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

Updated on March 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Tennessee counties, in April 2020, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (475.07K), followed by Davidson County (171.49K), and Hamilton County (63.98K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Tennessee.

You can also see similar ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Shelby
475.07K
Davidson
171.49K
Hamilton
63.98K
Rutherford
53.27K
Montgomery
43.35K
Knox
39.85K
Madison
35.84K
Sumner
15.54K
Maury
11.24K
Fayette
11.04K
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Shelby County 475,074
2 Davidson County 171,489
3 Hamilton County 63,979
4 Rutherford County 53,270
5 Montgomery County 43,349
6 Knox County 39,853
7 Madison County 35,837
8 Sumner County 15,537
9 Maury County 11,241
10 Fayette County 11,038
11 Tipton County 10,760
12 Hardeman County 10,150
13 Wilson County 10,099
14 Williamson County 9,709
15 Haywood County 8,993
16 Gibson County 8,929
17 Lauderdale County 8,385
18 Washington County 5,511
19 Dyer County 5,335
20 Bradley County 5,105
21 Robertson County 5,091
22 Bedford County 3,563
23 Blount County 3,552
24 Sullivan County 3,197
25 Obion County 3,137
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