Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2016, at 53.3%. 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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Highest53.3Haywood County
Lowest36.2Lake County
Median50.995 counties
Tennessee51.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Anderson County: 51.4 %Bedford County: 50.8 %Benton County: 50.6 %Bledsoe County: 43 %Blount County: 51.4 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Campbell County: 51 %Cannon County: 50.8 %Carroll County: 51.7 %Carter County: 51.1 %Cheatham County: 50.6 %Chester County: 51.5 %Claiborne County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.2 %Cocke County: 51.2 %Coffee County: 51.1 %Crockett County: 52.1 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Davidson County: 51.8 %Decatur County: 50.1 %DeKalb County: 50.7 %Dickson County: 50.9 %Dyer County: 51.8 %Fayette County: 50.6 %Fentress County: 51 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gibson County: 51.8 %Giles County: 51.3 %Grainger County: 49.9 %Greene County: 50.8 %Grundy County: 50.2 %Hamblen County: 51.4 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 49.7 %Hardeman County: 45.2 %Hardin County: 51.1 %Hawkins County: 50.8 %Haywood County: 53.3 %Henderson County: 51.5 %Henry County: 51.6 %Hickman County: 47.1 %Houston County: 50.4 %Humphreys County: 50.3 %Jackson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County: 50.9 %Johnson County: 45.5 %Knox County: 51.5 %Lake County: 36.2 %Lauderdale County: 52.8 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lewis County: 51.3 %Lincoln County: 51 %Loudon County: 50.9 %McMinn County: 51.1 %McNairy County: 50.7 %Macon County: 50.7 %Madison County: 52.5 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Maury County: 51.7 %Meigs County: 49.8 %Monroe County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 50.3 %Moore County: 50.5 %Morgan County: 45.2 %Obion County: 51.5 %Overton County: 50.5 %Perry County: 49.1 %Pickett County: 50.3 %Polk County: 50 %Putnam County: 50.4 %Rhea County: 50.5 %Roane County: 51.2 %Robertson County: 50.7 %Rutherford County: 50.9 %Scott County: 50.6 %Sequatchie County: 50.5 %Sevier County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 52.4 %Smith County: 50.8 %Stewart County: 49.8 %Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sumner County: 51.1 %Tipton County: 50.7 %Trousdale County: 42 %Unicoi County: 50.6 %Union County: 50.5 %Van Buren County: 50.3 %Warren County: 50.9 %Washington County: 51.2 %Wayne County: 44.4 %Weakley County: 51.5 %White County: 50.7 %Williamson County: 51.2 %Wilson County: 51.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Haywood County: 53.3 %Haywood County53.3Lauderdale County: 52.8 %Lauderdale County52.8Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.1 %Crockett County52.1Dyer County: 51.8 %Dyer County51.8Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.8 %Davidson County51.8Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Henry County: 51.6 %Henry County51.6Obion County: 51.5 %Obion County51.5Chester County: 51.5 %Chester County51.5Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sullivan County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Hamblen County: 51.4 %Hamblen County51.4Blount County: 51.4 %Blount County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Lewis County: 51.3 %Lewis County51.3Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Giles County: 51.3 %Giles County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Cocke County: 51.2 %Cocke County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Roane County: 51.2 %Roane County51.2McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Lincoln County: 51 %Lincoln County51Fentress County: 51 %Fentress County51Haywood County: 53.3 %Haywood County53.3Lauderdale County: 52.8 %Lauderdale County52.8Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.1 %Crockett County52.1Dyer County: 51.8 %Dyer