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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Claiborne County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2022, at 53.9%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 29.1%. The median was 51.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Claiborne County
Lowest29.1Issaquena County
Median51.882 counties
Mississippi51.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 51.8 %Alcorn County: 51.5 %Amite County: 51.4 %Attala County: 52.2 %Benton County: 52 %Bolivar County: 53.6 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 48.1 %Chickasaw County: 52 %Choctaw County: 51.2 %Claiborne County: 53.9 %Clarke County: 52.4 %Clay County: 53.3 %Coahoma County: 53.1 %Copiah County: 52.2 %Covington County: 51.8 %DeSoto County: 52.3 %Forrest County: 52.7 %Franklin County: 50.8 %George County: 49.6 %Greene County: 41.2 %Grenada County: 53.2 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Harrison County: 51.5 %Hinds County: 53.1 %Holmes County: 51.3 %Humphreys County: 53.5 %Issaquena County: 29.1 %Itawamba County: 51.5 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jasper County: 51.4 %Jefferson County: 51 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.5 %Jones County: 51.7 %Kemper County: 49.3 %Lafayette County: 52.2 %Lamar County: 52.7 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 52.5 %Leake County: 51.3 %Lee County: 52.4 %Leflore County: 52.6 %Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.4 %Marion County: 51.2 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 52.9 %Neshoba County: 52.7 %Newton County: 52.4 %Noxubee County: 52.5 %Oktibbeha County: 51 %Panola County: 52 %Pearl River County: 50.9 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pike County: 52.2 %Pontotoc County: 51.3 %Prentiss County: 51.7 %Quitman County: 52 %Rankin County: 51.8 %Scott County: 51.7 %Sharkey County: 53 %Simpson County: 51.4 %Smith County: 51.9 %Stone County: 47.5 %Sunflower County: 48.4 %Tallahatchie County: 48.1 %Tate County: 51.3 %Tippah County: 51.5 %Tishomingo County: 50.9 %Tunica County: 52.8 %Union County: 51.1 %Walthall County: 51.5 %Warren County: 52.5 %Washington County: 53.9 %Wayne County: 52.2 %Webster County: 52.2 %Wilkinson County: 46.6 %Winston County: 51 %Yalobusha County: 51.9 %Yazoo County: 46.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.9 %Washington County53.9Bolivar County: 53.6 %Bolivar County53.6Humphreys County: 53.5 %Humphreys County53.5Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Grenada County: 53.2 %Grenada County53.2Hinds County: 53.1 %Hinds County53.1Coahoma County: 53.1 %Coahoma County53.1Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Montgomery County: 52.9 %Montgomery County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Neshoba County: 52.7 %Neshoba County52.7Forrest County: 52.7 %Forrest County52.7Lamar County: 52.7 %Lamar County52.7Leflore County: 52.6 %Leflore County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Noxubee County: 52.5 %Noxubee County52.5Lawrence County: 52.5 %Lawrence County52.5Jefferson Davis County: 52.5 %Jefferson Davis County52.5Clarke County: 52.4 %Clarke County52.4Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lee County: 52.4 %Lee County52.4DeSoto County: 52.3 %DeSoto County52.3Wayne County: 52.2 %Wayne County52.2Attala County: 52.2 %Attala County52.2Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lafayette County: 52.2 %Lafayette County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Webster County: 52.2 %Webster County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Quitman County: 52 %Quitman County52Benton County: 52 %Benton County52Panola County: 52 %Panola County52Chickasaw County: 52 %Chickasaw County52Yalobusha County: 51.9 %Yalobusha County51.9Smith County: 51.9 %Smith County51.9Covington County: 51.8 %Covington County51.8Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.9 %Washington County53.9Bolivar County: 