Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Tennessee Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 159,001. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (65,792), followed by Davidson County (35,370), and Rutherford County (11,457).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 65792 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 35370 |
| 3 | Rutherford County | 11457 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 7624 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 6972 |
| 6 | Knox County | 5398 |
| 7 | Madison County | 3527 |
| 8 | Williamson County | 3269 |
| 9 | Sumner County | 3067 |
| 10 | Wilson County | 2136 |
| 11 | Washington County | 1256 |
| 12 | Maury County | 1147 |
| 13 | Fayette County | 1041 |
| 14 | Tipton County | 905 |
| 15 | Blount County | 726 |
| 16 | Bradley County | 698 |
| 17 | Hardeman County | 527 |
| 18 | Gibson County | 489 |
| 19 | Sevier County | 411 |
| 20 | Lauderdale County | 397 |
| 21 | Robertson County | 388 |
| 22 | Hamblen County | 373 |
| 23 | Haywood County | 356 |
| 24 | Dickson County | 325 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 308 |
| 26 | Sullivan County | 306 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 295 |
| 28 | Roane County | 293 |
| 29 | Dyer County | 243 |
| 30 | Anderson County | 224 |
| 31 | Weakley County | 217 |
| 32 | Putnam County | 212 |
| 33 | Obion County | 205 |
| 34 | McMinn County | 202 |
| 35 | Crockett County | 172 |
| 36 | Giles County | 171 |
| 37 | Carroll County | 170 |
| 38 | Greene County | 151 |
| 39 | Warren County | 137 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 134 |
| 41 | Lake County | 123 |
| 42 | Bedford County | 101 |
| 43 | Trousdale County | 98 |
| 44 | Hardin County | 94 |
| 44 | Henry County | 94 |
| 45 | Marion County | 93 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 88 |
| 47 | Cheatham County | 84 |
| 48 | Carter County | 79 |
| 48 | Hawkins County | 79 |
| 49 | McNairy County | 77 |
| 50 | Marshall County | 75 |
| 51 | Cocke County | 69 |
| 51 | DeKalb County | 69 |
| 52 | Meigs County | 66 |
| 53 | Henderson County | 64 |
| 54 | Loudon County | 52 |
| 55 | White County | 48 |
| 56 | Chester County | 47 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 41 |
| 58 | Hickman County | 40 |
| 58 | Rhea County | 40 |
| 59 | Benton County | 39 |
| 60 | Smith County | 31 |
| 61 | Grainger County | 30 |
| 61 | Unicoi County | 30 |
| 62 | Claiborne County | 26 |
| 63 | Bledsoe County | 23 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 17 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 16 |
| 66 | Houston County | 12 |
| 67 | Jefferson County | 11 |
| 68 | Decatur County | 10 |
| 69 | Humphreys County | 9 |
| 69 | Perry County | 9 |
| 70 | Morgan County | 8 |
| 71 | Union County | 7 |
| 72 | Clay County | 5 |
| 72 | Johnson County | 5 |
| 73 | Fentress County | 1 |
| 74 | Campbell County | 0 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 0 |
| 74 | Grundy County | 0 |
| 74 | Hancock County | 0 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 0 |
| 74 | Lewis County | 0 |
| 74 | Macon County | 0 |
| 74 | Moore County | 0 |
| 74 | Overton County | 0 |
| 74 | Pickett County | 0 |
| 74 | Polk County | 0 |
| 74 | Scott County | 0 |
| 74 | Sequatchie County | 0 |
| 74 | Stewart County | 0 |
| 74 | Van Buren County | 0 |