Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2017, at 53.2%. Lake County had the lowest, at 36.3%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 51.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.2Haywood County
Lowest36.3Lake County
Median50.895 counties
Tennessee51.2History

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 51.3 %Bedford County: 50.6 %Benton County: 50.5 %Bledsoe County: 42.6 %Blount County: 51.3 %Bradley County: 51.4 %Campbell County: 50.9 %Cannon County: 50.6 %Carroll County: 51.5 %Carter County: 51.1 %Cheatham County: 50.5 %Chester County: 51.4 %Claiborne County: 51.2 %Clay County: 50 %Cocke County: 51.1 %Coffee County: 51.1 %Crockett County: 52.3 %Cumberland County: 51.3 %Davidson County: 51.7 %Decatur County: 50.1 %DeKalb County: 50.6 %Dickson County: 50.9 %Dyer County: 51.8 %Fayette County: 50.5 %Fentress County: 50.8 %Franklin County: 51 %Gibson County: 51.8 %Giles County: 51.2 %Grainger County: 49.7 %Greene County: 50.9 %Grundy County: 50 %Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 49.6 %Hardeman County: 45.3 %Hardin County: 51.2 %Hawkins County: 50.8 %Haywood County: 53.2 %Henderson County: 51.5 %Henry County: 51.5 %Hickman County: 47 %Houston County: 50.3 %Humphreys County: 50 %Jackson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 51.1 %Johnson County: 45.3 %Knox County: 51.5 %Lake County: 36.3 %Lauderdale County: 51.5 %Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lewis County: 51.2 %Lincoln County: 50.7 %Loudon County: 50.8 %McMinn County: 51 %McNairy County: 50.5 %Macon County: 50.6 %Madison County: 52.5 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.8 %Maury County: 51.6 %Meigs County: 50.1 %Monroe County: 50.4 %Montgomery County: 50.4 %Moore County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 45.4 %Obion County: 51.6 %Overton County: 50.3 %Perry County: 49.3 %Pickett County: 50.3 %Polk County: 50.2 %Putnam County: 50.4 %Rhea County: 50.6 %Roane County: 51.2 %Robertson County: 50.6 %Rutherford County: 51 %Scott County: 50.6 %Sequatchie County: 50.5 %Sevier County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 52.4 %Smith County: 51 %Stewart County: 49.9 %Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sumner County: 51.2 %Tipton County: 50.8 %Trousdale County: 39.3 %Unicoi County: 50.5 %Union County: 50.6 %Van Buren County: 50.1 %Warren County: 50.9 %Washington County: 51.3 %Wayne County: 44.2 %Weakley County: 51.4 %White County: 50.8 %Williamson County: 51.3 %Wilson County: 51.2 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.3 %Crockett County52.3Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Dyer County: 51.8 %Dyer County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Obion County: 51.6 %Obion County51.6Maury County: 51.6 %Maury County51.6Carroll County: 51.5 %Carroll County51.5Lauderdale County: 51.5 %Lauderdale County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Chester County: 51.4 %Chester County51.4Weakley County: 51.4 %Weakley County51.4Blount County: 51.3 %Blount County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Anderson County: 51.3 %Anderson County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3Williamson County: 51.3 %Williamson County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Sumner County: 51.2 %Sumner County51.2Hardin County: 51.2 %Hardin County51.2Lewis County: 51.2 %Lewis County51.2Giles County: 51.2 %Giles County51.2Roane County: 51.2 %Roane County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Cocke County: 51.1 %Cocke County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1Franklin County: 51 %Franklin County51McMinn County: 51 %McMinn County51Rutherford County: 51 %Rutherford County51Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Madison County: 52.5 %Madison County52.5Shelby County: 52.4 %Shelby County52.4Crockett County: 52.3 %Crockett County52.3Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Dyer County: 51.8 %Dyer County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Obion County: 