Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Tennessee's cities and places (towns and villages), Memphis city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (389.78K), followed by Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (169.35K), and Chattanooga city (52.69K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Tennessee cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Tennessee.
Rank | City or Place | Black Alone Population |
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1 | Memphis city | 389,779 |
2 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | 169,349 |
3 | Chattanooga city | 52,690 |
4 | Clarksville city | 40,657 |
5 | Knoxville city | 30,477 |
6 | Jackson city | 30,038 |
7 | Murfreesboro city | 29,799 |
8 | Bartlett city | 11,601 |
9 | La Vergne city | 9,816 |
10 | Smyrna town | 8,664 |
11 | Columbia city | 7,723 |
12 | Gallatin city | 6,583 |
13 | Brownsville city | 6,530 |
14 | Collierville town | 6,035 |
15 | Hendersonville city | 5,367 |
16 | Johnson City city | 4,909 |
17 | Ripley city | 4,591 |
18 | Lebanon city | 4,377 |
19 | Franklin city | 4,370 |
20 | Dyersburg city | 4,355 |
21 | Covington city | 4,271 |
22 | Goodlettsville city | 4,113 |
23 | Cleveland city | 3,873 |
24 | Springfield city | 3,828 |
25 | Humboldt city | 3,718 |