Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (503.13K), followed by Davidson County (188.35K), and Hamilton County (69.65K).

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 2014
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Shelby County 503132
2 Davidson County 188350
3 Hamilton County 69649
4 Knox County 40215
5 Rutherford County 40174
6 Montgomery County 37123
7 Madison County 36658
8 Sumner County 11915
9 Tipton County 11481
10 Hardeman County 10861
11 Fayette County 10832
12 Maury County 10271
13 Lauderdale County 9614
14 Gibson County 9263
15 Haywood County 9200
16 Williamson County 8861
17 Wilson County 8493
18 Dyer County 5403
19 Washington County 5332
20 Robertson County 5192
21 Bradley County 4843
22 Bedford County 3746
23 Blount County 3676
24 Sullivan County 3543
25 Obion County 3293
26 Anderson County 2983
27 Giles County 2964
28 Carroll County 2903
29 Hamblen County 2805
30 Weakley County 2638
31 Henry County 2570
32 Lincoln County 2269
33 Henderson County 2232
34 Lake County 2183
35 Dickson County 2121
36 Marshall County 2103
37 Franklin County 2081
38 McMinn County 2051
39 Crockett County 1990
40 Coffee County 1926
41 Putnam County 1617
42 Chester County 1570
43 McNairy County 1519
44 Greene County 1489
45 Warren County 1429
46 Roane County 1399
47 Hickman County 1227
48 Jefferson County 1114
49 Marion County 1081
50 Wayne County 1052
51 Bledsoe County 1043
52 Sevier County 1030
53 Monroe County 1020
54 Hardin County 901
55 Carter County 802
56 Hawkins County 791
56 Morgan County 791
57 Loudon County 747
58 Trousdale County 731
59 Lawrence County 707
60 Cocke County 706
61 Rhea County 702
62 Cheatham County 679
63 White County 480
64 Humphreys County 471
65 Johnson County 407
66 Smith County 390
67 DeKalb County 383
68 Benton County 374
69 Claiborne County 342
70 Decatur County 339
71 Cumberland County 316
72 Houston County 243
73 Lewis County 232
74 Stewart County 230
75 Cannon County 215
76 Macon County 174
77 Perry County 165
78 Grainger County 161
78 Meigs County 161
79 Moore County 147
80 Campbell County 146
81 Overton County 140
82 Clay County 115
83 Polk County 94
84 Sequatchie County 78
85 Unicoi County 72
86 Fentress County 62
87 Grundy County 57
88 Union County 46
89 Scott County 43
90 Jackson County 41
91 Van Buren County 38
92 Hancock County 29
93 Pickett County 8