Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (492.24K), followed by Davidson County (186.11K), and Hamilton County (69.03K).

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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Shelby County 492236
2 Davidson County 186113
3 Hamilton County 69028
4 Rutherford County 62905
5 Montgomery County 54215
6 Knox County 43664
7 Madison County 37915
8 Sumner County 18294
9 Wilson County 13115
10 Maury County 12369
11 Fayette County 12293
12 Tipton County 11524
13 Williamson County 11071
14 Hardeman County 10596
15 Gibson County 9028
16 Haywood County 8881
17 Lauderdale County 8696
18 Robertson County 6101
19 Bradley County 6063
20 Washington County 6030
21 Dyer County 5666
22 Bedford County 4609
23 Blount County 4279
24 Sullivan County 4069
25 Anderson County 3354
26 Obion County 3305
27 Giles County 2982
28 Hamblen County 2941
29 Carroll County 2909
30 Weakley County 2811
31 Coffee County 2592
32 Lincoln County 2559
33 Henry County 2354
34 Marshall County 2335
35 Dickson County 2332
36 McMinn County 2213
37 Henderson County 2188
38 Franklin County 2185
39 Putnam County 2153
40 Crockett County 2058
41 Greene County 1761
42 Sevier County 1733
43 Lake County 1730
44 Warren County 1681
45 Roane County 1639
46 Chester County 1609
47 McNairy County 1602
48 Trousdale County 1385
49 Cheatham County 1352
50 Carter County 1232
51 Jefferson County 1231
52 Hickman County 1226
53 Marion County 1174
54 Monroe County 1093
55 Wayne County 1053
56 Loudon County 1016
57 Hardin County 914
58 Lawrence County 909
59 Hawkins County 906
60 Bledsoe County 820
61 Cocke County 818
62 Rhea County 800
63 Morgan County 781
64 Cumberland County 621
65 Humphreys County 583
66 Smith County 546
67 White County 520
68 Johnson County 479
69 DeKalb County 478
70 Benton County 430
71 Macon County 416
72 Claiborne County 413
73 Cannon County 370
74 Meigs County 320
75 Decatur County 316
76 Grainger County 313
77 Stewart County 302
78 Lewis County 292
79 Houston County 282
80 Perry County 265
81 Campbell County 259
82 Overton County 214
83 Sequatchie County 209
84 Grundy County 195
85 Polk County 177
86 Moore County 165
86 Union County 165
87 Unicoi County 150
88 Fentress County 130
89 Jackson County 126
90 Clay County 125
91 Scott County 95
92 Van Buren County 70
93 Hancock County 53
94 Pickett County 21