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
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Shelby County 353883
2 Davidson County 130971
3 Hamilton County 48376
4 Rutherford County 39239
5 Montgomery County 32127
6 Knox County 29921
7 Madison County 26756
8 Sumner County 11194
9 Fayette County 8750
10 Maury County 8597
11 Tipton County 8060
12 Hardeman County 8045
13 Wilson County 7620
14 Williamson County 7225
15 Haywood County 6867
16 Gibson County 6709
17 Lauderdale County 6298
18 Washington County 4519
19 Bradley County 3984
20 Robertson County 3858
21 Dyer County 3836
22 Blount County 2816
23 Bedford County 2784
24 Sullivan County 2571
25 Obion County 2341
26 Giles County 2334
27 Anderson County 2195
28 Weakley County 2086
29 Carroll County 1990
30 Putnam County 1834
31 Henry County 1773
32 Trousdale County 1751
33 Hamblen County 1737
34 Lincoln County 1665
35 Franklin County 1615
36 Coffee County 1601
37 Lake County 1594
38 Marshall County 1589
39 Dickson County 1550
40 Henderson County 1535
41 McMinn County 1485
42 Crockett County 1454
43 McNairy County 1238
44 Chester County 1124
45 Greene County 1120
46 Roane County 1040
47 Morgan County 958
48 Warren County 873
49 Hickman County 849
50 Wayne County 843
51 Marion County 775
52 Bledsoe County 771
53 Johnson County 712
54 Hardin County 657
55 Sevier County 653
56 Jefferson County 649
57 Cheatham County 629
58 Monroe County 600
59 Carter County 572
60 Hawkins County 526
61 Lawrence County 516
62 Cocke County 481
62 Rhea County 481
63 Loudon County 445
64 Humphreys County 351
65 White County 319
66 Smith County 299
67 Claiborne County 271
68 Benton County 256
69 Decatur County 226
70 Cumberland County 220
71 DeKalb County 194
72 Houston County 172
73 Perry County 169
74 Cannon County 165
75 Lewis County 146
76 Stewart County 135
77 Campbell County 108
78 Meigs County 104
79 Grainger County 102
80 Macon County 91
81 Moore County 90
82 Clay County 67
83 Overton County 59
84 Polk County 51
85 Sequatchie County 47
86 Grundy County 33
86 Jackson County 33
86 Union County 33
87 Unicoi County 26
88 Hancock County 21
88 Van Buren County 21
89 Fentress County 16
89 Scott County 16
90 Pickett County 8