Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2013

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, there were 1,087,919 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Tennessee and they represented 16.75% of the total population of Tennessee in 2013. Shelby County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (496,534), followed by Davidson County (181,955), and Hamilton County (68,511). On the other hand, Pickett County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (8), followed by Hancock County (26), and Van Buren County (31).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Shelby County had the highest percentage (52.9%), followed by Haywood County (49.83%), and Hardeman County (41.68%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2013
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2013
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 2923 3.88
Bedford 3314 7.27
Benton 383 2.34
Bledsoe 841 6.04
Blount 3467 2.78
Bradley 4421 4.34
Campbell 142 0.35
Cannon 184 1.34
Carroll 2958 10.34
Carter 740 1.3
Cheatham 598 1.52
Chester 1545 9.03
Claiborne 324 1.02
Clay 110 1.43
Cocke 664 1.88
Coffee 1819 3.41
Crockett 1909 13.06
Cumberland 226 0.39
Davidson 181955 27.55
Decatur 339 2.9
DeKalb 250 1.31
Dickson 2038 4.06
Dyer 5390 14.14
Fayette 10706 27.58
Fentress 51 0.28
Franklin 2041 4.95
Gibson 9112 18.45
Giles 2948 10.23
Grainger 133 0.59
Greene 1393 2.04
Grundy 49 0.36
Hamblen 2394 3.8
Hamilton 68511 19.62
Hancock 26 0.39
Hardeman 10987 41.68
Hardin 878 3.39
Hawkins 748 1.32
Haywood 9089 49.83
Henderson 2154 7.68
Henry 2555 7.92
Hickman 1125 4.64
Houston 218 2.63
Humphreys 462 2.53
Jackson 41 0.35
Jefferson 1057 2.03
Johnson 400 2.22
Knox 39022 8.78
Lake 2163 28.05
Lauderdale 9598 34.8
Lawrence 685 1.63
Lewis 234 1.95
Lincoln 2199 6.56
Loudon 661 1.31
McMinn 1951 3.72
McNairy 1517 5.83
Macon 111 0.49
Madison 36572 37.03
Marion 1055 3.72
Marshall 2013 6.46
Maury 10042 11.99
Meigs 142 1.22
Monroe 890 1.97
Montgomery 33828 18.34
Moore 144 2.29
Morgan 770 3.55
Obion 3300 10.63
Overton 129 0.59
Perry 159 2.02
Pickett 8 0.16
Polk 78 0.47
Putnam 1464 1.98
Rhea 626 1.92
Roane 1339 2.52
Robertson 4974 7.38
Rutherford 37001 13.16
Scott 31 0.14
Sequatchie 56 0.39
Sevier 801 0.86
Shelby 496534 52.9
Smith 419 2.19
Stewart 224 1.69
Sullivan 3405 2.18
Sumner 11144 6.6
Tipton 11357 18.44
Trousdale 729 9.33
Unicoi 49 0.27
Union 31 0.16
Van Buren 31 0.56
Warren 1196 3
Washington 5075 4.05
Wayne 1033 6.11
Weakley 2614 7.65
White 449 1.71
Williamson 8503 4.27
Wilson 7945 6.51