Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (498.95K), followed by Davidson County (182.86K), and Hamilton County (69.11K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 498948 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 182864 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 69113 |
| 4 | Knox County | 39443 |
| 5 | Madison County | 36568 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 36131 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 35821 |
| 8 | Tipton County | 11584 |
| 9 | Hardeman County | 11131 |
| 10 | Sumner County | 11053 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 10696 |
| 12 | Maury County | 10134 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 9694 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 9258 |
| 15 | Haywood County | 9166 |
| 16 | Williamson County | 8461 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 7821 |
| 18 | Dyer County | 5529 |
| 19 | Washington County | 5162 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5065 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 4555 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 3608 |
| 23 | Blount County | 3559 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3464 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3314 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3016 |
| 27 | Carroll County | 3006 |
| 28 | Giles County | 2936 |
| 29 | Hamblen County | 2766 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2712 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2605 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2259 |
| 33 | Lake County | 2177 |
| 34 | Henderson County | 2170 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2128 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 2057 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 2052 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 2051 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1972 |
| 40 | Coffee County | 1899 |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1575 |
| 42 | Chester County | 1568 |
| 43 | McNairy County | 1532 |
| 44 | Greene County | 1437 |
| 45 | Roane County | 1411 |
| 46 | Warren County | 1345 |
| 47 | Hickman County | 1145 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 1124 |
| 49 | Marion County | 1037 |
| 50 | Wayne County | 1032 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 984 |
| 52 | Hardin County | 905 |
| 53 | Sevier County | 900 |
| 54 | Carter County | 814 |
| 55 | Morgan County | 810 |
| 56 | Hawkins County | 772 |
| 57 | Trousdale County | 724 |
| 58 | Loudon County | 697 |
| 59 | Rhea County | 695 |
| 60 | Cocke County | 690 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 679 |
| 62 | Cheatham County | 620 |
| 63 | Bledsoe County | 534 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 485 |
| 65 | White County | 458 |
| 66 | Smith County | 420 |
| 67 | Benton County | 406 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 401 |
| 69 | DeKalb County | 350 |
| 70 | Decatur County | 340 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | 313 |
| 72 | Cumberland County | 263 |
| 73 | Stewart County | 256 |
| 74 | Lewis County | 225 |
| 75 | Houston County | 223 |
| 76 | Cannon County | 194 |
| 77 | Perry County | 158 |
| 78 | Meigs County | 157 |
| 79 | Moore County | 145 |
| 80 | Campbell County | 141 |
| 81 | Grainger County | 140 |
| 82 | Macon County | 131 |
| 83 | Overton County | 122 |
| 84 | Clay County | 121 |
| 85 | Polk County | 83 |
| 86 | Unicoi County | 70 |
| 87 | Grundy County | 66 |
| 88 | Sequatchie County | 60 |
| 89 | Fentress County | 47 |
| 90 | Jackson County | 40 |
| 91 | Scott County | 35 |
| 92 | Union County | 34 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 32 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 24 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 11 |
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