County51.8Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.8 %Davidson County51.8Maury County: 51.7 %Maury County51.7Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Henry County: 51.6 %Henry County51.6Obion County: 51.5 %Obion County51.5Chester County: 51.5 %Chester County51.5Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Sullivan County: 51.5 %Sullivan County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Hamblen County: 51.4 %Hamblen County51.4Blount County: 51.4 %Blount County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Lewis County: 51.3 %Lewis County51.3Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Giles County: 51.3 %Giles County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Cocke County: 51.2 %Cocke County51.2Washington County: 51.2 %Washington County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Roane County: 51.2 %Roane County51.2McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Wilson County: 51.1 %Wilson County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Sumner County: 51.1 %Sumner County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Lincoln County: 51 %Lincoln County51Fentress County: 51 %Fentress County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Haywood County53.3+0.2 pts
2Lauderdale County52.8+3.1 pts
3Madison County52.5-0.1 pts
4Shelby County52.40 pts
5Crockett County52.1-0.2 pts
6Dyer County51.8+0.2 pts
7Gibson County51.8-0.1 pts
8Hamilton County51.8-0 pts
9Davidson County51.80 pts
10Maury County51.7-0 pts
11Carroll County51.70 pts
12Henry County51.6+0.1 pts
13Obion County51.50 pts
14Chester County51.5-0 pts
15Weakley County51.5+0.1 pts
16Sullivan County51.5-0 pts
17Knox County51.50 pts
18Henderson County51.5+0.1 pts
19Bradley County51.40 pts
20Hamblen County51.4+0.1 pts
21Blount County51.40 pts
22Anderson County51.4-0 pts
23Lewis County51.3+0.2 pts
24Claiborne County51.3-0.1 pts
25Giles County51.3-0.1 pts
26Lawrence County51.3+0.1 pts
27Cumberland County51.3-0 pts
28Cocke County51.2-0.2 pts
29Washington County51.2-0 pts
30Williamson County51.2-0 pts
31Roane County51.2+0.1 pts
32McMinn County51.1+0.1 pts
33Wilson County51.1+0.1 pts
34Hardin County51.1+0.1 pts
35Sumner County51.10 pts
36Coffee County51.1-0.1 pts
37Carter County51.10 pts
38Marion County51-0 pts
39Lincoln County51-0.1 pts
40Fentress County51+0.2 pts
41Campbell County51-0.2 pts
42Rutherford County50.9+0.1 pts
43Franklin County50.9-0.1 pts
44Loudon County50.9-0.1 pts
45Jefferson County50.9-0.1 pts
46Dickson County50.9-0 pts
47Sevier County50.9-0.1 pts
48Warren County50.9-0 pts
49Marshall County50.9-0.1 pts
50Hawkins County50.8-0.1 pts
51Greene County50.8-0 pts
52Cannon County50.8+0.2 pts
53Bedford County50.80 pts
54Smith County50.8+0.1 pts
55Macon County50.7-0.2 pts
56White County50.7-0.2 pts
57Robertson County50.70 pts
58McNairy County50.7-0.1 pts
59Tipton County50.7-0 pts
60DeKalb County50.70 pts
61Scott County50.60 pts
62Unicoi County50.6-0.2 pts
63Fayette County50.6-0.1 pts
64Cheatham County50.6+0.2 pts
65Benton County50.60 pts
66Moore County50.50 pts
67Overton County50.5-0 pts
68Rhea County50.5-0.2 pts
69Union County50.5+0.1 pts
70Sequatchie County50.5-0.1 pts
71Putnam County50.4-0.2 pts
72Houston County50.4-0.2 pts
73Monroe County50.4-0.1 pts
74Montgomery County50.3+0.1 pts
75Van Buren County50.3+0.3 pts
76Pickett County50.30 pts
77Humphreys County50.3-0.2 pts
78Clay County50.2-0.1 pts
79Grundy County50.2-0.1 pts
80Jackson County50.2+0.1 pts
81Decatur County50.1-0.1 pts
82Polk County50-0 pts
83Grainger County49.90 pts
84Meigs County49.8-0 pts
84Stewart County49.8-0.3 pts
86Hancock County49.7-0.3 pts
87Perry County49.1-0 pts
88Hickman County47.1-0.1 pts
89Johnson County45.5-0.1 pts
90Morgan County45.2-0.1 pts
91Hardeman County45.2-0.2 pts
92Wayne County44.4+0.2 pts
93Bledsoe County43+0.7 pts
94Trousdale County42-7.7 pts
95Lake County36.2-0.1 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.

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 36.2% in 2016.

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