Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2020, at 53.3%. Lake County had the lowest, at 37.9%. The median was 50.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Haywood County
Lowest37.9Lake County
Median50.895 counties
Tennessee51.3History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 51.4 %Bedford County: 50.4 %Benton County: 50.2 %Bledsoe County: 43.1 %Blount County: 51.2 %Bradley County: 51.5 %Campbell County: 50.8 %Cannon County: 50.2 %Carroll County: 51.2 %Carter County: 51.2 %Cheatham County: 50.5 %Chester County: 51.7 %Claiborne County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.6 %Cocke County: 50.8 %Coffee County: 51 %Crockett County: 51.9 %Cumberland County: 51.4 %Davidson County: 51.8 %Decatur County: 50.1 %DeKalb County: 50.1 %Dickson County: 50.9 %Dyer County: 51.5 %Fayette County: 50.8 %Fentress County: 50.9 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gibson County: 51.8 %Giles County: 51.2 %Grainger County: 50 %Greene County: 51 %Grundy County: 49.7 %Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 49.7 %Hardeman County: 45.3 %Hardin County: 51 %Hawkins County: 50.7 %Haywood County: 53.3 %Henderson County: 51.3 %Henry County: 51.3 %Hickman County: 47.4 %Houston County: 50.5 %Humphreys County: 49.8 %Jackson County: 50.2 %Jefferson County: 51.1 %Johnson County: 45.7 %Knox County: 51.5 %Lake County: 37.9 %Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lewis County: 51.1 %Lincoln County: 51 %Loudon County: 51 %McMinn County: 51 %McNairy County: 50.9 %Macon County: 50.5 %Madison County: 52.4 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.8 %Maury County: 51.5 %Meigs County: 50.2 %Monroe County: 50.7 %Montgomery County: 50.7 %Moore County: 50.5 %Morgan County: 45.2 %Obion County: 51.7 %Overton County: 50 %Perry County: 49 %Pickett County: 50.5 %Polk County: 50.1 %Putnam County: 50.6 %Rhea County: 50.6 %Roane County: 50.9 %Robertson County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.3 %Scott County: 50.7 %Sequatchie County: 50.1 %Sevier County: 50.7 %Shelby County: 52.6 %Smith County: 50.7 %Stewart County: 50.4 %Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sumner County: 51.4 %Tipton County: 50.9 %Trousdale County: 39.8 %Unicoi County: 50.4 %Union County: 50.4 %Van Buren County: 50.4 %Warren County: 50.8 %Washington County: 51.3 %Wayne County: 44 %Weakley County: 51.7 %White County: 50.8 %Williamson County: 51.2 %Wilson County: 51.2 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Haywood County: 53.3 %Haywood County53.3Shelby County: 52.6 %Shelby County52.6Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Crockett County: 51.9 %Crockett County51.9Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.8 %Davidson County51.8Chester County: 51.7 %Chester County51.7Weakley County: 51.7 %Weakley County51.7Obion County: 51.7 %Obion County51.7Bradley County: 51.5 %Bradley County51.5Maury County: 51.5 %Maury County51.5Dyer County: 51.5 %Dyer County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Cumberland County: 51.4 %Cumberland County51.4Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Sumner County: 51.4 %Sumner County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Henderson County: 51.3 %Henderson County51.3Rutherford County: 51.3 %Rutherford County51.3Henry County: 51.3 %Henry County51.3Carroll County: 51.2 %Carroll County51.2Blount County: 51.2 %Blount County51.2Carter County: 51.2 %Carter County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Giles County: 51.2 %Giles County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1Lewis County: 51.1 %Lewis County51.1Hardin County: 51 %Hardin County51McMinn County: 51 %McMinn County51Coffee County: 51 %Coffee County51Lincoln County: 51 %Lincoln County51Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Loudon County: 51 %Loudon County51Haywood County: 53.3 %Haywood County53.3Shelby County: 52.6 %Shelby County52.6Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lauderdale County: 52.1 %Lauderdale County52.1Crockett County: 51.9 %Crockett