Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 84.04K people in Tennessee with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Tennessee cities and places, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (31.61K), followed by Memphis city (8.99K), and Clarksville city (3.61K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Memphis city

Clarksville city

Knoxville city

Murfreesboro city

Chattanooga city

Columbia city

La Vergne city

Johnson City city

Bartlett city

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	31608
2	Memphis city	8991
3	Clarksville city	3613
4	Knoxville city	3210
5	Murfreesboro city	2750
6	Chattanooga city	2181
7	Columbia city	1767
8	La Vergne city	1197
9	Johnson City city	1136
10	Bartlett city	1003
11	Henderson city	842
12	Springfield city	831
13	Spring Hill city	797
14	Smyrna town	752
15	Jackson city	622
16	Hendersonville city	616
17	Lexington city	580
18	Collierville town	574
19	Whiteville town	523
20	Lebanon city	517
21	Cleveland city	497
22	Goodlettsville city	469
22	Savannah city	469
23	Gallatin city	434
24	Brentwood city	323
25	Franklin city	321
26	Selmer town	317
27	Mount Pleasant city	299
28	Clifton city	280
29	Arlington town	277
30	Oak Ridge city	259
31	Paris city	235
32	Nolensville town	205
33	Lakeland city	187
34	Brownsville city	158
35	Decherd city	157
36	Morristown city	152
37	Newport city	150
38	Hartsville/Trousdale County	141
39	Atoka town	132
40	Maryville city	123
41	Germantown city	115
42	Mount Juliet city	105
43	Guys town	103
44	Covington city	96
45	Shelbyville city	90
46	Millersville city	87
47	Farragut town	83
48	Cookeville city	80
49	Bristol city	78
50	Kingsport city	76
51	Pulaski city	73
51	Saltillo town	73
52	Winchester city	72
53	Clinton city	71
53	Pine Crest CDP	71
54	Estill Springs town	69
55	Elizabethton city	66
56	Ripley city	65
57	Louisville city	61
58	Philadelphia city	60
58	White House city	60
59	East Ridge city	59
60	South Cleveland CDP	58
61	Greeneville town	56
62	Bethel Springs town	55
62	Tiptonville town	55
63	Lewisburg city	50
63	Tullahoma city	50
64	McKenzie city	47
65	Dickson city	45
66	Bolivar city	43
67	Toone town	40
68	Ashland City town	39
68	Collegedale city	39
69	McMinnville city	38
69	Tusculum city	38
70	Ramer city	35
71	Decaturville town	34
71	Parsons city	34
72	Livingston town	33
73	Dyersburg city	32
73	Manchester city	32
73	Rogersville town	32
74	Eagleton Village CDP	29
74	Watauga city	29
75	Millington city	28
76	Rocky Top city	24
77	East Cleveland CDP	23
77	Forest Hills city	23
77	Jasper town	23
77	Union City city	23
78	Martin city	21
79	Eastview town	20
79	Finger city	20
79	Middle Valley CDP	20
79	Milan city	20
80	Dyer city	18
80	Sewanee CDP	18
81	Bells city	17
81	Blountville CDP	17
81	Bon Aqua Junction CDP	17
81	Jefferson City city	17
81	Red Bank city	17
82	La Follette city	16
83	Benton town	14
83	Rockvale CDP	14
84	Athens city	13
84	Berry Hill city	13
84	Carthage town	13
84	Jonesborough town	13
85	Halls CDP	12
85	Mason town	12
85	Milledgeville town	12
86	Bruceton town	11
87	Camden city	10
87	Charlotte town	10
87	Gainesboro town	10
87	Surgoinsville town	10
88	Fayetteville city	9
88	Pegram town	9
88	Pleasant Hill town	9
88	Portland city	9
89	Erwin town	8
89	Henning town	8
89	Obion town	8
89	Parker's Crossroads city	8
89	Piperton city	8
89	Puryear city	8
89	Sevierville city	8
89	Trenton city	8
90	Erin city	7
90	Fowlkes CDP	7
90	Jamestown city	7
90	Lafayette city	7
90	Midtown CDP	7
90	Rutledge town	7
91	Bluff City city	6
91	Dayton city	6
91	Ducktown city	6
91	Gallaway city	6
91	Oak Hill city	6
92	Cornersville town	5
92	Dandridge town	5
92	Lake Tansi CDP	5
92	Rives town	5
92	Tazewell town	5
92	Watertown city	5
93	Alexandria town	4
93	Atwood town	4
93	Lookout Mountain town	4
93	Maynardville city	4
93	Sneedville town	4
94	Big Sandy town	3
94	Cross Plains city	3
94	Mayland CDP	3
94	Moscow city	3
94	New Tazewell town	3
95	Crab Orchard city	2
95	Parrottsville town	2
95	Pikeville city	2
96	Celina city	1
96	Eagleville city	1
96	Harrison CDP	1
96	Minor Hill city	1