Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, there were 1,134,397 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Tennessee and they represented 16.74% of the total population of Tennessee in 2018. Shelby County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (503,046), followed by Davidson County (187,334), and Hamilton County (69,686). On the other hand, Pickett County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (11), followed by Hancock County (32), and Van Buren County (42).

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 (53.67%), followed by Haywood County (50.65%), and Hardeman County (41.88%).

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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 2018
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 2950 3.86
Bedford 3757 7.64
Benton 385 2.37
Bledsoe 1109 7.47
Blount 3832 2.91
Bradley 5169 4.82
Campbell 172 0.43
Cannon 231 1.61
Carroll 2772 9.92
Carter 850 1.51
Cheatham 742 1.83
Chester 1593 9.22
Claiborne 359 1.13
Clay 119 1.56
Cocke 724 2.02
Coffee 2010 3.59
Crockett 1947 13.64
Cumberland 348 0.58
Davidson 187334 27.1
Decatur 326 2.79
DeKalb 279 1.39
Dickson 2102 3.93
Dyer 5268 14.15
Fayette 11140 27.49
Fentress 75 0.41
Franklin 2084 4.96
Gibson 8873 18.04
Giles 2977 10.11
Grainger 187 0.81
Greene 1450 2.09
Grundy 74 0.56
Hamblen 2400 3.71
Hamilton 69686 19.11
Hancock 32 0.49
Hardeman 10582 41.88
Hardin 824 3.21
Hawkins 823 1.45
Haywood 8752 50.65
Henderson 2160 7.74
Henry 2414 7.48
Hickman 1216 4.86
Houston 244 2.96
Humphreys 469 2.53
Jackson 70 0.59
Jefferson 1028 1.9
Johnson 402 2.26
Knox 40562 8.69
Lake 2094 28.35
Lauderdale 8970 34.53
Lawrence 776 1.77
Lewis 226 1.87
Lincoln 2315 6.76
Loudon 681 1.28
McMinn 1910 3.58
McNairy 1538 5.95
Macon 225 0.93
Madison 36560 37.42
Marion 1131 3.96
Marshall 2152 6.36
Maury 10955 11.58
Meigs 181 1.48
Monroe 886 1.91
Montgomery 40864 19.85
Moore 159 2.47
Morgan 773 3.59
Obion 3210 10.58
Overton 134 0.61
Perry 193 2.39
Pickett 11 0.22
Polk 118 0.7
Putnam 1671 2.13
Rhea 670 2.03
Roane 1400 2.63
Robertson 5298 7.45
Rutherford 49967 15.38
Scott 44 0.2
Sequatchie 79 0.53
Sevier 1069 1.09
Shelby 503046 53.67
Smith 445 2.23
Stewart 236 1.74
Sullivan 3437 2.18
Sumner 14453 7.69
Tipton 11294 18.33
Trousdale 1252 11.35
Unicoi 72 0.4
Union 93 0.47
Van Buren 42 0.73
Warren 1303 3.19
Washington 5591 4.33
Wayne 1091 6.56
Weakley 2474 7.41
White 467 1.72
Williamson 10009 4.31
Wilson 9930 7.05