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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |