Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in Tennessee, Memphis city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (387.96K), followed by Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (167.80K), and Chattanooga city (52.38K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Tennessee.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Memphis
387.96K
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
167.80K
Chattanooga
52.38K
Clarksville
39.57K
Knoxville
30.12K
Jackson
29.88K
Murfreesboro
29.42K
Bartlett
11.52K
La Vergne
9.67K
Smyrna
8.55K
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 Memphis city 387,964
2 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 167,795
3 Chattanooga city 52,384
4 Clarksville city 39,567
5 Knoxville city 30,123
6 Jackson city 29,878
7 Murfreesboro city 29,416
8 Bartlett city 11,524
9 La Vergne city 9,667
10 Smyrna town 8,554
11 Columbia city 7,659
12 Brownsville city 6,507
13 Gallatin city 6,479
14 Collierville town 5,995
15 Hendersonville city 5,310
16 Johnson City city 4,809
17 Ripley city 4,575
18 Dyersburg city 4,337
19 Lebanon city 4,325
20 Franklin city 4,304
21 Covington city 4,242
22 Goodlettsville city 4,064
23 Springfield city 3,787
24 Cleveland city 3,779
25 Humboldt city 3,707
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