Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.33%), followed by Haywood County (49.99%), and Hardeman County (41.52%).

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 2015
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Fayette
Davidson
Hamilton
Montgomery
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 53.33
2 Haywood County 49.99
3 Hardeman County 41.52
4 Madison County 37.09
5 Lauderdale County 34.61
6 Lake County 28.42
7 Fayette County 27.63
8 Davidson County 27.47
9 Hamilton County 19.47
10 Montgomery County 18.71
11 Gibson County 18.36
12 Tipton County 18.29
13 Dyer County 14.14
14 Rutherford County 13.98
15 Crockett County 13.23
16 Maury County 11.71
17 Obion County 10.49
18 Giles County 10.23
19 Carroll County 10.11
20 Chester County 8.97
21 Trousdale County 8.87
22 Knox County 8.76
23 Henderson County 7.8
24 Henry County 7.74
25 Weakley County 7.57
26 Bedford County 7.53
27 Robertson County 7.28
28 Bledsoe County 7.05
29 Sumner County 6.82
30 Lincoln County 6.76
31 Wilson County 6.59
32 Marshall County 6.55
33 Wayne County 6.41
34 McNairy County 5.92
35 Franklin County 4.87
36 Hickman County 4.75
37 Bradley County 4.5
38 Williamson County 4.19
39 Dickson County 4.14
40 Washington County 4.11
41 Anderson County 3.87
42 Hamblen County 3.78
43 Marion County 3.72
44 McMinn County 3.66
45 Morgan County 3.43
46 Coffee County 3.36
47 Hardin County 3.24
48 Warren County 3
49 Blount County 2.88
50 Decatur County 2.78
51 Houston County 2.72
52 Roane County 2.61
53 Humphreys County 2.52
54 Benton County 2.32
55 Johnson County 2.22
56 Moore County 2.2
57 Sullivan County 2.16
58 Greene County 2.1
59 Smith County 2.09
60 Perry County 2.08
61 Putnam County 2
62 Jefferson County 1.99
62 Rhea County 1.99
63 Cocke County 1.96
64 Monroe County 1.94
65 Lewis County 1.88
66 White County 1.75
67 Lawrence County 1.68
68 Cheatham County 1.66
69 Stewart County 1.54
70 Meigs County 1.42
71 Carter County 1.4
71 Clay County 1.4
71 Hawkins County 1.4
72 Cannon County 1.39
73 DeKalb County 1.32
74 Loudon County 1.25
75 Claiborne County 1.14
76 Sevier County 0.97
77 Van Buren County 0.83
78 Macon County 0.65
79 Grainger County 0.63
80 Overton County 0.6
81 Polk County 0.55
82 Cumberland County 0.47
82 Grundy County 0.47
83 Sequatchie County 0.45
84 Hancock County 0.41
85 Jackson County 0.36
86 Campbell County 0.34
87 Unicoi County 0.33
88 Fentress County 0.32
89 Union County 0.25
90 Pickett County 0.16
90 Scott County 0.16