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)

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 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.

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Shelby County
Davidson County
Hamilton County
Madison County
Knox County
Rutherford County
Montgomery County
Hardeman County
Fayette County
Lauderdale County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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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