Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2015, at 53.2%. Lake County had the lowest, at 36.3%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Map of counties, 2015

Anderson County: 51.4 %Bedford County: 50.7 %Benton County: 50.5 %Bledsoe County: 42.3 %Blount County: 51.3 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Campbell County: 51.1 %Cannon County: 50.6 %Carroll County: 51.7 %Carter County: 51 %Cheatham County: 50.3 %Chester County: 51.6 %Claiborne County: 51.4 %Clay County: 50.3 %Cocke County: 51.4 %Coffee County: 51.2 %Crockett County: 52.3 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Davidson County: 51.7 %Decatur County: 50.2 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Dickson County: 51 %Dyer County: 51.7 %Fayette County: 50.7 %Fentress County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 51 %Gibson County: 52 %Giles County: 51.4 %Grainger County: 49.9 %Greene County: 50.8 %Grundy County: 50.3 %Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 50 %Hardeman County: 45.4 %Hardin County: 51.1 %Hawkins County: 51 %Haywood County: 53.2 %Henderson County: 51.4 %Henry County: 51.5 %Hickman County: 47.2 %Houston County: 50.6 %Humphreys County: 50.4 %Jackson County: 50.1 %Jefferson County: 51 %Johnson County: 45.5 %Knox County: 51.5 %Lake County: 36.3 %Lauderdale County: 49.7 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lewis County: 51.2 %Lincoln County: 51.1 %Loudon County: 51.1 %McMinn County: 51.1 %McNairy County: 50.8 %Macon County: 51 %Madison County: 52.6 %Marion County: 51.1 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Maury County: 51.7 %Meigs County: 49.8 %Monroe County: 50.5 %Montgomery County: 50.3 %Moore County: 50.5 %Morgan County: 45.3 %Obion County: 51.5 %Overton County: 50.5 %Perry County: 49.1 %Pickett County: 50.2 %Polk County: 50.1 %Putnam County: 50.6 %Rhea County: 50.8 %Roane County: 51.1 %Robertson County: 50.6 %Rutherford County: 50.8 %Scott County: 50.6 %Sequatchie County: 50.6 %Sevier County: 51 %Shelby County: 52.4 %Smith County: 50.7 %Stewart County: 50.1 %Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sumner County: 51.1 %Tipton County: 50.7 %Trousdale County: 49.7 %Unicoi County: 50.8 %Union County: 50.4 %Van Buren County: 50 %Warren County: 50.9 %Washington County: 51.2 %Wayne County: 44.3 %Weakley County: 51.5 %White County: 50.9 %Williamson County: 51.2 %Wilson County: 51.1 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.3 %Crockett County52.3Gibson County: 52 %Gibson County52Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Chester County: 51.6 %Chester County51.6Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sullivan County51.5Obion County: 51.5 %Obion County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Cocke County: 51.4 %Cocke County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Giles County: 51.4 %Giles County51.4Claiborne County: 51.4 %Claiborne County51.4Henderson County: 51.4 %Henderson County51.4Blount County: 51.3 %Blount County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Coffee County: 51.2 %Coffee County51.2Lewis County: 51.2 %Lewis County51.2Roane County: 51.1 %Roane County51.1Campbell County: 51.1 %Campbell County51.1Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Lincoln County: 51.1 %Lincoln County51.1McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Loudon County: 51.1 %Loudon County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Marion County: 51.1 %Marion County51.1Carter County: 51 %Carter County51Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Madison County: 52.6 %Madison County52.6Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.3 %Crockett County52.3Gibson County: 52 %Gibson County52Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Chester