Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 1,144,522 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Tennessee and they represented 16.52% of the total population of Tennessee in 2020. Shelby County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (494,676), followed by Davidson County (185,908), and Hamilton County (68,470). On the other hand, Pickett County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (12), followed by Hancock County (34), and Van Buren County (50).

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 (53.21%), followed by Haywood County (50.75%), and Hardeman County (41.89%).

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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 2020
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 3068 3.97
Bedford 3846 7.63
Benton 410 2.59
Bledsoe 1049 7.01
Blount 3953 2.91
Bradley 5311 4.88
Campbell 181 0.46
Cannon 270 1.85
Carroll 2863 10.07
Carter 1072 1.9
Cheatham 975 2.37
Chester 1587 9.13
Claiborne 379 1.18
Clay 112 1.48
Cocke 704 1.95
Coffee 2255 3.88
Crockett 1956 14.06
Cumberland 401 0.65
Davidson 185908 25.96
Decatur 315 2.76
DeKalb 312 1.55
Dickson 2135 3.92
Dyer 5395 14.69
Fayette 11602 27.71
Fentress 81 0.44
Franklin 2146 5.01
Gibson 9110 18.06
Giles 3076 10.14
Grainger 223 0.95
Greene 1638 2.33
Grundy 107 0.79
Hamblen 2379 3.69
Hamilton 68470 18.64
Hancock 34 0.51
Hardeman 10656 41.89
Hardin 860 3.21
Hawkins 831 1.47
Haywood 9046 50.75
Henderson 2147 7.72
Henry 2359 7.34
Hickman 1189 4.76
Houston 268 3.23
Humphreys 567 2.99
Jackson 89 0.77
Jefferson 1026 1.87
Johnson 437 2.43
Knox 41619 8.66
Lake 1960 28.02
Lauderdale 8863 35.28
Lawrence 799 1.81
Lewis 251 1.99
Lincoln 2431 6.88
Loudon 717 1.3
McMinn 2010 3.77
McNairy 1579 6.11
Macon 248 0.98
Madison 37242 37.68
Marion 1127 3.9
Marshall 2153 6.25
Maury 11888 11.68
Meigs 216 1.69
Monroe 933 2.01
Montgomery 46262 20.91
Moore 148 2.29
Morgan 786 3.74
Obion 3264 10.61
Overton 156 0.69
Perry 207 2.47
Pickett 12 0.24
Polk 120 0.68
Putnam 1796 2.24
Rhea 645 1.96
Roane 1468 2.74
Robertson 5452 7.47
Rutherford 54770 15.95
Scott 70 0.32
Sequatchie 108 0.68
Sevier 1161 1.18
Shelby 494676 53.21
Smith 490 2.45
Stewart 270 1.97
Sullivan 3598 2.27
Sumner 16268 8.24
Tipton 11172 18.3
Trousdale 1311 11.27
Unicoi 77 0.43
Union 87 0.44
Van Buren 50 0.81
Warren 1365 3.33
Washington 5715 4.29
Wayne 1124 6.93
Weakley 2664 8.1
White 499 1.82
Williamson 10740 4.3
Wilson 11157 7.51