Counties in Tennessee by female population share

Haywood County had the highest female population share of 95 counties in 2023, at 53.2%. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 39.7%. 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
Median50.995 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 51 %Bedford County: 50.4 %Benton County: 50.3 %Bledsoe County: 45 %Blount County: 51.2 %Bradley County: 51.7 %Campbell County: 50.5 %Cannon County: 50.1 %Carroll County: 51.1 %Carter County: 51.1 %Cheatham County: 50.4 %Chester County: 51.5 %Claiborne County: 51.3 %Clay County: 50.5 %Cocke County: 51.1 %Coffee County: 51 %Crockett County: 51.9 %Cumberland County: 51.2 %Davidson County: 52 %Decatur County: 49.9 %DeKalb County: 50.1 %Dickson County: 50.9 %Dyer County: 51.7 %Fayette County: 50.9 %Fentress County: 51.3 %Franklin County: 50.9 %Gibson County: 51.8 %Giles County: 51.4 %Grainger County: 49.8 %Greene County: 51.1 %Grundy County: 50 %Hamblen County: 51.2 %Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 50.2 %Hardeman County: 45.1 %Hardin County: 51.1 %Hawkins County: 50.8 %Haywood County: 53.2 %Henderson County: 51.4 %Henry County: 51.4 %Hickman County: 47.8 %Houston County: 50.9 %Humphreys County: 49.7 %Jackson County: 49.8 %Jefferson County: 51.1 %Johnson County: 46.3 %Knox County: 51.4 %Lake County: 40.1 %Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lewis County: 51.1 %Lincoln County: 51 %Loudon County: 51.2 %McMinn County: 51.1 %McNairy County: 50.8 %Macon County: 50.6 %Madison County: 52.4 %Marion County: 50.9 %Marshall County: 50.8 %Maury County: 51.5 %Meigs County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 50.7 %Moore County: 50.8 %Morgan County: 46.2 %Obion County: 51.9 %Overton County: 50.2 %Perry County: 49.2 %Pickett County: 50.6 %Polk County: 49.9 %Putnam County: 50.4 %Rhea County: 50.7 %Roane County: 50.7 %Robertson County: 50.5 %Rutherford County: 51.3 %Scott County: 50.9 %Sequatchie County: 49.7 %Sevier County: 50.9 %Shelby County: 52.8 %Smith County: 50.9 %Stewart County: 50 %Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sumner County: 51.3 %Tipton County: 50.9 %Trousdale County: 39.7 %Unicoi County: 50.3 %Union County: 50.5 %Van Buren County: 51.3 %Warren County: 50.7 %Washington County: 51.4 %Wayne County: 44.8 %Weakley County: 51.5 %White County: 50.7 %Williamson County: 51.2 %Wilson County: 51.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Shelby County: 52.8 %Shelby County52.8Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Davidson County: 52 %Davidson County52Obion County: 51.9 %Obion County51.9Crockett County: 51.9 %Crockett County51.9Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Bradley County: 51.7 %Bradley County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Maury County: 51.5 %Maury County51.5Chester County: 51.5 %Chester County51.5Giles County: 51.4 %Giles County51.4Knox County: 51.4 %Knox County51.4Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Henry County: 51.4 %Henry County51.4Henderson County: 51.4 %Henderson County51.4Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Van Buren County: 51.3 %Van Buren County51.3Fentress County: 51.3 %Fentress County51.3Sumner County: 51.3 %Sumner County51.3Rutherford County: 51.3 %Rutherford County51.3Cumberland County: 51.2 %Cumberland County51.2Hamblen County: 51.2 %Hamblen County51.2Loudon County: 51.2 %Loudon County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Blount County: 51.2 %Blount County51.2Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Carroll County: 51.1 %Carroll County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Lewis County: 51.1 %Lewis County51.1Cocke County: 51.1 %Cocke County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1Haywood County: 53.2 %Haywood County53.2Shelby County: 52.8 %Shelby County52.8Madison County: 52.4 %Madison County52.4Lauderdale County: 52.2 %Lauderdale County52.2Davidson County: 52 %Davidson County52Obion County: 51.9 %Obion County51.9Crockett County: 51.9 %Crockett County51.9Gibson County: 51.8 %Gibson County51.8Hamilton County: 51.8 %Hamilton