Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (353.88K), followed by Davidson County (130.97K), and Hamilton County (48.38K).

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 voting-age population.

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

Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Shelby
353.88K
Davidson
130.97K
Hamilton
48.38K
Rutherford
39.24K
Montgomery
32.13K
Knox
29.92K
Madison
26.76K
Sumner
11.19K
Fayette
8.75K
Maury
8.60K
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Shelby County 353,883
2 Davidson County 130,971
3 Hamilton County 48,376
4 Rutherford County 39,239
5 Montgomery County 32,127
6 Knox County 29,921
7 Madison County 26,756
8 Sumner County 11,194
9 Fayette County 8,750
10 Maury County 8,597
11 Tipton County 8,060
12 Hardeman County 8,045
13 Wilson County 7,620
14 Williamson County 7,225
15 Haywood County 6,867
16 Gibson County 6,709
17 Lauderdale County 6,298
18 Washington County 4,519
19 Bradley County 3,984
20 Robertson County 3,858
21 Dyer County 3,836
22 Blount County 2,816
23 Bedford County 2,784
24 Sullivan County 2,571
25 Obion County 2,341
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