Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 25, 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 Black or African American Alone (477.32K), followed by Davidson County (173.09K), and Hamilton County (64.43K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Tennessee.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 477321 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 173092 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 64428 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 53977 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 44569 |
| 6 | Knox County | 40360 |
| 7 | Madison County | 36004 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 15740 |
| 9 | Maury County | 11349 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 11080 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 10860 |
| 12 | Hardeman County | 10194 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 10191 |
| 14 | Williamson County | 9876 |
| 15 | Haywood County | 9032 |
| 16 | Gibson County | 8965 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 8421 |
| 18 | Washington County | 5623 |
| 19 | Dyer County | 5362 |
| 20 | Bradley County | 5238 |
| 21 | Robertson County | 5168 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 3641 |
| 23 | Blount County | 3628 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3254 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3159 |
| 26 | Giles County | 2936 |
| 27 | Anderson County | 2888 |
| 28 | Weakley County | 2609 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 2457 |
| 30 | Henry County | 2339 |
| 31 | Hamblen County | 2206 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2204 |
| 33 | Putnam County | 2188 |
| 34 | Coffee County | 2117 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 2043 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 1985 |
| 37 | Dickson County | 1962 |
| 38 | Henderson County | 1950 |
| 39 | Trousdale County | 1922 |
| 40 | Crockett County | 1882 |
| 41 | McMinn County | 1870 |
| 42 | Lake County | 1833 |
| 43 | McNairy County | 1550 |
| 44 | Chester County | 1498 |
| 45 | Greene County | 1393 |
| 46 | Roane County | 1303 |
| 47 | Warren County | 1097 |
| 48 | Marion County | 1047 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 971 |
| 50 | Hickman County | 941 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 888 |
| 52 | Cheatham County | 819 |
| 53 | Sevier County | 812 |
| 54 | Hardin County | 810 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 802 |
| 56 | Bledsoe County | 786 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 743 |
| 58 | Johnson County | 730 |
| 59 | Carter County | 719 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 710 |
| 61 | Hawkins County | 683 |
| 62 | Rhea County | 604 |
| 63 | Loudon County | 584 |
| 64 | Cocke County | 583 |
| 65 | Humphreys County | 506 |
| 66 | White County | 412 |
| 67 | Smith County | 364 |
| 68 | Benton County | 316 |
| 69 | Claiborne County | 315 |
| 70 | Cumberland County | 312 |
| 71 | Decatur County | 270 |
| 72 | DeKalb County | 245 |
| 73 | Houston County | 210 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 203 |
| 75 | Perry County | 199 |
| 76 | Lewis County | 189 |
| 77 | Stewart County | 172 |
| 78 | Meigs County | 134 |
| 79 | Campbell County | 133 |
| 80 | Grainger County | 124 |
| 81 | Macon County | 121 |
| 82 | Moore County | 103 |
| 83 | Overton County | 89 |
| 84 | Clay County | 76 |
| 85 | Sequatchie County | 72 |
| 86 | Polk County | 62 |
| 87 | Union County | 53 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 48 |
| 89 | Scott County | 47 |
| 90 | Unicoi County | 44 |
| 91 | Grundy County | 38 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 35 |
| 93 | Fentress County | 30 |
| 94 | Van Buren County | 22 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 8 |