 50.6 %Carroll County: 48.5 %Chickasaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County: 51 %Claiborne County: 54.1 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 52.9 %Coahoma County: 53.6 %Copiah County: 52.3 %Covington County: 51.6 %DeSoto County: 52.1 %Forrest County: 52.5 %Franklin County: 51 %George County: 49.6 %Greene County: 41.6 %Grenada County: 53.1 %Hancock County: 50.8 %Harrison County: 51.4 %Hinds County: 52.9 %Holmes County: 51.6 %Humphreys County: 53 %Issaquena County: 31 %Itawamba County: 51.3 %Jackson County: 51.2 %Jasper County: 51.5 %Jefferson County: 51.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jones County: 51.6 %Kemper County: 49.4 %Lafayette County: 52 %Lamar County: 52.6 %Lauderdale County: 51.9 %Lawrence County: 52.4 %Leake County: 51.4 %Lee County: 52.2 %Leflore County: 52.8 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.3 %Marion County: 51.2 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 52.6 %Neshoba County: 52.5 %Newton County: 52.6 %Noxubee County: 52.6 %Oktibbeha County: 51.2 %Panola County: 51.9 %Pearl River County: 51.1 %Perry County: 51 %Pike County: 52.2 %Pontotoc County: 51.1 %Prentiss County: 51.9 %Quitman County: 52 %Rankin County: 51.6 %Scott County: 51.4 %Sharkey County: 52.8 %Simpson County: 51.5 %Smith County: 51.6 %Stone County: 47.9 %Sunflower County: 47.9 %Tallahatchie County: 47 %Tate County: 51.4 %Tippah County: 51.5 %Tishomingo County: 51.1 %Tunica County: 52.6 %Union County: 51.3 %Walthall County: 51.6 %Warren County: 52.6 %Washington County: 53.7 %Wayne County: 52.3 %Webster County: 52 %Wilkinson County: 46.7 %Winston County: 51.5 %Yalobusha County: 51.8 %Yazoo County: 44.7 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Claiborne County: 54.1 %Claiborne County54.1Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Coahoma County: 53.6 %Coahoma County53.6Bolivar County: 53.1 %Bolivar County53.1Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Humphreys County: 53 %Humphreys County53Clay County: 52.9 %Clay County52.9Hinds County: 52.9 %Hinds County52.9Leflore County: 52.8 %Leflore County52.8Sharkey County: 52.8 %Sharkey County52.8Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Noxubee County: 52.6 %Noxubee County52.6Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Tunica County: 52.6 %Tunica County52.6Lamar County: 52.6 %Lamar County52.6Forrest County: 52.5 %Forrest County52.5Neshoba County: 52.5 %Neshoba County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Adams County: 52.3 %Adams County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jefferson Davis County52.3Wayne County: 52.3 %Wayne County52.3Madison County: 52.3 %Madison County52.3Copiah County: 52.3 %Copiah County52.3Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Attala County: 52.2 %Attala County52.2DeSoto County: 52.1 %DeSoto County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Quitman County: 52 %Quitman County52Webster County: 52 %Webster County52Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lafayette County: 52 %Lafayette County52Lauderdale County: 51.9 %Lauderdale County51.9Prentiss County: 51.9 %Prentiss County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9Panola County: 51.9 %Panola County51.9Yalobusha County: 51.8 %Yalobusha County51.8Claiborne County: 54.1 %Claiborne County54.1Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Coahoma County: 53.6 %Coahoma County53.6Bolivar County: 53.1 %Bolivar County53.1Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Humphreys County: 53 %Humphreys County53Clay County: 52.9 %Clay County52.9Hinds County: 52.9 %Hinds County52.9Leflore County: 52.8 %Leflore County52.8Sharkey County: 52.8 %Sharkey County52.8Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Montgomery County: 52.6 %Montgomery County52.6Noxubee County: 52.6 %Noxubee County52.6Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Tunica County: 52.6 %Tunica County52.6Lamar County: 52.6 %Lamar County52.6Forrest County: 52.5 %Forrest County52.5Neshoba County: 52.5 %Neshoba County52.5Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Adams County: 52.3 %Adams County52.3Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jefferson Davis County52.3Wayne County: 52.3 %Wayne County52.3Madison County: 52.3 %Madison County52.3Copiah County: 52.3 %Copiah County52.3Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lee County: 52.2 %Lee County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Attala County: 52.2 %Attala County52.2DeSoto County: 52.1 %DeSoto County52.1Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lincoln County52.1Quitman County: 52 %Quitman County52Webster County: 52 %Webster County52Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Lafayette County: 52 %Lafayette County52Lauderdale County: 51.9 %Lauderdale County51.9Prentiss County: 51.9 %Prentiss County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9Panola County: 51.9 %Panola County51.9Yalobusha County: 51.8 %Yalobusha County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Claiborne County54.1+0.2 pts
2Washington County53.7+0.1 pts
3Coahoma County53.6-0.3 pts
4Bolivar County53.1-0.2 pts
5Grenada County53.10 pts
6Humphreys County53+0.3 pts
7Clay County52.9-0.2 pts
8Hinds County52.9-0 pts
9Leflore County52.8-0.4 pts
10Sharkey County52.8+0.4 pts
11Newton County52.6+0.1 pts
12Montgomery County52.6-0.5 pts
13Noxubee County52.6-0.1 pts
14Warren County52.6+0.1 pts
15Tunica County52.6-0.2 pts
16Lamar County52.6+0.1 pts
17Forrest County52.50 pts
18Neshoba County52.5+0.1 pts
19Clarke County52.5-0.1 pts
20Lawrence County52.4-0 pts
21Adams County52.3+0.4 pts
22Jefferson Davis County52.3+0.1 pts
23Wayne County52.3+0.1 pts
24Madison County52.3-0 pts
25Copiah County52.3+0.1 pts
26Pike County52.20 pts
27Lee County52.20 pts
28Lowndes County52.2-0.1 pts
29Attala County52.2-0.2 pts
30DeSoto County52.1+0.1 pts
31Lincoln County52.1+0.2 pts
32Quitman County52-0.1 pts
33Webster County52+0.3 pts
34Monroe County52-0 pts
35Lafayette County52+0.1 pts
36Lauderdale County51.9+0.1 pts
37Prentiss County51.9+0.2 pts
38Benton County51.9-0 pts
39Panola County51.9+0.1 pts
40Yalobusha County51.8-0.2 pts
41Chickasaw County51.7-0.2 pts
42Walthall County51.6+0.3 pts
43Rankin County51.6-0.1 pts
44Covington County51.6+0.1 pts
45Jones County51.6-0 pts
46Smith County51.6+0.1 pts
47Holmes County51.6-0.3 pts
48Amite County51.5-0.1 pts
49Tippah County51.5+0.2 pts
50Alcorn County51.5+0.2 pts
51Winston County51.5-0 pts
52Jasper County51.5-0.3 pts
53Simpson County51.5+0.2 pts
54Scott County51.4+0.2 pts
55Tate County51.4+0.1 pts
56Leake County51.4+0.5 pts
57Harrison County51.4+0.1 pts
58Itawamba County51.3+0.2 pts
59Union County51.3-0.2 pts
60Jackson County51.2+0.1 pts
61Oktibbeha County51.2-0.4 pts
62Jefferson County51.2-0 pts
63Marion County51.2+0.1 pts
64Tishomingo County51.1-0 pts
65Pontotoc County51.1-0.1 pts
66Pearl River County51.1+0.1 pts
67Choctaw County51+0.5 pts
68Franklin County51-0.1 pts
69Perry County51-0.4 pts
70Hancock County50.8+0.1 pts
71Calhoun County50.6-0.3 pts
72Marshall County50.2-0.2 pts
73George County49.6-0.1 pts
74Kemper County49.4-0.2 pts
75Carroll County48.5-0.6 pts
76Sunflower County47.9+0.3 pts
77Stone County47.9-0.1 pts
78Tallahatchie County47+0.1 pts
79Wilkinson County46.7+0.5 pts
80Yazoo County44.7+3.1 pts
81Greene County41.6+0.4 pts
82Issaquena County31-0.4 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Claiborne County, with 54.1% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 31% in 2020.

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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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