Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (492.95K), followed by Davidson County (178.89K), and Hamilton County (68.59K).
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 2011
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 492948 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 178885 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 68594 |
| 4 | Knox County | 38872 |
| 5 | Madison County | 36215 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 34928 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 34668 |
| 8 | Tipton County | 11453 |
| 9 | Hardeman County | 11158 |
| 10 | Sumner County | 10812 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 10770 |
| 12 | Maury County | 10155 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 9687 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 9369 |
| 15 | Haywood County | 9313 |
| 16 | Williamson County | 8243 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 7621 |
| 18 | Dyer County | 5522 |
| 19 | Washington County | 5105 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5054 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 4442 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 3644 |
| 23 | Blount County | 3545 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3494 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3389 |
| 26 | Giles County | 3003 |
| 27 | Anderson County | 2986 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 2913 |
| 29 | Hamblen County | 2744 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2700 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2634 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2274 |
| 33 | Henderson County | 2193 |
| 34 | Lake County | 2190 |
| 35 | McMinn County | 2107 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 2100 |
| 37 | Dickson County | 2077 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 2030 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1929 |
| 40 | Coffee County | 1910 |
| 41 | Chester County | 1620 |
| 42 | Putnam County | 1558 |
| 43 | McNairy County | 1528 |
| 44 | Roane County | 1432 |
| 45 | Greene County | 1430 |
| 46 | Warren County | 1325 |
| 47 | Hickman County | 1130 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 1082 |
| 49 | Marion County | 1047 |
| 50 | Wayne County | 1012 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 1003 |
| 52 | Hardin County | 926 |
| 53 | Sevier County | 876 |
| 54 | Morgan County | 832 |
| 55 | Carter County | 762 |
| 55 | Hawkins County | 762 |
| 56 | Trousdale County | 724 |
| 57 | Cocke County | 701 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 694 |
| 59 | Rhea County | 649 |
| 60 | Loudon County | 621 |
| 61 | Cheatham County | 580 |
| 62 | Bledsoe County | 525 |
| 63 | White County | 476 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 472 |
| 65 | Smith County | 430 |
| 66 | Johnson County | 381 |
| 67 | Benton County | 358 |
| 68 | Decatur County | 342 |
| 68 | DeKalb County | 342 |
| 69 | Claiborne County | 303 |
| 70 | Cumberland County | 222 |
| 71 | Lewis County | 210 |
| 72 | Houston County | 205 |
| 73 | Stewart County | 192 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 186 |
| 75 | Moore County | 154 |
| 76 | Meigs County | 140 |
| 77 | Campbell County | 138 |
| 78 | Perry County | 132 |
| 79 | Grainger County | 127 |
| 80 | Macon County | 124 |
| 81 | Clay County | 112 |
| 82 | Overton County | 110 |
| 83 | Sequatchie County | 73 |
| 84 | Polk County | 70 |
| 85 | Fentress County | 56 |
| 86 | Unicoi County | 55 |
| 87 | Grundy County | 46 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 33 |
| 89 | Union County | 32 |
| 90 | Scott County | 28 |
| 91 | Van Buren County | 26 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 25 |
| 93 | Pickett County | 10 |