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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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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