Counties in Tennessee by female population share, 2025

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2025, at 53.1%. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 40%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.1Haywood County
Median50.995 counties
Tennessee51.3History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Haywood County: 53.1 %Haywood County53.1Shelby County: 52.9 %Shelby County52.9Lauderdale County: 52.3 %Lauderdale County52.3Madison County: 52.3 %Madison County52.3Davidson County: 51.9 %Davidson County51.9Dyer County: 51.9 %Dyer County51.9Crockett County: 51.8 %Crockett County51.8Bradley County: 51.8 %Bradley County51.8Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.7 %Hamilton County51.7Van Buren County: 51.7 %Van Buren County51.7Washington County: 51.7 %Washington County51.7Obion County: 51.6 %Obion County51.6Giles County: 51.6 %Giles County51.6Henry County: 51.6 %Henry County51.6Fentress County: 51.6 %Fentress County51.6Chester County: 51.5 %Chester County51.5Maury County: 51.5 %Maury County51.5Weakley County: 51.4 %Weakley County51.4Knox County: 51.4 %Knox County51.4Carroll County: 51.3 %Carroll County51.3Sumner County: 51.3 %Sumner County51.3Sullivan County: 51.3 %Sullivan County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Henderson County: 51.3 %Henderson County51.3Loudon County: 51.2 %Loudon County51.2Cocke County: 51.2 %Cocke County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Fayette County: 51.2 %Fayette County51.2McMinn County: 51.2 %McMinn County51.2Blount County: 51.2 %Blount County51.2Rutherford County: 51.2 %Rutherford County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Hamblen County: 51.2 %Hamblen County51.2Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1Lawrence County: 51.1 %Lawrence County51.1McNairy County: 51.1 %McNairy County51.1Smith County: 51.1 %Smith County51.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Haywood County53.1+0.1 pts
2Shelby County52.90 pts
3Lauderdale County52.3+0.1 pts
4Madison County52.3-0 pts
5Davidson County51.90 pts
6Dyer County51.9+0.1 pts
7Crockett County51.8+0.1 pts
8Bradley County51.8+0.1 pts
9Gibson County51.8-0 pts
10Hamilton County51.70 pts
11Van Buren County51.7+0.2 pts
12Washington County51.7+0.1 pts
13Obion County51.6-0.1 pts
14Giles County51.6-0.1 pts
15Henry County51.6+0.2 pts
16Fentress County51.6+0.1 pts
17Chester County51.5+0.1 pts
18Maury County51.50 pts
19Weakley County51.4-0.1 pts
20Knox County51.4-0 pts
21Carroll County51.3+0.1 pts
22Sumner County51.30 pts
23Sullivan County51.3-0.1 pts
24Cumberland County51.30 pts
25Henderson County51.3-0.2 pts
26Loudon County51.2-0 pts
27Cocke County51.2-0 pts
28Wilson County51.2-0.1 pts
29Fayette County51.2+0.1 pts
30McMinn County51.2+0.1 pts
31Blount County51.2+0.1 pts
32Rutherford County51.2-0 pts
33Williamson County51.20 pts
34Hamblen County51.2+0.1 pts
35Claiborne County51.2-0.1 pts
36Hardin County51.1+0.1 pts
37Jefferson County51.1-0 pts
38Lawrence County51.1-0 pts
39McNairy County51.1+0.2 pts
40Smith County51.1+0.1 pts
41Greene County51.10 pts
42Carter County51.1-0.1 pts
43Lincoln County51.1-0 pts
44Franklin County51.1+0.1 pts
45Lewis County510 pts
46Scott County51+0.1 pts
47Dickson County50.9-0.1 pts
48Anderson County50.90 pts
49Sevier County50.90 pts
50Houston County50.9-0.1 pts
51Coffee County50.9-0 pts
52Tipton County50.9-0 pts
53Moore County50.8-0 pts
54Union County50.8+0.1 pts
55Marshall County50.7+0.1 pts
56Hawkins County50.7+0.1 pts
57Macon County50.7+0.1 pts
58Warren County50.7-0 pts
59Montgomery County50.70 pts
60Marion County50.7-0.2 pts
61Roane County50.6+0.1 pts
62Rhea County50.6-0.1 pts
63Clay County50.6-0.2 pts
64White County50.6-0.1 pts
65Robertson County50.5-0 pts
66Monroe County50.5-0 pts
67Cannon County50.4+0.2 pts
68Cheatham County50.4+0.1 pts
69Benton County50.4+0.1 pts
70Campbell County50.4-0.1 pts
71Putnam County50.4-0.1 pts
72Unicoi County50.20 pts
73Bedford County50.2-0.2 pts
74Stewart County50.2+0.1 pts
75Overton County50.2+0.1 pts
76Grundy County50.1+0.1 pts
77Jackson County50.1+0.2 pts
78Pickett County50.1-0.4 pts
79Hancock County50.1-0.1 pts
80Humphreys County50-0.1 pts
81DeKalb County50+0.1 pts
82Decatur County49.9-0.1 pts
83Polk County49.8-0.1 pts
84Grainger County49.80 pts
85Meigs County49.7-0 pts
86Perry County49.6+0.2 pts
87Sequatchie County49.4-0.1 pts
88Hickman County47.6-0.2 pts
89Johnson County46.3-0.2 pts
90Morgan County45.8-0 pts
91Hardeman County44.9-0 pts
92Wayne County44.6-0.6 pts
93Bledsoe County43.9-0.2 pts
94Lake County40.4+0.2 pts
95Trousdale County40-0.9 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 Tennessee by female population share, 2025) [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 Tennessee by female population share, 2025. 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/tennessee-counties. 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 Tennessee by female population share, 2025. 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/tennessee-counties.

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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 Tennessee by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Trousdale County, with 40% in 2025.

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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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