Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2014, at 53.1%. Lake County had the lowest, at 36.2%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.1Haywood County
Lowest36.2Lake County
Median50.995 counties
Tennessee51.3History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 51.5 %Bedford County: 50.7 %Benton County: 50.3 %Bledsoe County: 41.7 %Blount County: 51.4 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Campbell County: 51.1 %Cannon County: 50.5 %Carroll County: 51.4 %Carter County: 50.9 %Cheatham County: 50.4 %Chester County: 51.7 %Claiborne County: 51.2 %Clay County: 50.5 %Cocke County: 51.5 %Coffee County: 51.1 %Crockett County: 52.4 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Davidson County: 51.7 %Decatur County: 50.3 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Dickson County: 50.9 %Dyer County: 51.7 %Fayette County: 50.5 %Fentress County: 50.9 %Franklin County: 51.1 %Gibson County: 52 %Giles County: 51.3 %Grainger County: 49.8 %Greene County: 50.9 %Grundy County: 50.3 %Hamblen County: 51.5 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 49.9 %Hardeman County: 45.6 %Hardin County: 51.4 %Hawkins County: 50.9 %Haywood County: 53.1 %Henderson County: 51.5 %Henry County: 51.5 %Hickman County: 47.3 %Houston County: 50.7 %Humphreys County: 50.4 %Jackson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County: 50.9 %Johnson County: 45.8 %Knox County: 51.4 %Lake County: 36.2 %Lauderdale County: 49 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lewis County: 51 %Lincoln County: 51 %Loudon County: 51.2 %McMinn County: 51.2 %McNairy County: 50.8 %Macon County: 51.1 %Madison County: 52.6 %Marion County: 50.9 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Maury County: 51.7 %Meigs County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 50.5 %Montgomery County: 50.3 %Moore County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 45 %Obion County: 51.7 %Overton County: 50.6 %Perry County: 49.3 %Pickett County: 50.2 %Polk County: 50 %Putnam County: 50.5 %Rhea County: 50.8 %Roane County: 51.1 %Robertson County: 50.7 %Rutherford County: 50.8 %Scott County: 50.6 %Sequatchie County: 50.8 %Sevier County: 51 %Shelby County: 52.3 %Smith County: 50.8 %Stewart County: 50.1 %Sullivan County: 51.6 %Sumner County: 51.1 %Tipton County: 50.7 %Trousdale County: 49.9 %Unicoi County: 50.7 %Union County: 50.5 %Van Buren County: 50.6 %Warren County: 50.9 %Washington County: 51.2 %Wayne County: 44.6 %Weakley County: 51.3 %White County: 51 %Williamson County: 51.2 %Wilson County: 51.1 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Haywood County: 53.1 %Haywood County53.1Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Crockett County: 52.4 %Crockett County52.4Shelby County: 52.3 %Shelby County52.3Gibson County: 52 %Gibson County52Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Obion County: 51.7 %Obion County51.7Chester County: 51.7 %Chester County51.7Sullivan County: 51.6 %Sullivan County51.6Cocke County: 51.5 %Cocke County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Hamblen County: 51.5 %Hamblen County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Anderson County: 51.5 %Anderson County51.5Knox County: 51.4 %Knox County51.4Carroll County: 51.4 %Carroll County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Blount County: 51.4 %Blount County51.4Hardin County: 51.4 %Hardin County51.4Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Weakley County: 51.3 %Weakley County51.3Giles County: 51.3 %Giles County51.3Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2McMinn County: 51.2 %McMinn County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Loudon County: 51.2 %Loudon County51.2Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Roane County: 51.1 %Roane County51.1Campbell County: 51.1 %Campbell County51.1Macon County: 51.1 %Macon County51.1Lewis County: 51 %Lewis County51Sevier County: 51 %Sevier County51Haywood County: 53.1 %Haywood County53.1Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Crockett County: 52.4 %Crockett County52.4Shelby County: 52.3 %Shelby County52.3Gibson County: 52 %Gibson