Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Tennessee Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 247,168. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (109,284), followed by Davidson County (33,713), and Hamilton County (15,967).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 109284 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 33713 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 15967 |
| 4 | Madison County | 9148 |
| 5 | Knox County | 8093 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 7231 |
| 7 | Rutherford County | 7121 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 3400 |
| 9 | Hardeman County | 3328 |
| 10 | Haywood County | 3172 |
| 11 | Maury County | 3080 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 3067 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 2833 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 2574 |
| 15 | Sumner County | 2410 |
| 16 | Robertson County | 1807 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 1728 |
| 18 | Dyer County | 1393 |
| 19 | Williamson County | 1322 |
| 20 | Bedford County | 1262 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 1194 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 1086 |
| 23 | Obion County | 972 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 954 |
| 25 | Giles County | 933 |
| 26 | McNairy County | 854 |
| 27 | Henry County | 839 |
| 28 | Sullivan County | 802 |
| 28 | Washington County | 802 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 729 |
| 30 | Coffee County | 728 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 717 |
| 32 | Anderson County | 700 |
| 33 | Lake County | 679 |
| 34 | Blount County | 672 |
| 35 | McMinn County | 669 |
| 36 | Crockett County | 631 |
| 37 | Bledsoe County | 607 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 605 |
| 39 | Hamblen County | 599 |
| 40 | Weakley County | 571 |
| 41 | Chester County | 565 |
| 42 | Dickson County | 537 |
| 43 | Trousdale County | 483 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 482 |
| 45 | Hickman County | 435 |
| 46 | Putnam County | 433 |
| 47 | Roane County | 392 |
| 48 | Greene County | 380 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 371 |
| 50 | Warren County | 367 |
| 51 | Johnson County | 346 |
| 52 | Carter County | 334 |
| 53 | Monroe County | 329 |
| 54 | Marion County | 266 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 250 |
| 56 | Rhea County | 226 |
| 57 | Sevier County | 213 |
| 58 | Smith County | 197 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 193 |
| 60 | Cocke County | 188 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 151 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 151 |
| 62 | Cheatham County | 149 |
| 63 | Benton County | 128 |
| 63 | Hawkins County | 128 |
| 64 | Decatur County | 120 |
| 65 | Loudon County | 115 |
| 66 | Polk County | 99 |
| 67 | DeKalb County | 81 |
| 68 | Cannon County | 77 |
| 69 | Humphreys County | 72 |
| 70 | Claiborne County | 69 |
| 71 | Houston County | 62 |
| 72 | Scott County | 61 |
| 72 | White County | 61 |
| 73 | Moore County | 56 |
| 74 | Meigs County | 43 |
| 75 | Clay County | 37 |
| 76 | Lewis County | 29 |
| 77 | Stewart County | 28 |
| 78 | Perry County | 26 |
| 79 | Union County | 25 |
| 80 | Fentress County | 23 |
| 81 | Campbell County | 20 |
| 82 | Overton County | 18 |
| 83 | Sequatchie County | 17 |
| 84 | Macon County | 13 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 12 |
| 86 | Hancock County | 11 |
| 87 | Grainger County | 7 |
| 88 | Unicoi County | 6 |
| 89 | Pickett County | 4 |
| 90 | Grundy County | 3 |
| 90 | Van Buren County | 3 |