Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 54.31K people in Tennessee with African ancestry (0.79% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Springfield city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.44%), followed by Columbia city (4.22%), and Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (2.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Springfield city

Columbia city

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Goodlettsville city

La Vergne city

Clarksville city

Arlington town

Spring Hill city

Murfreesboro city

Paris city

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Springfield city	4.44
2	Columbia city	4.22
3	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	2.83
4	Goodlettsville city	2.62
5	La Vergne city	2.22
6	Clarksville city	1.84
7	Arlington town	1.57
8	Spring Hill city	1.51
9	Murfreesboro city	1.38
10	Paris city	1.07
11	Lebanon city	1.02
12	Memphis city	0.98
13	Chattanooga city	0.90
14	Knoxville city	0.86
15	Hartsville/Trousdale County	0.84
16	Oak Ridge city	0.77
17	Bartlett city	0.65
18	Jackson city	0.62
19	Smyrna town	0.57
20	Gallatin city	0.52
20	Lakeland city	0.52
21	Morristown city	0.50
22	Cleveland city	0.49
23	Lewisburg city	0.40
24	Franklin city	0.32
25	Bristol city	0.29
25	Johnson City city	0.29
26	Dickson city	0.28
27	Millington city	0.27
28	Cookeville city	0.24
28	Hendersonville city	0.24
28	Tullahoma city	0.24
29	Dyersburg city	0.20
30	Brentwood city	0.18
31	Greeneville town	0.17
31	Middle Valley CDP	0.17
32	East Ridge city	0.15
33	Red Bank city	0.14
34	Collegedale city	0.10
35	Athens city	0.09
35	Union City city	0.09
36	Mount Juliet city	0.08
37	Collierville town	0.07
37	McMinnville city	0.07
37	Martin city	0.07
37	Portland city	0.07
38	Elizabethton city	0.04
38	Maryville city	0.04
38	Sevierville city	0.04
39	Kingsport city	0.02