Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (487.62K), followed by Davidson County (176.63K), and Hamilton County (68.46K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 487619 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 176633 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 68460 |
| 4 | Knox County | 38672 |
| 5 | Madison County | 35891 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 33909 |
| 7 | Rutherford County | 33610 |
| 8 | Tipton County | 11479 |
| 9 | Hardeman County | 11277 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 10778 |
| 11 | Sumner County | 10495 |
| 12 | Maury County | 10225 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 9755 |
| 14 | Haywood County | 9523 |
| 15 | Gibson County | 9402 |
| 16 | Williamson County | 8063 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 7413 |
| 18 | Dyer County | 5505 |
| 19 | Washington County | 4986 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 4970 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 4384 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 3727 |
| 23 | Blount County | 3477 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3410 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3402 |
| 26 | Giles County | 3036 |
| 27 | Carroll County | 2903 |
| 28 | Anderson County | 2885 |
| 29 | Hamblen County | 2757 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2751 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2631 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2287 |
| 33 | Henderson County | 2206 |
| 34 | Lake County | 2171 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 2133 |
| 36 | McMinn County | 2102 |
| 37 | Dickson County | 2086 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 2051 |
| 39 | Coffee County | 1888 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1888 |
| 40 | Chester County | 1571 |
| 41 | McNairy County | 1549 |
| 42 | Putnam County | 1515 |
| 43 | Roane County | 1451 |
| 44 | Greene County | 1387 |
| 45 | Warren County | 1280 |
| 46 | Hickman County | 1127 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 1091 |
| 48 | Marion County | 1012 |
| 49 | Monroe County | 1000 |
| 50 | Wayne County | 985 |
| 51 | Hardin County | 906 |
| 52 | Sevier County | 822 |
| 53 | Morgan County | 806 |
| 54 | Carter County | 785 |
| 55 | Trousdale County | 757 |
| 56 | Hawkins County | 754 |
| 57 | Cocke County | 682 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 656 |
| 59 | Rhea County | 629 |
| 60 | Cheatham County | 580 |
| 61 | Loudon County | 566 |
| 62 | Bledsoe County | 479 |
| 63 | Humphreys County | 476 |
| 64 | White County | 460 |
| 65 | Smith County | 412 |
| 66 | Johnson County | 379 |
| 67 | Benton County | 334 |
| 67 | Decatur County | 334 |
| 68 | DeKalb County | 318 |
| 69 | Claiborne County | 280 |
| 70 | Cumberland County | 202 |
| 71 | Lewis County | 198 |
| 72 | Houston County | 196 |
| 73 | Stewart County | 193 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 173 |
| 75 | Moore County | 147 |
| 76 | Campbell County | 135 |
| 77 | Meigs County | 122 |
| 77 | Perry County | 122 |
| 78 | Grainger County | 120 |
| 79 | Clay County | 108 |
| 80 | Macon County | 99 |
| 81 | Overton County | 91 |
| 82 | Polk County | 59 |
| 83 | Unicoi County | 46 |
| 84 | Fentress County | 40 |
| 85 | Grundy County | 39 |
| 86 | Sequatchie County | 37 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 30 |
| 88 | Scott County | 28 |
| 89 | Union County | 25 |
| 90 | Van Buren County | 24 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 23 |
| 92 | Pickett County | 5 |