51.6 %Obion County51.6Maury County: 51.6 %Maury County51.6Carroll County: 51.5 %Carroll County51.5Lauderdale County: 51.5 %Lauderdale County51.5Henderson County: 51.5 %Henderson County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Henry County: 51.5 %Henry County51.5Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Bradley County: 51.4 %Bradley County51.4Chester County: 51.4 %Chester County51.4Weakley County: 51.4 %Weakley County51.4Blount County: 51.3 %Blount County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Anderson County: 51.3 %Anderson County51.3Lawrence County: 51.3 %Lawrence County51.3Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3Williamson County: 51.3 %Williamson County51.3Cumberland County: 51.3 %Cumberland County51.3Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Sumner County: 51.2 %Sumner County51.2Hardin County: 51.2 %Hardin County51.2Lewis County: 51.2 %Lewis County51.2Giles County: 51.2 %Giles County51.2Roane County: 51.2 %Roane County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Cocke County: 51.1 %Cocke County51.1Coffee County: 51.1 %Coffee County51.1Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1Franklin County: 51 %Franklin County51McMinn County: 51 %McMinn County51Rutherford County: 51 %Rutherford County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Haywood County53.2-0.2 pts
2Madison County52.50 pts
3Shelby County52.4+0.1 pts
4Crockett County52.3+0.2 pts
5Gibson County51.80 pts
6Hamilton County51.8-0 pts
7Dyer County51.8-0.1 pts
8Davidson County51.7-0 pts
9Obion County51.60 pts
10Maury County51.6-0.2 pts
11Carroll County51.5-0.1 pts
12Lauderdale County51.5-1.3 pts
13Henderson County51.50 pts
14Knox County51.50 pts
15Henry County51.5-0.2 pts
16Sullivan County51.4-0.1 pts
17Bradley County51.4-0 pts
18Chester County51.4-0.1 pts
19Weakley County51.4-0.2 pts
20Blount County51.3-0 pts
21Hamblen County51.3-0 pts
22Anderson County51.3-0 pts
23Lawrence County51.30 pts
24Washington County51.30 pts
25Williamson County51.3+0.1 pts
26Cumberland County51.3-0 pts
27Claiborne County51.2-0 pts
28Sumner County51.2+0.1 pts
29Hardin County51.2+0.1 pts
30Lewis County51.2-0.2 pts
31Giles County51.2-0.1 pts
32Roane County51.2-0 pts
33Wilson County51.20 pts
34Carter County51.1+0.1 pts
35Cocke County51.1-0.2 pts
36Coffee County51.1-0 pts
37Jefferson County51.1+0.1 pts
38Franklin County51+0.1 pts
39McMinn County51-0.1 pts
40Rutherford County51+0.1 pts
41Marion County51-0 pts
42Smith County51+0.2 pts
43Campbell County50.9-0 pts
43Sevier County50.9-0 pts
45Warren County50.90 pts
46Greene County50.9+0.1 pts
47Dickson County50.9-0.1 pts
48Fentress County50.8-0.2 pts
49Marshall County50.8-0 pts
50Hawkins County50.8-0 pts
51White County50.8+0.1 pts
52Loudon County50.8-0.1 pts
53Tipton County50.8+0.1 pts
54Lincoln County50.7-0.3 pts
55Scott County50.60 pts
56Macon County50.6-0.1 pts
57Cannon County50.6-0.2 pts
58Bedford County50.6-0.2 pts
59Robertson County50.6-0.1 pts
60Rhea County50.6+0.1 pts
61DeKalb County50.6-0.1 pts
62Union County50.6+0.1 pts
63Moore County50.60 pts
64Benton County50.5-0 pts
65Unicoi County50.5-0.1 pts
66Fayette County50.5-0.1 pts
67Cheatham County50.5-0 pts
68McNairy County50.5-0.2 pts
69Sequatchie County50.5-0 pts
70Monroe County50.40 pts
71Montgomery County50.4+0.1 pts
72Putnam County50.4-0.1 pts
73Pickett County50.30 pts
74Overton County50.3-0.2 pts
75Houston County50.3-0.1 pts
76Jackson County50.3+0.1 pts
77Polk County50.2+0.1 pts
78Meigs County50.1+0.4 pts
79Van Buren County50.1-0.2 pts
80Decatur County50.1-0.1 pts
81Clay County50-0.2 pts
82Humphreys County50-0.3 pts
83Grundy County50-0.2 pts
84Stewart County49.9+0.1 pts
85Grainger County49.7-0.2 pts
86Hancock County49.6-0 pts
87Perry County49.3+0.2 pts
88Hickman County47-0.1 pts
89Morgan County45.4+0.2 pts
90Hardeman County45.3+0.1 pts
91Johnson County45.3-0.2 pts
92Wayne County44.2-0.3 pts
93Bledsoe County42.6-0.3 pts
94Trousdale County39.3-2.7 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 36.3% in 2017.

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