County51.9Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Davidson County: 51.8 %Davidson County51.8Chester County: 51.7 %Chester County51.7Weakley County: 51.7 %Weakley County51.7Obion County: 51.7 %Obion County51.7Bradley County: 51.5 %Bradley County51.5Maury County: 51.5 %Maury County51.5Dyer County: 51.5 %Dyer County51.5Knox County: 51.5 %Knox County51.5Cumberland County: 51.4 %Cumberland County51.4Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Sumner County: 51.4 %Sumner County51.4Anderson County: 51.4 %Anderson County51.4Washington County: 51.3 %Washington County51.3Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Hamblen County: 51.3 %Hamblen County51.3Henderson County: 51.3 %Henderson County51.3Rutherford County: 51.3 %Rutherford County51.3Henry County: 51.3 %Henry County51.3Carroll County: 51.2 %Carroll County51.2Blount County: 51.2 %Blount County51.2Carter County: 51.2 %Carter County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Giles County: 51.2 %Giles County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1Lewis County: 51.1 %Lewis County51.1Hardin County: 51 %Hardin County51McMinn County: 51 %McMinn County51Coffee County: 51 %Coffee County51Lincoln County: 51 %Lincoln County51Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Loudon County: 51 %Loudon County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Haywood County53.3+0.1 pts
2Shelby County52.6+0.1 pts
3Madison County52.4-0 pts
4Lauderdale County52.1+0.3 pts
5Crockett County51.9-0.2 pts
6Gibson County51.8-0.1 pts
7Hamilton County51.8+0.1 pts
8Davidson County51.80 pts
9Chester County51.7+0.1 pts
9Weakley County51.7+0.2 pts
11Obion County51.7-0 pts
12Bradley County51.5+0.1 pts
13Maury County51.5-0 pts
14Dyer County51.5-0.3 pts
15Knox County51.5-0 pts
16Cumberland County51.4+0.1 pts
17Sullivan County51.4-0 pts
18Sumner County51.4+0.1 pts
19Anderson County51.40 pts
20Washington County51.3+0.1 pts
21Claiborne County51.3+0.2 pts
22Hamblen County51.3-0.1 pts
23Henderson County51.3-0 pts
24Rutherford County51.30 pts
25Henry County51.3-0 pts
26Carroll County51.2-0.1 pts
27Blount County51.2-0.1 pts
28Carter County51.2+0.1 pts
29Williamson County51.2-0 pts
30Giles County51.2-0 pts
31Wilson County51.20 pts
32Lawrence County51.20 pts
33Jefferson County51.10 pts
34Lewis County51.1+0.1 pts
35Hardin County51-0.2 pts
36McMinn County51-0.1 pts
37Coffee County51-0.1 pts
38Lincoln County51-0 pts
39Marion County510 pts
40Loudon County510 pts
41Greene County510 pts
42Franklin County50.9+0.2 pts
43Fentress County50.9-0 pts
44Roane County50.9-0.1 pts
45Tipton County50.9+0.1 pts
46Dickson County50.9-0 pts
47McNairy County50.9+0.2 pts
48Cocke County50.8-0.2 pts
49Fayette County50.80 pts
50White County50.80 pts
51Warren County50.8-0.1 pts
52Campbell County50.8-0.1 pts
53Marshall County50.8-0.1 pts
54Smith County50.7-0.2 pts
55Sevier County50.7-0.2 pts
56Hawkins County50.7-0 pts
57Scott County50.7-0.1 pts
58Monroe County50.7+0.2 pts
59Montgomery County50.70 pts
60Putnam County50.60 pts
61Clay County50.6+0.4 pts
62Rhea County50.6+0.1 pts
63Pickett County50.5-0 pts
64Moore County50.5-0.2 pts
65Cheatham County50.5-0.2 pts
66Robertson County50.5-0.1 pts
67Houston County50.5+0.2 pts
68Macon County50.5-0.1 pts
69Van Buren County50.4-0.2 pts
70Unicoi County50.4+0.1 pts
71Union County50.4+0.1 pts
72Bedford County50.4-0.1 pts
73Stewart County50.4+0.1 pts
74Jackson County50.2-0 pts
75Benton County50.2-0.2 pts
76Meigs County50.2+0.1 pts
77Cannon County50.2-0.4 pts
78Polk County50.1+0.1 pts
79Sequatchie County50.1-0.3 pts
80DeKalb County50.1-0.3 pts
81Decatur County50.1-0.1 pts
82Overton County500 pts
83Grainger County50+0.1 pts
84Humphreys County49.8-0 pts
85Grundy County49.7-0.3 pts
86Hancock County49.7+0.2 pts
87Perry County49-0.3 pts
88Hickman County47.4+0.3 pts
89Johnson County45.7+0.3 pts
90Hardeman County45.3+0.1 pts
91Morgan County45.2-0.1 pts
92Wayne County44-0.2 pts
93Bledsoe County43.1+0.2 pts
94Trousdale County39.8+0.2 pts
95Lake County37.9+0.2 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 37.9% in 2020.

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