County: 51.6 %Chester County51.6Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sullivan County51.5Obion County: 51.5 %Obion County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Cocke County: 51.4 %Cocke County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Giles County: 51.4 %Giles County51.4Claiborne County: 51.4 %Claiborne County51.4Henderson County: 51.4 %Henderson County51.4Blount County: 51.3 %Blount County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Coffee County: 51.2 %Coffee County51.2Lewis County: 51.2 %Lewis County51.2Roane County: 51.1 %Roane County51.1Campbell County: 51.1 %Campbell County51.1Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Lincoln County: 51.1 %Lincoln County51.1McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Loudon County: 51.1 %Loudon County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Marion County: 51.1 %Marion County51.1Carter County: 51 %Carter County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Haywood County53.20 pts
2Madison County52.6-0.1 pts
3Shelby County52.40 pts
4Crockett County52.3-0.2 pts
5Gibson County52-0.1 pts
6Hamilton County51.80 pts
7Davidson County51.7-0 pts
8Maury County51.7-0 pts
9Carroll County51.7+0.2 pts
10Dyer County51.7-0.1 pts
11Chester County51.6-0.1 pts
12Sullivan County51.5-0 pts
13Obion County51.5-0.2 pts
14Henry County51.50 pts
15Weakley County51.5+0.2 pts
16Knox County51.50 pts
17Bradley County51.40 pts
18Cocke County51.4-0.1 pts
19Anderson County51.4-0.1 pts
20Giles County51.4+0.1 pts
21Claiborne County51.4+0.1 pts
22Henderson County51.4-0.1 pts
23Blount County51.3-0 pts
24Hamblen County51.3-0.1 pts
25Cumberland County51.30 pts
26Washington County51.20 pts
27Williamson County51.2+0.1 pts
28Lawrence County51.2-0.1 pts
29Coffee County51.20 pts
30Lewis County51.2+0.1 pts
31Roane County51.10 pts
32Campbell County51.10 pts
33Sumner County51.1-0 pts
34Wilson County51.1-0 pts
35Lincoln County51.1+0.1 pts
36McMinn County51.1-0.1 pts
37Loudon County51.1-0.1 pts
38Hardin County51.1-0.3 pts
39Marion County51.1+0.2 pts
40Carter County51+0.1 pts
41Sevier County510 pts
42Franklin County51-0.1 pts
42Jefferson County51+0.1 pts
44Hawkins County510 pts
45Dickson County51+0.1 pts
46Macon County51-0.1 pts
47Marshall County50.90 pts
48Warren County50.90 pts
48White County50.9-0.1 pts
50Greene County50.8-0.1 pts
51Rutherford County50.80 pts
52Fentress County50.8-0.1 pts
53Unicoi County50.8+0.1 pts
54McNairy County50.8-0 pts
55Rhea County50.8-0 pts
56Bedford County50.70 pts
57Tipton County50.70 pts
58Smith County50.7-0.1 pts
59Fayette County50.7+0.2 pts
60DeKalb County50.7-0 pts
61Robertson County50.6-0.1 pts
62Cannon County50.6+0.1 pts
63Putnam County50.6+0.1 pts
64Sequatchie County50.6-0.2 pts
65Scott County50.6-0.1 pts
66Houston County50.6-0.2 pts
67Overton County50.5-0 pts
68Benton County50.5+0.2 pts
69Monroe County50.50 pts
70Moore County50.5-0.1 pts
71Humphreys County50.40 pts
72Union County50.4-0.1 pts
73Cheatham County50.3-0.1 pts
74Clay County50.3-0.3 pts
75Grundy County50.3-0 pts
76Montgomery County50.3-0 pts
77Pickett County50.2+0.1 pts
78Decatur County50.2-0.1 pts
79Jackson County50.1-0.1 pts
80Stewart County50.1-0.1 pts
81Polk County50.1+0.1 pts
82Van Buren County50-0.6 pts
83Hancock County50+0.1 pts
84Grainger County49.90 pts
85Meigs County49.8+0.1 pts
86Trousdale County49.7-0.2 pts
87Lauderdale County49.7+0.7 pts
88Perry County49.1-0.2 pts
89Hickman County47.2-0 pts
90Johnson County45.5-0.3 pts
91Hardeman County45.4-0.2 pts
92Morgan County45.3+0.3 pts
93Wayne County44.3-0.3 pts
94Bledsoe County42.3+0.6 pts
95Lake County36.3+0.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.2% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 36.3% in 2015.

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