Tennessee Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2015
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Black or African American Alone female population in Tennessee was 593,789 and represented 17.58% of the total Tennessee female population (3,378,397).
Among Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest Black or African American Alone female population (271,489), followed by Davidson County (102,844), and Hamilton County (37,688).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone female population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Tennessee.
| County | Female Population | % of County Female Population |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 1506 | 3.88 |
| Bedford | 1922 | 8.04 |
| Benton | 201 | 2.44 |
| Bledsoe | 52 | 0.87 |
| Blount | 1855 | 2.84 |
| Bradley | 2457 | 4.61 |
| Campbell | 69 | 0.34 |
| Cannon | 92 | 1.33 |
| Carroll | 1416 | 9.84 |
| Carter | 344 | 1.20 |
| Cheatham | 318 | 1.60 |
| Chester | 794 | 8.93 |
| Claiborne | 175 | 1.08 |
| Clay | 53 | 1.36 |
| Cocke | 356 | 1.96 |
| Coffee | 942 | 3.40 |
| Crockett | 1052 | 13.78 |
| Cumberland | 147 | 0.49 |
| Davidson | 102844 | 29.18 |
| Decatur | 166 | 2.84 |
| DeKalb | 174 | 1.79 |
| Dickson | 1069 | 4.08 |
| Dyer | 2890 | 14.80 |
| Fayette | 5703 | 28.65 |
| Fentress | 34 | 0.37 |
| Franklin | 1059 | 5.00 |
| Gibson | 4908 | 19.13 |
| Giles | 1544 | 10.34 |
| Grainger | 86 | 0.76 |
| Greene | 659 | 1.89 |
| Grundy | 30 | 0.45 |
| Hamblen | 1354 | 4.18 |
| Hamilton | 37688 | 20.56 |
| Hancock | 12 | 0.36 |
| Hardeman | 4734 | 40.49 |
| Hardin | 443 | 3.36 |
| Hawkins | 376 | 1.31 |
| Haywood | 5001 | 52.15 |
| Henderson | 1100 | 7.65 |
| Henry | 1294 | 7.80 |
| Hickman | 236 | 2.04 |
| Houston | 110 | 2.66 |
| Humphreys | 218 | 2.37 |
| Jackson | 14 | 0.24 |
| Jefferson | 495 | 1.84 |
| Johnson | 35 | 0.43 |
| Knox | 21327 | 9.19 |
| Lake | 562 | 20.48 |
| Lauderdale | 4365 | 33.99 |
| Lawrence | 320 | 1.47 |
| Lewis | 103 | 1.69 |
| Lincoln | 1209 | 7.04 |
| Loudon | 340 | 1.31 |
| McMinn | 989 | 3.68 |
| McNairy | 789 | 5.98 |
| Macon | 84 | 0.71 |
| Madison | 19772 | 38.41 |
| Marion | 558 | 3.85 |
| Marshall | 1081 | 6.71 |
| Maury | 5591 | 12.33 |
| Meigs | 81 | 1.37 |
| Monroe | 445 | 1.93 |
| Montgomery | 19014 | 19.73 |
| Moore | 66 | 2.09 |
| Morgan | 27 | 0.28 |
| Obion | 1689 | 10.74 |
| Overton | 63 | 0.56 |
| Perry | 73 | 1.88 |
| Pickett | 5 | 0.19 |
| Polk | 31 | 0.37 |
| Putnam | 719 | 1.90 |
| Rhea | 305 | 1.86 |
| Roane | 716 | 2.66 |
| Robertson | 2738 | 7.87 |
| Rutherford | 22166 | 14.67 |
| Scott | 20 | 0.18 |
| Sequatchie | 32 | 0.43 |
| Sevier | 497 | 1.02 |
| Shelby | 271489 | 55.26 |
| Smith | 201 | 2.07 |
| Stewart | 91 | 1.38 |
| Sullivan | 1591 | 1.98 |
| Sumner | 6367 | 7.11 |
| Tipton | 5903 | 18.90 |
| Trousdale | 372 | 9.12 |
| Unicoi | 24 | 0.26 |
| Union | 25 | 0.26 |
| Van Buren | 24 | 0.85 |
| Warren | 687 | 3.37 |
| Washington | 2529 | 3.92 |
| Wayne | 71 | 0.95 |
| Weakley | 1339 | 7.72 |
| White | 199 | 1.48 |
| Williamson | 4672 | 4.32 |
| Wilson | 4401 | 6.72 |