County52Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Obion County: 51.7 %Obion County51.7Chester County: 51.7 %Chester County51.7Sullivan County: 51.6 %Sullivan County51.6Cocke County: 51.5 %Cocke County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Hamblen County: 51.5 %Hamblen County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Anderson County: 51.5 %Anderson County51.5Knox County: 51.4 %Knox County51.4Carroll County: 51.4 %Carroll County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Blount County: 51.4 %Blount County51.4Hardin County: 51.4 %Hardin County51.4Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Weakley County: 51.3 %Weakley County51.3Giles County: 51.3 %Giles County51.3Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2McMinn County: 51.2 %McMinn County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Loudon County: 51.2 %Loudon County51.2Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Franklin County: 51.1 %Franklin County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Roane County: 51.1 %Roane County51.1Campbell County: 51.1 %Campbell County51.1Macon County: 51.1 %Macon County51.1Lewis County: 51 %Lewis County51Sevier County: 51 %Sevier County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Haywood County53.10 pts
2Madison County52.6+0.1 pts
3Crockett County52.4-0.1 pts
4Shelby County52.30 pts
5Gibson County52-0.2 pts
6Hamilton County51.8-0 pts
7Maury County51.70 pts
8Dyer County51.7-0.1 pts
9Davidson County51.70 pts
10Obion County51.7+0.2 pts
11Chester County51.70 pts
12Sullivan County51.6-0 pts
13Cocke County51.5+0.2 pts
14Henderson County51.5-0.2 pts
15Hamblen County51.50 pts
16Henry County51.5-0 pts
17Anderson County51.5-0.1 pts
18Knox County51.40 pts
19Carroll County51.4+0.1 pts
20Bradley County51.40 pts
21Blount County51.4-0.1 pts
22Hardin County51.4-0.2 pts
23Cumberland County51.3-0 pts
24Lawrence County51.3+0.1 pts
25Weakley County51.30 pts
26Giles County51.3+0.1 pts
27Claiborne County51.2-0 pts
28Washington County51.2+0.1 pts
29McMinn County51.20 pts
30Williamson County51.2-0.1 pts
31Loudon County51.2-0.1 pts
32Sumner County51.1-0 pts
33Coffee County51.1-0.2 pts
34Franklin County51.1-0.1 pts
35Wilson County51.1-0 pts
36Roane County51.1+0.2 pts
37Campbell County51.1-0.2 pts
38Macon County51.1-0 pts
39Lewis County51-0 pts
40Sevier County51+0.1 pts
41Lincoln County51-0.1 pts
42White County51-0 pts
43Hawkins County50.9-0 pts
44Fentress County50.9-0.2 pts
45Carter County50.9-0.2 pts
45Greene County50.9-0 pts
47Jefferson County50.90 pts
48Marshall County50.9+0.1 pts
49Marion County50.90 pts
50Dickson County50.9+0.1 pts
51Warren County50.9-0.1 pts
52Rutherford County50.80 pts
53Smith County50.80 pts
54McNairy County50.8-0 pts
55Sequatchie County50.8+0.3 pts
56Rhea County50.8-0.1 pts
57Houston County50.7+0.3 pts
58Bedford County50.70 pts
59Robertson County50.7+0.1 pts
60DeKalb County50.7-0 pts
61Tipton County50.7+0.1 pts
62Unicoi County50.7-0 pts
63Scott County50.6-0 pts
64Van Buren County50.6-0.3 pts
65Overton County50.60 pts
66Moore County50.6-0.1 pts
67Putnam County50.50 pts
68Clay County50.5-0.1 pts
69Cannon County50.5-0.2 pts
70Union County50.5+0.1 pts
71Monroe County50.5-0.1 pts
72Fayette County50.50 pts
73Humphreys County50.4-0.1 pts
74Cheatham County50.40 pts
75Grundy County50.3-0.1 pts
76Benton County50.3-0.3 pts
77Montgomery County50.3-0.1 pts
78Decatur County50.3-0.2 pts
79Jackson County50.2+0.2 pts
80Pickett County50.2-0.1 pts
81Stewart County50.1-0.1 pts
82Polk County50-0.3 pts
83Trousdale County49.9+0.2 pts
84Hancock County49.9-0.2 pts
85Grainger County49.8-0.1 pts
86Meigs County49.7-0.3 pts
87Perry County49.3+0.1 pts
88Lauderdale County49+0.3 pts
89Hickman County47.3-0.2 pts
90Johnson County45.8-0.1 pts
91Hardeman County45.60 pts
92Morgan County45-0.1 pts
93Wayne County44.60 pts
94Bledsoe County41.7-1.6 pts
95Lake County36.2-0.3 pts

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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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.1% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 36.2% in 2014.

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