Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 88,928. 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 Less than High School Diploma (39,852), followed by Davidson County (13,103), and Hamilton County (5,951).
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 | 39852 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 13103 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 5951 |
| 4 | Madison County | 3028 |
| 5 | Knox County | 2759 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 2148 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 1675 |
| 8 | Hardeman County | 1405 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 1379 |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | 1355 |
| 11 | Haywood County | 1220 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 1208 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 817 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 798 |
| 15 | Sumner County | 757 |
| 16 | Maury County | 706 |
| 17 | Bedford County | 619 |
| 18 | Williamson County | 524 |
| 19 | Washington County | 469 |
| 20 | Dyer County | 450 |
| 21 | Obion County | 416 |
| 22 | Morgan County | 401 |
| 23 | Hamblen County | 377 |
| 24 | Lake County | 371 |
| 25 | Henry County | 365 |
| 25 | Robertson County | 365 |
| 26 | Giles County | 359 |
| 27 | Dickson County | 353 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 317 |
| 29 | Warren County | 305 |
| 30 | Bradley County | 281 |
| 31 | Hickman County | 277 |
| 32 | Marshall County | 262 |
| 33 | Trousdale County | 239 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 237 |
| 35 | Johnson County | 208 |
| 36 | Bledsoe County | 198 |
| 37 | Sullivan County | 194 |
| 38 | Anderson County | 190 |
| 38 | Crockett County | 190 |
| 39 | Weakley County | 158 |
| 40 | Carroll County | 156 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 132 |
| 42 | Blount County | 127 |
| 43 | Loudon County | 123 |
| 44 | McMinn County | 120 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 116 |
| 46 | Putnam County | 112 |
| 47 | Coffee County | 98 |
| 48 | Marion County | 94 |
| 49 | Hawkins County | 91 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 91 |
| 50 | Sevier County | 87 |
| 51 | Henderson County | 84 |
| 52 | Houston County | 83 |
| 53 | Cheatham County | 80 |
| 53 | McNairy County | 80 |
| 54 | Campbell County | 70 |
| 55 | Chester County | 64 |
| 56 | White County | 57 |
| 57 | Rhea County | 54 |
| 58 | Carter County | 53 |
| 59 | Cumberland County | 52 |
| 60 | Greene County | 51 |
| 60 | Roane County | 51 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 48 |
| 62 | Humphreys County | 45 |
| 63 | Overton County | 41 |
| 64 | Claiborne County | 39 |
| 65 | Decatur County | 35 |
| 65 | DeKalb County | 35 |
| 66 | Hardin County | 34 |
| 67 | Grundy County | 33 |
| 68 | Cocke County | 30 |
| 69 | Benton County | 19 |
| 69 | Smith County | 19 |
| 70 | Macon County | 17 |
| 70 | Moore County | 17 |
| 71 | Cannon County | 16 |
| 72 | Perry County | 13 |
| 73 | Sequatchie County | 12 |
| 74 | Union County | 11 |
| 75 | Clay County | 9 |
| 75 | Polk County | 9 |
| 76 | Meigs County | 8 |
| 77 | Stewart County | 7 |
| 78 | Fentress County | 5 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 4 |
| 79 | Lewis County | 4 |
| 79 | Van Buren County | 4 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 1 |
| 80 | Pickett County | 1 |
| 81 | Grainger County | 0 |
| 81 | Scott County | 0 |
| 81 | Unicoi County | 0 |