Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (501.11K), followed by Davidson County (191.45K), and Hamilton County (70.04K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 501106 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 191450 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 70035 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 56925 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 48677 |
| 6 | Knox County | 43105 |
| 7 | Madison County | 37664 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 16857 |
| 9 | Maury County | 12177 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 11733 |
| 11 | Wilson County | 11511 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 11314 |
| 13 | Williamson County | 11148 |
| 14 | Hardeman County | 10746 |
| 15 | Gibson County | 9194 |
| 16 | Haywood County | 9156 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 8978 |
| 18 | Washington County | 6006 |
| 19 | Bradley County | 5848 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5786 |
| 21 | Dyer County | 5499 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 4350 |
| 23 | Blount County | 4151 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3810 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3337 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3196 |
| 27 | Giles County | 3120 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 2935 |
| 29 | Hamblen County | 2925 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2736 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 2522 |
| 32 | Coffee County | 2438 |
| 33 | Henry County | 2421 |
| 34 | Marshall County | 2274 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2239 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 2213 |
| 37 | Henderson County | 2193 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 2141 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 2036 |
| 40 | Putnam County | 2022 |
| 41 | Lake County | 1982 |
| 42 | Greene County | 1730 |
| 43 | Chester County | 1619 |
| 44 | Warren County | 1614 |
| 45 | McNairy County | 1603 |
| 46 | Sevier County | 1527 |
| 47 | Roane County | 1522 |
| 48 | Trousdale County | 1327 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 1215 |
| 50 | Marion County | 1160 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 1152 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 1149 |
| 53 | Carter County | 1139 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 1071 |
| 55 | Bledsoe County | 1052 |
| 56 | Cheatham County | 1050 |
| 57 | Hardin County | 893 |
| 58 | Loudon County | 878 |
| 59 | Hawkins County | 869 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 833 |
| 61 | Morgan County | 796 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 752 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 716 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 595 |
| 65 | White County | 527 |
| 66 | Smith County | 506 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 494 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 445 |
| 69 | DeKalb County | 425 |
| 70 | Benton County | 422 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | 386 |
| 72 | Decatur County | 332 |
| 73 | Macon County | 312 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 305 |
| 75 | Houston County | 285 |
| 76 | Stewart County | 282 |
| 77 | Grainger County | 276 |
| 78 | Lewis County | 265 |
| 79 | Meigs County | 225 |
| 80 | Perry County | 215 |
| 81 | Campbell County | 202 |
| 82 | Overton County | 166 |
| 83 | Moore County | 154 |
| 84 | Sequatchie County | 135 |
| 85 | Polk County | 130 |
| 86 | Grundy County | 117 |
| 87 | Clay County | 116 |
| 88 | Unicoi County | 104 |
| 88 | Union County | 104 |
| 89 | Fentress County | 95 |
| 90 | Jackson County | 93 |
| 91 | Scott County | 84 |
| 92 | Van Buren County | 58 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 36 |
| 94 | Pickett County | 14 |