Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.34%), followed by Haywood County (50.55%), and Hardeman County (41.1%).

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 2023
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Fayette
Lake
Davidson
Montgomery
Tipton
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 53.34
2 Haywood County 50.55
3 Hardeman County 41.1
4 Madison County 37.72
5 Lauderdale County 34.81
6 Fayette County 27.48
7 Lake County 26.99
8 Davidson County 25.38
9 Montgomery County 21.44
10 Tipton County 18.31
11 Hamilton County 17.74
12 Gibson County 17.47
13 Rutherford County 16.46
14 Dyer County 15.19
15 Crockett County 14.09
16 Trousdale County 11
17 Maury County 10.85
18 Obion County 10.54
19 Carroll County 9.83
20 Giles County 9.53
21 Chester County 8.93
22 Sumner County 8.45
23 Knox County 8.4
24 Weakley County 8.26
25 Wilson County 7.73
26 Bedford County 7.63
27 Henderson County 7.59
28 Robertson County 7.47
29 Henry County 7.04
30 Lincoln County 6.77
31 Wayne County 6.31
32 McNairy County 6.03
33 Marshall County 5.94
34 Bledsoe County 5.41
35 Bradley County 4.92
36 Franklin County 4.72
37 Hickman County 4.55
38 Washington County 4.11
39 Williamson County 4.01
40 Anderson County 3.98
41 Coffee County 3.96
42 Dickson County 3.87
43 Marion County 3.85
44 McMinn County 3.68
45 Morgan County 3.56
46 Hamblen County 3.5
47 Warren County 3.33
48 Hardin County 3.25
49 Houston County 3.12
50 Cheatham County 3
51 Perry County 2.92
52 Humphreys County 2.87
53 Blount County 2.86
54 Roane County 2.74
55 Benton County 2.55
56 Johnson County 2.54
57 Decatur County 2.53
58 Smith County 2.52
59 Moore County 2.36
59 Sullivan County 2.36
60 Greene County 2.28
61 Meigs County 2.21
61 Putnam County 2.21
62 Cannon County 2.18
63 Lewis County 2.11
64 Rhea County 2.08
65 Cocke County 2.04
66 Carter County 2.03
66 Stewart County 2.03
67 Monroe County 1.95
68 Jefferson County 1.91
69 Lawrence County 1.9
70 White County 1.69
71 DeKalb County 1.64
72 Clay County 1.5
73 Hawkins County 1.46
74 Loudon County 1.36
75 Sevier County 1.35
76 Grundy County 1.28
76 Macon County 1.28
77 Claiborne County 1.23
78 Grainger County 1.04
78 Sequatchie County 1.04
79 Jackson County 0.96
79 Van Buren County 0.96
80 Polk County 0.92
81 Overton County 0.88
82 Cumberland County 0.79
83 Hancock County 0.73
84 Union County 0.66
85 Unicoi County 0.65
86 Campbell County 0.59
87 Fentress County 0.58
88 Pickett County 0.37
88 Scott County 0.37