Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (495.49K), followed by Davidson County (186.31K), and Hamilton County (68.98K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Shelby County 495493
2 Davidson County 186308
3 Hamilton County 68977
4 Rutherford County 61561
5 Montgomery County 52486
6 Knox County 43557
7 Madison County 37933
8 Sumner County 17657
9 Wilson County 12540
10 Maury County 12312
11 Fayette County 11965
12 Tipton County 11479
13 Williamson County 11102
14 Hardeman County 10661
15 Gibson County 8989
16 Haywood County 8886
17 Lauderdale County 8776
18 Bradley County 5994
19 Washington County 5962
20 Robertson County 5880
21 Dyer County 5563
22 Bedford County 4552
23 Blount County 4203
24 Sullivan County 3998
25 Obion County 3317
26 Anderson County 3233
27 Giles County 3001
28 Hamblen County 2918
29 Carroll County 2860
30 Weakley County 2781
31 Lincoln County 2554
32 Coffee County 2538
33 Henry County 2379
34 Marshall County 2304
35 Dickson County 2292
36 Henderson County 2200
37 Franklin County 2198
38 McMinn County 2182
39 Putnam County 2100
40 Crockett County 1983
41 Lake County 1751
42 Greene County 1724
43 Warren County 1669
44 Sevier County 1643
45 Chester County 1624
46 Roane County 1593
47 McNairy County 1585
48 Trousdale County 1369
49 Cheatham County 1239
50 Carter County 1219
51 Hickman County 1205
52 Jefferson County 1192
53 Marion County 1174
54 Wayne County 1159
55 Monroe County 1054
56 Loudon County 973
57 Hardin County 921
58 Hawkins County 891
59 Lawrence County 846
60 Cocke County 806
61 Bledsoe County 805
62 Morgan County 782
63 Rhea County 757
64 Cumberland County 563
65 Humphreys County 550
66 Smith County 534
67 White County 524
68 DeKalb County 470
69 Johnson County 437
70 Claiborne County 396
71 Benton County 395
72 Macon County 374
73 Cannon County 341
74 Decatur County 318
75 Meigs County 293
76 Stewart County 287
77 Lewis County 286
78 Houston County 280
79 Grainger County 266
80 Perry County 258
81 Campbell County 222
82 Overton County 197
83 Sequatchie County 196
84 Moore County 159
85 Grundy County 158
86 Polk County 144
87 Union County 138
88 Unicoi County 133
89 Clay County 121
90 Fentress County 116
91 Jackson County 107
92 Scott County 95
93 Van Buren County 68
94 Hancock County 44
95 Pickett County 22