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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Claiborne County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2023, at 53.9%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 29.1%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Claiborne County
Lowest29.1Issaquena County
Median51.782 counties
Mississippi51.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 50.8 %Alcorn County: 51.3 %Amite County: 51.6 %Attala County: 52.4 %Benton County: 52 %Bolivar County: 53.7 %Calhoun County: 50.6 %Carroll County: 48.3 %Chickasaw County: 51.7 %Choctaw County: 51.1 %Claiborne County: 53.9 %Clarke County: 52.6 %Clay County: 53.3 %Coahoma County: 52.7 %Copiah County: 52.2 %Covington County: 51.7 %DeSoto County: 52.4 %Forrest County: 52.9 %Franklin County: 50.9 %George County: 49.6 %Greene County: 41.1 %Grenada County: 53.1 %Hancock County: 51.1 %Harrison County: 51.6 %Hinds County: 53.2 %Holmes County: 51.6 %Humphreys County: 53.3 %Issaquena County: 29.1 %Itawamba County: 51.6 %Jackson County: 51.4 %Jasper County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 51.3 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.4 %Jones County: 51.8 %Kemper County: 49.1 %Lafayette County: 52.3 %Lamar County: 52.6 %Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lawrence County: 52.3 %Leake County: 51.1 %Lee County: 52.5 %Leflore County: 52.7 %Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lowndes County: 52.1 %Madison County: 52.5 %Marion County: 51.1 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 52.5 %Neshoba County: 52.9 %Newton County: 52.5 %Noxubee County: 52.3 %Oktibbeha County: 51 %Panola County: 52 %Pearl River County: 50.8 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pike County: 52.3 %Pontotoc County: 51.2 %Prentiss County: 51.9 %Quitman County: 51.5 %Rankin County: 51.8 %Scott County: 51.5 %Sharkey County: 53.2 %Simpson County: 51.5 %Smith County: 52 %Stone County: 47.3 %Sunflower County: 48.5 %Tallahatchie County: 47.8 %Tate County: 51.3 %Tippah County: 51.5 %Tishomingo County: 50.9 %Tunica County: 53.1 %Union County: 50.9 %Walthall County: 51.5 %Warren County: 52.6 %Washington County: 53.7 %Wayne County: 52.4 %Webster County: 52.1 %Wilkinson County: 46.4 %Winston County: 51 %Yalobusha County: 52 %Yazoo County: 46.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Bolivar County: 53.7 %Bolivar County53.7Humphreys County: 53.3 %Humphreys County53.3Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Hinds County: 53.2 %Hinds County53.2Sharkey County: 53.2 %Sharkey County53.2Tunica County: 53.1 %Tunica County53.1Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Neshoba County: 52.9 %Neshoba County52.9Coahoma County: 52.7 %Coahoma County52.7Leflore County: 52.7 %Leflore County52.7Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Lamar County: 52.6 %Lamar County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Montgomery County: 52.5 %Montgomery County52.5Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Lee County: 52.5 %Lee County52.5Newton County: 52.5 %Newton County52.5DeSoto County: 52.4 %DeSoto County52.4Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Jefferson Davis County: 52.4 %Jefferson Davis County52.4Wayne County: 52.4 %Wayne County52.4Lawrence County: 52.3 %Lawrence County52.3Lafayette County: 52.3 %Lafayette County52.3Noxubee County: 52.3 %Noxubee County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Panola County: 52 %Panola County52Yalobusha County: 52 %Yalobusha County52Smith County: 52 %Smith County52Benton County: 52 %Benton County52Prentiss County: 51.9 %Prentiss County51.9Rankin County: 51.8 %Rankin County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8Claiborne County: 53.9 %Claiborne County53.9Washington County: 53.7 %Washington County53.7Bolivar County: 53.7 %Bolivar County53.7Humphreys County: 53.3 %Humphreys County53.3Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Hinds