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Counties in Mississippi by female population share

Bolivar County had the highest female population share of 82 counties in 2024, at 53.9%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 27.8%. The median was 51.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Bolivar County
Lowest27.8Issaquena County
Median51.882 counties
Mississippi51.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 48.1 %Alcorn County: 51.2 %Amite County: 51.7 %Attala County: 52.8 %Benton County: 51.9 %Bolivar County: 53.9 %Calhoun County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 48.3 %Chickasaw County: 51.9 %Choctaw County: 51 %Claiborne County: 53.7 %Clarke County: 52.5 %Clay County: 53.3 %Coahoma County: 51.9 %Copiah County: 52.1 %Covington County: 52.1 %DeSoto County: 52.5 %Forrest County: 52.9 %Franklin County: 51.2 %George County: 49.6 %Greene County: 41.3 %Grenada County: 53.2 %Hancock County: 51.3 %Harrison County: 51.7 %Hinds County: 53.3 %Holmes County: 51.6 %Humphreys County: 53.7 %Issaquena County: 27.8 %Itawamba County: 51.8 %Jackson County: 51.5 %Jasper County: 51.1 %Jefferson County: 51.4 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jones County: 51.7 %Kemper County: 49.2 %Lafayette County: 52.1 %Lamar County: 52.5 %Lauderdale County: 51.7 %Lawrence County: 52.5 %Leake County: 51.1 %Lee County: 52.4 %Leflore County: 52.3 %Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lowndes County: 52.2 %Madison County: 52.6 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 52.4 %Neshoba County: 52.8 %Newton County: 52.6 %Noxubee County: 52.4 %Oktibbeha County: 51.1 %Panola County: 52.1 %Pearl River County: 50.8 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pike County: 52.3 %Pontotoc County: 51.1 %Prentiss County: 52.1 %Quitman County: 51.6 %Rankin County: 51.8 %Scott County: 51.2 %Sharkey County: 53 %Simpson County: 51.5 %Smith County: 52.2 %Stone County: 47.1 %Sunflower County: 49.1 %Tallahatchie County: 49.2 %Tate County: 51.3 %Tippah County: 51.6 %Tishomingo County: 50.8 %Tunica County: 53.3 %Union County: 50.9 %Walthall County: 51.7 %Warren County: 52.7 %Washington County: 53.8 %Wayne County: 52.3 %Webster County: 52.2 %Wilkinson County: 45.9 %Winston County: 51 %Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yazoo County: 48.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bolivar County: 53.9 %Bolivar County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Claiborne County: 53.7 %Claiborne County53.7Humphreys County: 53.7 %Humphreys County53.7Hinds County: 53.3 %Hinds County53.3Tunica County: 53.3 %Tunica County53.3Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Grenada County: 53.2 %Grenada County53.2Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Neshoba County: 52.8 %Neshoba County52.8Attala County: 52.8 %Attala County52.8Warren County: 52.7 %Warren County52.7Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jefferson Davis County52.7Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5DeSoto County: 52.5 %DeSoto County52.5Lawrence County: 52.5 %Lawrence County52.5Noxubee County: 52.4 %Noxubee County52.4Lee County: 52.4 %Lee County52.4Montgomery County: 52.4 %Montgomery County52.4Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Leflore County: 52.3 %Leflore County52.3Wayne County: 52.3 %Wayne County52.3Webster County: 52.2 %Webster County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Smith County: 52.2 %Smith County52.2Lafayette County: 52.1 %Lafayette County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Panola County: 52.1 %Panola County52.1Covington County: 52.1 %Covington County52.1Prentiss County: 52.1 %Prentiss County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Chickasaw County: 51.9 %Chickasaw County51.9Coahoma County: 51.9 %Coahoma County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9Bolivar County: 53.9 %Bolivar County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Claiborne County: 53.7 %Claiborne County53.7Humphreys County: 53.7 %Humphreys County53.7Hinds