Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (488.75K), followed by Davidson County (180.92K), and Hamilton County (67.39K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
Shelby
488.75K
Davidson
180.92K
Hamilton
67.39K
Rutherford
59.20K
Montgomery
49.84K
Knox
42.00K
Madison
37.45K
Sumner
17.02K
Wilson
12.11K
Maury
11.98K
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 488,748
2 Davidson County 180,915
3 Hamilton County 67,393
4 Rutherford County 59,195
5 Montgomery County 49,843
6 Knox County 42,003
7 Madison County 37,453
8 Sumner County 17,019
9 Wilson County 12,108
10 Maury County 11,976
11 Fayette County 11,810
12 Tipton County 11,311
13 Williamson County 10,616
14 Hardeman County 10,568
15 Gibson County 8,888
16 Haywood County 8,763
17 Lauderdale County 8,652
18 Washington County 5,658
19 Robertson County 5,561
20 Dyer County 5,452
21 Bradley County 5,434
22 Bedford County 4,017
23 Blount County 4,004
24 Sullivan County 3,760
25 Obion County 3,223
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