Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (52.62%), followed by Haywood County (49.66%), and Hardeman County (41.55%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Davidson
Fayette
Hamilton
Tipton
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 52.62
2 Haywood County 49.66
3 Hardeman County 41.55
4 Madison County 36.83
5 Lauderdale County 34.62
6 Lake County 28.03
7 Davidson County 27.6
8 Fayette County 27.45
9 Hamilton County 19.75
10 Tipton County 18.62
11 Gibson County 18.49
12 Montgomery County 18.34
13 Dyer County 14.26
14 Crockett County 13.09
15 Rutherford County 12.84
16 Maury County 12.13
17 Obion County 10.44
18 Carroll County 10.29
19 Giles County 10.08
20 Trousdale County 9.19
21 Chester County 9.01
22 Knox County 8.77
23 Henry County 7.95
24 Weakley County 7.75
25 Henderson County 7.61
26 Robertson County 7.36
27 Bedford County 7.31
28 Lincoln County 6.64
29 Sumner County 6.51
30 Marshall County 6.44
30 Wilson County 6.44
31 Wayne County 6.05
32 McNairy County 5.81
33 Franklin County 4.95
34 Hickman County 4.63
35 Williamson County 4.26
36 Bradley County 4.25
37 Dickson County 4.13
38 Bledsoe County 4.11
39 Washington County 3.98
40 Anderson County 3.91
41 Hamblen County 3.82
42 McMinn County 3.75
43 Morgan County 3.68
44 Marion County 3.62
45 Hardin County 3.42
46 Coffee County 3.41
47 Warren County 2.86
48 Decatur County 2.85
49 Blount County 2.77
50 Roane County 2.59
51 Houston County 2.58
52 Humphreys County 2.57
53 Benton County 2.45
54 Moore County 2.21
55 Johnson County 2.17
56 Smith County 2.15
57 Sullivan County 2.14
58 Rhea County 2.06
59 Greene County 2.03
60 Jefferson County 2.02
61 Monroe County 1.99
62 Putnam County 1.97
63 Perry County 1.96
64 Stewart County 1.9
65 Cocke County 1.88
66 Lewis County 1.87
67 White County 1.7
68 Lawrence County 1.58
69 Clay County 1.52
70 Cheatham County 1.5
71 Carter County 1.37
72 Cannon County 1.33
73 Hawkins County 1.32
74 Meigs County 1.3
75 DeKalb County 1.29
76 Loudon County 1.24
77 Claiborne County 0.96
78 Sevier County 0.79
79 Van Buren County 0.55
80 Grainger County 0.54
81 Overton County 0.52
82 Grundy County 0.46
83 Polk County 0.45
84 Macon County 0.44
85 Cumberland County 0.38
86 Hancock County 0.36
87 Jackson County 0.33
88 Campbell County 0.32
88 Unicoi County 0.32
89 Sequatchie County 0.3
90 Pickett County 0.22
91 Fentress County 0.2
92 Union County 0.17
93 Scott County 0.12