Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 54.31K people in Tennessee with African ancestry (0.79% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Chester County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (6.83%), followed by Henderson County (3.98%), and McNairy County (3.30%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester County | 6.83 |
| 2 | Henderson County | 3.98 |
| 3 | McNairy County | 3.30 |
| 4 | Maury County | 2.96 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 2.85 |
| 6 | Davidson County | 2.79 |
| 7 | Hardeman County | 2.68 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 1.71 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 1.56 |
| 10 | Robertson County | 1.14 |
| 11 | Rutherford County | 0.97 |
| 12 | Haywood County | 0.96 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 0.87 |
| 14 | Trousdale County | 0.84 |
| 15 | Henry County | 0.72 |
| 16 | Decatur County | 0.68 |
| 17 | Cocke County | 0.59 |
| 18 | Lauderdale County | 0.57 |
| 19 | Hamilton County | 0.54 |
| 20 | Tipton County | 0.53 |
| 21 | Knox County | 0.52 |
| 22 | Benton County | 0.50 |
| 22 | Dickson County | 0.50 |
| 23 | Madison County | 0.46 |
| 24 | Carroll County | 0.42 |
| 24 | Lake County | 0.42 |
| 25 | Houston County | 0.41 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 0.38 |
| 27 | Moore County | 0.37 |
| 28 | Bledsoe County | 0.33 |
| 29 | Giles County | 0.31 |
| 30 | Dyer County | 0.30 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 0.30 |
| 31 | Bradley County | 0.29 |
| 31 | Sumner County | 0.29 |
| 32 | Gibson County | 0.28 |
| 33 | Hamblen County | 0.27 |
| 34 | Fayette County | 0.24 |
| 35 | Blount County | 0.21 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 0.20 |
| 37 | Carter County | 0.19 |
| 37 | Cheatham County | 0.19 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 0.18 |
| 39 | Loudon County | 0.16 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 0.16 |
| 40 | Greene County | 0.15 |
| 40 | Putnam County | 0.15 |
| 40 | Washington County | 0.15 |
| 41 | Bedford County | 0.13 |
| 41 | Obion County | 0.13 |
| 42 | Coffee County | 0.12 |
| 42 | Crockett County | 0.12 |
| 43 | Johnson County | 0.11 |
| 43 | Stewart County | 0.11 |
| 44 | Perry County | 0.10 |
| 45 | Hickman County | 0.09 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 0.09 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 0.09 |
| 46 | Marion County | 0.08 |
| 46 | Union County | 0.08 |
| 47 | Claiborne County | 0.07 |
| 47 | Polk County | 0.07 |
| 47 | Roane County | 0.07 |
| 47 | Sullivan County | 0.07 |
| 48 | Hancock County | 0.06 |
| 48 | Hawkins County | 0.06 |
| 48 | Overton County | 0.06 |
| 49 | McMinn County | 0.05 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 0.05 |
| 49 | Rhea County | 0.05 |
| 49 | Unicoi County | 0.05 |
| 50 | Fentress County | 0.04 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 0.03 |
| 51 | Grainger County | 0.03 |
| 51 | Warren County | 0.03 |
| 52 | Campbell County | 0.02 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 0.02 |
| 52 | Weakley County | 0.02 |
| 53 | Sevier County | 0.01 |
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