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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 84.04K people in Tennessee with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.23% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.63%), followed by Springfield city (4.48%), and Columbia city (4.31%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Springfield city
Columbia city
La Vergne city
Goodlettsville city
Paris city
Clarksville city
Arlington town
Murfreesboro city
Bartlett city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 4.63
2 Springfield city 4.48
3 Columbia city 4.31
4 La Vergne city 3.14
5 Goodlettsville city 2.68
6 Paris city 2.27
7 Clarksville city 2.21
8 Arlington town 1.96
9 Murfreesboro city 1.85
10 Bartlett city 1.74
11 Knoxville city 1.70
12 Spring Hill city 1.65
13 Johnson City city 1.63
14 Nolensville town 1.53
15 Smyrna town 1.44
16 Memphis city 1.42
17 Lebanon city 1.38
18 Lakeland city 1.37
19 Hartsville/Trousdale County 1.23
20 Chattanooga city 1.21
21 Collierville town 1.13
22 Cleveland city 1.06
23 Hendersonville city 1.02
24 Gallatin city 1.00
25 Jackson city 0.92
26 Oak Ridge city 0.83
27 Brentwood city 0.73
28 Morristown city 0.50
29 Elizabethton city 0.47
29 White House city 0.47
30 Lewisburg city 0.41
31 Franklin city 0.39
31 Maryville city 0.39
31 Shelbyville city 0.39
32 Greeneville town 0.37
33 Collegedale city 0.36
33 Farragut town 0.36
34 Bristol city 0.29
35 Dickson city 0.28
35 Germantown city 0.28
35 McMinnville city 0.28
35 Mount Juliet city 0.28
36 East Ridge city 0.27
36 Manchester city 0.27
36 Millington city 0.27
37 Cookeville city 0.24
37 Tullahoma city 0.24
38 Union City city 0.21
39 Dyersburg city 0.20
39 Martin city 0.20
40 Middle Valley CDP 0.17
41 Kingsport city 0.14
41 Red Bank city 0.14
42 Athens city 0.09
43 Portland city 0.07
44 Sevierville city 0.04