County: 53.2 %Hinds County53.2Sharkey County: 53.2 %Sharkey County53.2Tunica County: 53.1 %Tunica County53.1Grenada County: 53.1 %Grenada County53.1Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Neshoba County: 52.9 %Neshoba County52.9Coahoma County: 52.7 %Coahoma County52.7Leflore County: 52.7 %Leflore County52.7Warren County: 52.6 %Warren County52.6Lamar County: 52.6 %Lamar County52.6Clarke County: 52.6 %Clarke County52.6Montgomery County: 52.5 %Montgomery County52.5Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Lee County: 52.5 %Lee County52.5Newton County: 52.5 %Newton County52.5DeSoto County: 52.4 %DeSoto County52.4Attala County: 52.4 %Attala County52.4Jefferson Davis County: 52.4 %Jefferson Davis County52.4Wayne County: 52.4 %Wayne County52.4Lawrence County: 52.3 %Lawrence County52.3Lafayette County: 52.3 %Lafayette County52.3Noxubee County: 52.3 %Noxubee County52.3Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Copiah County: 52.2 %Copiah County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Lowndes County: 52.1 %Lowndes County52.1Monroe County: 52.1 %Monroe County52.1Panola County: 52 %Panola County52Yalobusha County: 52 %Yalobusha County52Smith County: 52 %Smith County52Benton County: 52 %Benton County52Prentiss County: 51.9 %Prentiss County51.9Rankin County: 51.8 %Rankin County51.8Lauderdale County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County51.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Claiborne County53.9-0 pts
2Washington County53.7-0.1 pts
3Bolivar County53.7+0.1 pts
4Humphreys County53.3-0.2 pts
5Clay County53.3-0.1 pts
6Hinds County53.2+0.1 pts
7Sharkey County53.2+0.2 pts
8Tunica County53.1+0.3 pts
9Grenada County53.1-0.1 pts
10Forrest County52.9+0.3 pts
11Neshoba County52.9+0.2 pts
12Coahoma County52.7-0.4 pts
13Leflore County52.7+0.1 pts
14Warren County52.6+0.1 pts
15Lamar County52.6-0.1 pts
16Clarke County52.6+0.1 pts
17Montgomery County52.5-0.3 pts
18Madison County52.5+0.1 pts
19Lee County52.5+0.1 pts
20Newton County52.50 pts
21DeSoto County52.4+0.2 pts
22Attala County52.4+0.2 pts
23Jefferson Davis County52.4-0.1 pts
24Wayne County52.4+0.1 pts
25Lawrence County52.3-0.2 pts
26Lafayette County52.3+0.1 pts
27Noxubee County52.3-0.2 pts
28Pike County52.3+0.1 pts
29Copiah County52.20 pts
30Lincoln County52.20 pts
31Webster County52.1-0 pts
32Lowndes County52.1-0.1 pts
33Monroe County52.1-0 pts
34Panola County520 pts
35Yalobusha County52+0.1 pts
36Smith County52+0.1 pts
37Benton County52-0 pts
38Prentiss County51.9+0.2 pts
39Rankin County51.80 pts
40Lauderdale County51.80 pts
41Jones County51.8+0.1 pts
42Chickasaw County51.7-0.2 pts
43Covington County51.7-0.2 pts
44Amite County51.6+0.2 pts
45Holmes County51.6+0.3 pts
46Harrison County51.6+0.1 pts
47Itawamba County51.6+0.1 pts
48Scott County51.5-0.2 pts
49Quitman County51.5-0.5 pts
50Simpson County51.50 pts
51Tippah County51.50 pts
52Walthall County51.5-0 pts
53Jackson County51.40 pts
54Tate County51.30 pts
55Jefferson County51.3+0.3 pts
56Alcorn County51.3-0.1 pts
57Perry County51.3-0 pts
58Jasper County51.3-0.1 pts
59Pontotoc County51.2-0.1 pts
60Leake County51.1-0.1 pts
61Marion County51.1-0.1 pts
62Choctaw County51.1-0.1 pts
63Hancock County51.1+0.1 pts
64Winston County51-0 pts
65Oktibbeha County510 pts
66Tishomingo County50.90 pts
67Union County50.9-0.1 pts
68Franklin County50.9+0.1 pts
69Pearl River County50.8-0.1 pts
70Adams County50.8-1.1 pts
71Calhoun County50.6+0.1 pts
72Marshall County50.2-0 pts
73George County49.60 pts
74Kemper County49.1-0.2 pts
75Sunflower County48.5+0.1 pts
76Carroll County48.3+0.2 pts
77Tallahatchie County47.8-0.3 pts
78Stone County47.3-0.2 pts
79Yazoo County46.40 pts
80Wilkinson County46.4-0.2 pts
81Greene County41.1-0 pts
82Issaquena County29.10 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Claiborne County, with 53.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 29.1% in 2023.

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