Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (501.22K), followed by Davidson County (185.75K), and Hamilton County (69.34K).

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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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Knox
Rutherford
Madison
Montgomery
Tipton
Sumner
Hardeman
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Shelby County 501222
2 Davidson County 185748
3 Hamilton County 69342
4 Knox County 39854
5 Rutherford County 37940
6 Madison County 36877
7 Montgomery County 35694
8 Tipton County 11488
9 Sumner County 11416
10 Hardeman County 11062
11 Fayette County 10790
12 Maury County 10226
13 Lauderdale County 9702
14 Gibson County 9186
15 Haywood County 9184
16 Williamson County 8735
17 Wilson County 8091
18 Dyer County 5476
19 Washington County 5277
20 Robertson County 5128
21 Bradley County 4703
22 Bedford County 3648
23 Blount County 3602
24 Sullivan County 3534
25 Obion County 3349
26 Carroll County 3017
27 Anderson County 3001
28 Giles County 2968
29 Hamblen County 2779
30 Weakley County 2650
31 Henry County 2587
32 Lincoln County 2246
33 Henderson County 2189
34 Lake County 2177
35 Dickson County 2107
36 Franklin County 2087
37 Marshall County 2081
38 McMinn County 2040
39 Crockett County 1979
40 Coffee County 1906
41 Putnam County 1607
42 Chester County 1575
43 McNairy County 1531
44 Greene County 1435
45 Warren County 1401
46 Roane County 1363
47 Hickman County 1149
48 Jefferson County 1129
49 Marion County 1072
50 Wayne County 1038
51 Monroe County 971
52 Sevier County 962
53 Hardin County 895
54 Bledsoe County 845
55 Carter County 777
56 Hawkins County 773
56 Morgan County 773
57 Loudon County 754
58 Trousdale County 737
59 Lawrence County 700
60 Cocke County 690
61 Rhea County 655
62 Cheatham County 631
63 Humphreys County 478
64 White County 467
65 Smith County 428
66 Johnson County 409
67 Benton County 387
68 DeKalb County 365
69 Decatur County 350
70 Claiborne County 330
71 Cumberland County 279
72 Lewis County 236
73 Stewart County 233
74 Houston County 223
75 Cannon County 200
76 Perry County 163
77 Campbell County 160
78 Grainger County 156
79 Moore County 151
80 Macon County 148
81 Meigs County 147
82 Overton County 134
83 Clay County 114
84 Polk County 83
85 Sequatchie County 73
86 Fentress County 63
86 Unicoi County 63
87 Grundy County 51
88 Jackson County 42
89 Scott County 39
90 Union County 32
90 Van Buren County 32
91 Hancock County 26
92 Pickett County 8