Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 247,168. 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent (109,284), followed by Davidson County (33,713), and Hamilton County (15,967).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Shelby County
Davidson County
Hamilton County
Madison County
Knox County
Montgomery County
Rutherford County
Fayette County
Hardeman County
Haywood County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Shelby County 109284
2 Davidson County 33713
3 Hamilton County 15967
4 Madison County 9148
5 Knox County 8093
6 Montgomery County 7231
7 Rutherford County 7121
8 Fayette County 3400
9 Hardeman County 3328
10 Haywood County 3172
11 Maury County 3080
12 Tipton County 3067
13 Lauderdale County 2833
14 Gibson County 2574
15 Sumner County 2410
16 Robertson County 1807
17 Wilson County 1728
18 Dyer County 1393
19 Williamson County 1322
20 Bedford County 1262
21 Bradley County 1194
22 Henderson County 1086
23 Obion County 972
24 Lincoln County 954
25 Giles County 933
26 McNairy County 854
27 Henry County 839
28 Sullivan County 802
28 Washington County 802
29 Carroll County 729
30 Coffee County 728
31 Franklin County 717
32 Anderson County 700
33 Lake County 679
34 Blount County 672
35 McMinn County 669
36 Crockett County 631
37 Bledsoe County 607
38 Marshall County 605
39 Hamblen County 599
40 Weakley County 571
41 Chester County 565
42 Dickson County 537
43 Trousdale County 483
44 Morgan County 482
45 Hickman County 435
46 Putnam County 433
47 Roane County 392
48 Greene County 380
49 Wayne County 371
50 Warren County 367
51 Johnson County 346
52 Carter County 334
53 Monroe County 329
54 Marion County 266
55 Jefferson County 250
56 Rhea County 226
57 Sevier County 213
58 Smith County 197
59 Hardin County 193
60 Cocke County 188
61 Cumberland County 151
61 Lawrence County 151
62 Cheatham County 149
63 Benton County 128
63 Hawkins County 128
64 Decatur County 120
65 Loudon County 115
66 Polk County 99
67 DeKalb County 81
68 Cannon County 77
69 Humphreys County 72
70 Claiborne County 69
71 Houston County 62
72 Scott County 61
72 White County 61
73 Moore County 56
74 Meigs County 43
75 Clay County 37
76 Lewis County 29
77 Stewart County 28
78 Perry County 26
79 Union County 25
80 Fentress County 23
81 Campbell County 20
82 Overton County 18
83 Sequatchie County 17
84 Macon County 13
85 Jackson County 12
86 Hancock County 11
87 Grainger County 7
88 Unicoi County 6
89 Pickett County 4
90 Grundy County 3
90 Van Buren County 3