Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,141,202 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Tennessee and they represented 16.39% of the total population of Tennessee in 2021. Shelby County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (491,949), followed by Davidson County (180,997), and Hamilton County (67,734). On the other hand, Pickett County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (18), followed by Hancock County (34), and Van Buren County (48).

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 (53.28%), followed by Haywood County (50.22%), and Hardeman County (41.56%).

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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 2021
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 3024 3.9
Bedford 3915 7.65
Benton 384 2.42
Bledsoe 934 6.3
Blount 4018 2.92
Bradley 5396 4.92
Campbell 194 0.49
Cannon 271 1.86
Carroll 2757 9.74
Carter 1070 1.91
Cheatham 1123 2.71
Chester 1605 9.19
Claiborne 382 1.19
Clay 115 1.52
Cocke 715 1.97
Coffee 2294 3.89
Crockett 1961 14.02
Cumberland 463 0.74
Davidson 180997 25.83
Decatur 313 2.75
DeKalb 337 1.64
Dickson 2149 3.9
Dyer 5413 14.79
Fayette 11645 27.33
Fentress 92 0.49
Franklin 2114 4.89
Gibson 8979 17.79
Giles 2994 9.85
Grainger 243 1.02
Greene 1597 2.26
Grundy 119 0.88
Hamblen 2365 3.68
Hamilton 67734 18.36
Hancock 34 0.5
Hardeman 10499 41.56
Hardin 871 3.24
Hawkins 862 1.51
Haywood 8884 50.22
Henderson 2155 7.72
Henry 2327 7.22
Hickman 1099 4.38
Houston 260 3.13
Humphreys 545 2.84
Jackson 99 0.84
Jefferson 1024 1.84
Johnson 464 2.57
Knox 41784 8.6
Lake 1737 26.33
Lauderdale 8678 34.88
Lawrence 795 1.78
Lewis 265 2.06
Lincoln 2456 6.93
Loudon 741 1.31
McMinn 2030 3.77
McNairy 1601 6.19
Macon 285 1.11
Madison 37051 37.59
Marion 1143 3.95
Marshall 2144 6.12
Maury 11971 11.41
Meigs 259 1.99
Monroe 901 1.93
Montgomery 48146 21.14
Moore 157 2.36
Morgan 774 3.67
Obion 3249 10.67
Overton 184 0.81
Perry 241 2.84
Pickett 18 0.36
Polk 132 0.75
Putnam 1816 2.24
Rhea 664 2
Roane 1489 2.75
Robertson 5531 7.47
Rutherford 57153 16.27
Scott 79 0.36
Sequatchie 139 0.85
Sevier 1275 1.28
Shelby 491949 53.28
Smith 518 2.57
Stewart 269 1.95
Sullivan 3681 2.31
Sumner 16836 8.4
Tipton 11168 18.29
Trousdale 1290 11.12
Unicoi 76 0.43
Union 105 0.53
Van Buren 48 0.76
Warren 1386 3.34
Washington 5634 4.22
Wayne 1132 6.93
Weakley 2634 8.01
White 503 1.83
Williamson 10776 4.21
Wilson 11474 7.55