53.6 %Bolivar County53.6Humphreys County: 53.5 %Humphreys County53.5Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Grenada County: 53.2 %Grenada County53.2Hinds County: 53.1 %Hinds County53.1Coahoma County: 53.1 %Coahoma County53.1Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Montgomery County: 52.9 %Montgomery County52.9Tunica County: 52.8 %Tunica County52.8Neshoba County: 52.7 %Neshoba County52.7Forrest County: 52.7 %Forrest County52.7Lamar County: 52.7 %Lamar County52.7Leflore County: 52.6 %Leflore County52.6Warren County: 52.5 %Warren County52.5Noxubee County: 52.5 %Noxubee County52.5Lawrence County: 52.5 %Lawrence County52.5Jefferson Davis County: 52.5 %Jefferson Davis County52.5Clarke County: 52.4 %Clarke County52.4Newton County: 52.4 %Newton County52.4Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lee County: 52.4 %Lee County52.4DeSoto County: 52.3 %DeSoto County52.3Wayne County: 52.2 %Wayne County52.2Attala County: 52.2 %Attala County52.2Pike County: 52.2 %Pike County52.2Lafayette County: 52.2 %Lafayette County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Webster County: 52.2 %Webster County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Quitman County: 52 %Quitman County52Benton County: 52 %Benton County52Panola County: 52 %Panola County52Chickasaw County: 52 %Chickasaw County52Yalobusha County: 51.9 %Yalobusha County51.9Smith County: 51.9 %Smith County51.9Covington County: 51.8 %Covington County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Claiborne County53.9+0.3 pts
2Washington County53.9+0.1 pts
3Bolivar County53.6+0.3 pts
4Humphreys County53.5+0.5 pts
5Clay County53.3-0 pts
6Grenada County53.2+0.1 pts
7Hinds County53.1+0.1 pts
8Coahoma County53.1-0.7 pts
9Sharkey County53-0.2 pts
10Montgomery County52.9-0 pts
11Tunica County52.8-0.1 pts
12Neshoba County52.7+0.1 pts
13Forrest County52.7+0.1 pts
13Lamar County52.7+0.1 pts
15Leflore County52.60 pts
16Warren County52.5-0.1 pts
17Noxubee County52.5+0.1 pts
18Lawrence County52.5+0.3 pts
19Jefferson Davis County52.50 pts
20Clarke County52.40 pts
20Newton County52.4-0.1 pts
22Madison County52.4+0.2 pts
23Lee County52.4+0.1 pts
24DeSoto County52.3+0.1 pts
25Wayne County52.2-0 pts
26Attala County52.2+0.1 pts
27Pike County52.2-0 pts
28Lafayette County52.2+0.2 pts
29Lincoln County52.2+0.2 pts
30Copiah County52.2-0.1 pts
31Webster County52.2+0.1 pts
32Lowndes County52.20 pts
33Monroe County52.1-0 pts
34Quitman County52+0.1 pts
35Benton County52-0.2 pts
36Panola County52+0.2 pts
37Chickasaw County52+0.2 pts
38Yalobusha County51.90 pts
39Smith County51.9+0.3 pts
40Covington County51.8+0.1 pts
41Adams County51.8-0.9 pts
42Rankin County51.8-0 pts
43Lauderdale County51.80 pts
44Prentiss County51.7-0.1 pts
45Scott County51.7-0 pts
46Jones County51.70 pts
47Harrison County51.5+0.1 pts
47Walthall County51.5-0 pts
49Itawamba County51.5-0 pts
50Tippah County51.5-0.1 pts
51Alcorn County51.5+0.1 pts
52Amite County51.4-0.1 pts
53Simpson County51.4-0.1 pts
54Jasper County51.4+0.2 pts
55Jackson County51.4+0.1 pts
56Tate County51.3-0.2 pts
57Holmes County51.3-0.1 pts
58Perry County51.3+0.2 pts
59Pontotoc County51.3+0.2 pts
60Leake County51.3-0.1 pts
61Marion County51.20 pts
62Choctaw County51.2+0.2 pts
63Union County51.1-0.2 pts
64Winston County51-0.3 pts
65Oktibbeha County51-0.1 pts
66Jefferson County51+0.1 pts
67Hancock County50.90 pts
68Pearl River County50.9-0.1 pts
69Tishomingo County50.9-0.3 pts
70Franklin County50.8-0.3 pts
71Calhoun County50.5-0 pts
72Marshall County50.2+0.1 pts
73George County49.6-0.2 pts
74Kemper County49.3+0.1 pts
75Sunflower County48.4-0.1 pts
76Carroll County48.1-0.3 pts
77Tallahatchie County48.1-0.1 pts
78Stone County47.50 pts
79Wilkinson County46.6-0.1 pts
80Yazoo County46.4-0.2 pts
81Greene County41.2-0.4 pts
82Issaquena County29.1-1 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Claiborne County, with 53.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 29.1% in 2022.

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