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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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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