Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of 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 (1.23% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Chester County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.83%), followed by Davidson County (4.53%), and Henderson County (4.08%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Chester County
Davidson County
Henderson County
McNairy County
Maury County
Hardin County
Hardeman County
Montgomery County
Wayne County
Shelby County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chester County 6.83
2 Davidson County 4.53
3 Henderson County 4.08
4 McNairy County 3.31
5 Maury County 3.07
6 Hardin County 2.85
7 Hardeman County 2.74
8 Montgomery County 2.30
9 Wayne County 1.71
10 Shelby County 1.57
11 Rutherford County 1.43
12 Robertson County 1.24
13 Trousdale County 1.23
14 Henry County 1.10
15 Knox County 0.97
16 Haywood County 0.96
17 Franklin County 0.95
18 Washington County 0.88
19 Lake County 0.77
20 Hamilton County 0.72
20 Madison County 0.72
21 Decatur County 0.68
22 Sumner County 0.64
23 Bradley County 0.62
24 Cocke County 0.60
24 Lauderdale County 0.60
25 Anderson County 0.59
26 Tipton County 0.53
27 Benton County 0.52
27 Meigs County 0.52
28 Dickson County 0.50
29 Wilson County 0.46
30 Carroll County 0.42
31 Bledsoe County 0.41
31 Houston County 0.41
32 Williamson County 0.40
33 Giles County 0.39
34 Moore County 0.37
35 Dyer County 0.36
36 Hamblen County 0.33
37 Bedford County 0.31
37 Blount County 0.31
38 Carter County 0.30
38 Gibson County 0.30
39 Fayette County 0.25
39 Hickman County 0.25
39 White County 0.25
40 Marion County 0.24
41 Overton County 0.21
42 Cheatham County 0.19
42 Greene County 0.19
42 Putnam County 0.19
43 Coffee County 0.17
43 Obion County 0.17
44 Loudon County 0.16
44 Marshall County 0.16
45 Sullivan County 0.13
46 Crockett County 0.12
47 Johnson County 0.11
47 Polk County 0.11
47 Stewart County 0.11
48 Perry County 0.10
48 Warren County 0.10
49 Claiborne County 0.09
49 Jackson County 0.09
49 Lincoln County 0.09
49 Roane County 0.09
50 Hawkins County 0.08
50 Union County 0.08
51 Morgan County 0.07
51 Smith County 0.07
52 Campbell County 0.06
52 Hancock County 0.06
52 Weakley County 0.06
53 Jefferson County 0.05
53 McMinn County 0.05
53 Rhea County 0.05
53 Unicoi County 0.05
54 Cumberland County 0.04
54 Fentress County 0.04
55 Grainger County 0.03
55 Macon County 0.03
56 DeKalb County 0.02
56 Sevier County 0.02
57 Clay County 0.01