County: 53.3 %Hinds County53.3Tunica County: 53.3 %Tunica County53.3Clay County: 53.3 %Clay County53.3Grenada County: 53.2 %Grenada County53.2Sharkey County: 53 %Sharkey County53Forrest County: 52.9 %Forrest County52.9Neshoba County: 52.8 %Neshoba County52.8Attala County: 52.8 %Attala County52.8Warren County: 52.7 %Warren County52.7Jefferson Davis County: 52.7 %Jefferson Davis County52.7Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Newton County: 52.6 %Newton County52.6Clarke County: 52.5 %Clarke County52.5Lamar County: 52.5 %Lamar County52.5DeSoto County: 52.5 %DeSoto County52.5Lawrence County: 52.5 %Lawrence County52.5Noxubee County: 52.4 %Noxubee County52.4Lee County: 52.4 %Lee County52.4Montgomery County: 52.4 %Montgomery County52.4Pike County: 52.3 %Pike County52.3Leflore County: 52.3 %Leflore County52.3Wayne County: 52.3 %Wayne County52.3Webster County: 52.2 %Webster County52.2Lincoln County: 52.2 %Lincoln County52.2Lowndes County: 52.2 %Lowndes County52.2Smith County: 52.2 %Smith County52.2Lafayette County: 52.1 %Lafayette County52.1Copiah County: 52.1 %Copiah County52.1Yalobusha County: 52.1 %Yalobusha County52.1Panola County: 52.1 %Panola County52.1Covington County: 52.1 %Covington County52.1Prentiss County: 52.1 %Prentiss County52.1Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Chickasaw County: 51.9 %Chickasaw County51.9Coahoma County: 51.9 %Coahoma County51.9Benton County: 51.9 %Benton County51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bolivar County53.9+0.2 pts
2Washington County53.8+0.1 pts
3Claiborne County53.7-0.2 pts
4Humphreys County53.7+0.3 pts
5Hinds County53.3+0.1 pts
6Tunica County53.3+0.1 pts
7Clay County53.30 pts
8Grenada County53.2+0.1 pts
9Sharkey County53-0.2 pts
10Forrest County52.9-0 pts
11Neshoba County52.8-0.1 pts
12Attala County52.8+0.3 pts
13Warren County52.7+0.1 pts
14Jefferson Davis County52.7+0.3 pts
15Madison County52.6+0.1 pts
16Newton County52.6+0.1 pts
17Clarke County52.5-0 pts
18Lamar County52.5-0.1 pts
19DeSoto County52.5+0.1 pts
20Lawrence County52.5+0.2 pts
21Noxubee County52.4+0.1 pts
22Lee County52.4-0.1 pts
23Montgomery County52.4-0.1 pts
24Pike County52.30 pts
25Leflore County52.3-0.4 pts
26Wayne County52.3-0.1 pts
27Webster County52.2+0.1 pts
28Lincoln County52.20 pts
29Lowndes County52.2+0.1 pts
30Smith County52.2+0.2 pts
31Lafayette County52.1-0.2 pts
32Copiah County52.1-0.1 pts
33Yalobusha County52.10 pts
34Panola County52.10 pts
35Covington County52.1+0.4 pts
36Prentiss County52.1+0.1 pts
37Monroe County52-0.1 pts
38Chickasaw County51.9+0.2 pts
39Coahoma County51.9-0.8 pts
40Benton County51.9-0.1 pts
41Itawamba County51.8+0.3 pts
42Rankin County51.80 pts
43Amite County51.7+0.1 pts
44Jones County51.7-0 pts
45Harrison County51.7+0.1 pts
46Walthall County51.7+0.2 pts
47Lauderdale County51.7-0.1 pts
48Quitman County51.6+0.2 pts
48Tippah County51.6+0.2 pts
50Holmes County51.6-0.1 pts
51Jackson County51.5+0.1 pts
52Simpson County51.50 pts
53Jefferson County51.4+0.1 pts
54Tate County51.3-0 pts
55Perry County51.30 pts
56Hancock County51.3+0.2 pts
57Scott County51.2-0.3 pts
58Franklin County51.2+0.3 pts
59Alcorn County51.2-0.1 pts
60Leake County51.1-0 pts
61Pontotoc County51.1-0.1 pts
62Oktibbeha County51.1+0.1 pts
63Jasper County51.1-0.2 pts
64Marion County51-0.1 pts
65Choctaw County51-0 pts
66Winston County510 pts
67Union County50.9-0 pts
68Pearl River County50.8-0.1 pts
69Tishomingo County50.8-0.2 pts
70Calhoun County50.5-0.1 pts
71Marshall County50.2-0 pts
72George County49.6-0.1 pts
73Tallahatchie County49.2+1.4 pts
74Kemper County49.2+0.1 pts
75Sunflower County49.1+0.6 pts
76Yazoo County48.6+2.2 pts
77Carroll County48.3-0 pts
78Adams County48.1-2.7 pts
79Stone County47.1-0.2 pts
80Wilkinson County45.9-0.4 pts
81Greene County41.3+0.2 pts
82Issaquena County27.8-1.3 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.

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Bolivar County, with 53.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Issaquena County, with 27.8% in 2024.

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