Ranking of Tennessee Counties 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 counties, Davidson County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (32.10K), followed by Shelby County (14.59K), and Montgomery County (4.97K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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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Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson County | 32100 |
| 2 | Shelby County | 14592 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 4972 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 4781 |
| 5 | Knox County | 4615 |
| 6 | Maury County | 3037 |
| 7 | Hamilton County | 2607 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 1243 |
| 9 | Chester County | 1180 |
| 10 | Washington County | 1166 |
| 11 | Henderson County | 1134 |
| 12 | Williamson County | 978 |
| 13 | Robertson County | 894 |
| 14 | McNairy County | 857 |
| 15 | Hardin County | 761 |
| 16 | Madison County | 709 |
| 17 | Hardeman County | 702 |
| 18 | Bradley County | 669 |
| 19 | Wilson County | 668 |
| 20 | Anderson County | 455 |
| 21 | Blount County | 421 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 402 |
| 23 | Henry County | 356 |
| 24 | Tipton County | 320 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 280 |
| 26 | Dickson County | 272 |
| 27 | Cocke County | 215 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 210 |
| 29 | Sullivan County | 201 |
| 30 | Haywood County | 171 |
| 31 | Carter County | 166 |
| 32 | Bedford County | 154 |
| 33 | Gibson County | 152 |
| 33 | Lauderdale County | 152 |
| 33 | Putnam County | 152 |
| 34 | Trousdale County | 141 |
| 35 | Greene County | 135 |
| 36 | Dyer County | 134 |
| 37 | Carroll County | 120 |
| 38 | Giles County | 119 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 103 |
| 40 | Coffee County | 99 |
| 41 | Loudon County | 85 |
| 42 | Benton County | 83 |
| 43 | Cheatham County | 78 |
| 43 | Decatur County | 78 |
| 44 | Marion County | 69 |
| 44 | White County | 69 |
| 45 | Meigs County | 66 |
| 46 | Hickman County | 62 |
| 47 | Bledsoe County | 61 |
| 48 | Lake County | 55 |
| 48 | Marshall County | 55 |
| 49 | Obion County | 52 |
| 50 | Roane County | 48 |
| 51 | Overton County | 47 |
| 52 | Hawkins County | 46 |
| 53 | Warren County | 41 |
| 54 | Houston County | 34 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 31 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 29 |
| 57 | Claiborne County | 28 |
| 58 | McMinn County | 27 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 24 |
| 59 | Moore County | 24 |
| 60 | Cumberland County | 22 |
| 61 | Weakley County | 21 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 20 |
| 62 | Polk County | 20 |
| 62 | Sevier County | 20 |
| 63 | Crockett County | 17 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 15 |
| 64 | Rhea County | 15 |
| 64 | Stewart County | 15 |
| 64 | Union County | 15 |
| 65 | Smith County | 13 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 10 |
| 67 | Perry County | 8 |
| 67 | Unicoi County | 8 |
| 68 | Fentress County | 7 |
| 68 | Grainger County | 7 |
| 68 | Macon County | 7 |
| 69 | DeKalb County | 4 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 4 |
| 70 | Clay County | 1 |