County51.8Bradley County: 51.7 %Bradley County51.7Dyer County: 51.7 %Dyer County51.7Weakley County: 51.5 %Weakley County51.5Maury County: 51.5 %Maury County51.5Chester County: 51.5 %Chester County51.5Giles County: 51.4 %Giles County51.4Knox County: 51.4 %Knox County51.4Washington County: 51.4 %Washington County51.4Sullivan County: 51.4 %Sullivan County51.4Henry County: 51.4 %Henry County51.4Henderson County: 51.4 %Henderson County51.4Claiborne County: 51.3 %Claiborne County51.3Van Buren County: 51.3 %Van Buren County51.3Fentress County: 51.3 %Fentress County51.3Sumner County: 51.3 %Sumner County51.3Rutherford County: 51.3 %Rutherford County51.3Cumberland County: 51.2 %Cumberland County51.2Hamblen County: 51.2 %Hamblen County51.2Loudon County: 51.2 %Loudon County51.2Wilson County: 51.2 %Wilson County51.2Lawrence County: 51.2 %Lawrence County51.2Williamson County: 51.2 %Williamson County51.2Blount County: 51.2 %Blount County51.2Jefferson County: 51.1 %Jefferson County51.1McMinn County: 51.1 %McMinn County51.1Carroll County: 51.1 %Carroll County51.1Hardin County: 51.1 %Hardin County51.1Carter County: 51.1 %Carter County51.1Lewis County: 51.1 %Lewis County51.1Cocke County: 51.1 %Cocke County51.1Greene County: 51.1 %Greene County51.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Haywood County53.2-0 pts
2Shelby County52.8+0.1 pts
3Madison County52.4-0 pts
4Lauderdale County52.20 pts
5Davidson County52-0 pts
6Obion County51.9-0.1 pts
7Crockett County51.90 pts
8Gibson County51.80 pts
9Hamilton County51.80 pts
10Bradley County51.7+0.1 pts
11Dyer County51.7+0.2 pts
12Weakley County51.50 pts
13Maury County51.5-0.1 pts
14Chester County51.5-0 pts
15Giles County51.4+0.1 pts
16Knox County51.4-0.1 pts
16Washington County51.40 pts
18Sullivan County51.40 pts
19Henry County51.4+0.2 pts
20Henderson County51.40 pts
21Claiborne County51.3+0.1 pts
22Van Buren County51.3+0.6 pts
23Fentress County51.3+0.1 pts
24Sumner County51.3-0 pts
25Rutherford County51.3-0.1 pts
26Cumberland County51.2-0.1 pts
27Hamblen County51.20 pts
28Loudon County51.2+0.1 pts
29Wilson County51.20 pts
30Lawrence County51.20 pts
31Williamson County51.20 pts
32Blount County51.20 pts
33Jefferson County51.1-0.2 pts
34McMinn County51.1-0 pts
35Carroll County51.1-0.1 pts
36Hardin County51.1-0 pts
37Carter County51.1+0.1 pts
37Lewis County51.1+0.1 pts
39Cocke County51.1-0.1 pts
39Greene County51.1+0.1 pts
41Lincoln County51+0.1 pts
42Anderson County51-0.1 pts
43Coffee County51-0.1 pts
44Fayette County50.9-0 pts
45Tipton County50.9-0 pts
46Dickson County50.9-0.1 pts
47Franklin County50.9+0.1 pts
48Scott County50.9+0.1 pts
49Marion County50.9+0.1 pts
49Sevier County50.90 pts
51Houston County50.9+0.1 pts
52Smith County50.9-0 pts
53Moore County50.8+0.2 pts
54Hawkins County50.8-0 pts
55McNairy County50.8+0.1 pts
56Marshall County50.8-0 pts
57Warren County50.70 pts
58Roane County50.7-0.2 pts
59Rhea County50.7+0.1 pts
60White County50.7-0.1 pts
61Montgomery County50.70 pts
62Monroe County50.6-0.1 pts
63Macon County50.6+0.1 pts
64Pickett County50.6-0 pts
65Clay County50.5-0.2 pts
66Robertson County50.5+0.1 pts
67Union County50.5-0.1 pts
68Campbell County50.5-0 pts
69Putnam County50.4-0.1 pts
70Cheatham County50.4-0 pts
71Bedford County50.4-0 pts
72Unicoi County50.3-0.1 pts
73Benton County50.3-0 pts
74Overton County50.2+0.1 pts
75Hancock County50.2+0.1 pts
76DeKalb County50.1-0.2 pts
77Cannon County50.1-0.2 pts
78Stewart County50-0.2 pts
79Grundy County50-0.2 pts
80Decatur County49.9+0.1 pts
81Polk County49.9+0.1 pts
82Grainger County49.8-0.1 pts
83Jackson County49.8-0.2 pts
84Sequatchie County49.7-0 pts
85Humphreys County49.7+0.1 pts
86Meigs County49.7-0.4 pts
87Perry County49.2-0.1 pts
88Hickman County47.8+0.2 pts
89Johnson County46.3-0.2 pts
90Morgan County46.2+0.4 pts
91Hardeman County45.1-0 pts
92Bledsoe County45+0.1 pts
93Wayne County44.8+0.8 pts
94Lake County40.1-0.5 pts
95Trousdale County39.7-0.2 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Haywood County, with 53.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Trousdale County, with 39.7% in 2023.

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