Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (504.97K), followed by Davidson County (191.01K), and Hamilton County (69.90K).

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 2015
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Knox
Montgomery
Madison
Sumner
Tipton
Fayette
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Shelby County 504973
2 Davidson County 191014
3 Hamilton County 69898
4 Rutherford County 42816
5 Knox County 40503
6 Montgomery County 38087
7 Madison County 36502
8 Sumner County 12309
9 Tipton County 11393
10 Fayette County 10947
11 Hardeman County 10804
12 Maury County 10437
13 Lauderdale County 9414
14 Gibson County 9139
15 Williamson County 9137
16 Haywood County 9114
17 Wilson County 8664
18 Dyer County 5428
19 Washington County 5384
20 Robertson County 5192
21 Bradley County 5014
22 Bedford County 3899
23 Blount County 3809
24 Sullivan County 3515
25 Obion County 3268
26 Giles County 3011
27 Anderson County 3007
28 Carroll County 2887
29 Hamblen County 2813
30 Weakley County 2602
31 Henry County 2537
32 Lincoln County 2326
33 Henderson County 2233
34 Dickson County 2192
35 Lake County 2175
36 Marshall County 2147
37 Franklin County 2070
38 McMinn County 2011
39 Crockett County 2008
40 Coffee County 1925
41 Putnam County 1661
42 Chester County 1559
43 McNairy County 1551
44 Greene County 1500
45 Warren County 1422
46 Roane County 1409
47 Hickman County 1185
48 Jefferson County 1131
49 Sevier County 1109
50 Wayne County 1080
51 Marion County 1077
52 Bledsoe County 1036
53 Monroe County 1001
54 Hardin County 854
55 Carter County 824
56 Hawkins County 813
57 Lawrence County 745
58 Loudon County 741
58 Morgan County 741
59 Trousdale County 722
60 Cocke County 715
61 Cheatham County 698
62 Rhea County 690
63 White County 481
64 Humphreys County 480
65 Smith County 414
66 Johnson County 408
67 Benton County 383
68 DeKalb County 366
69 Claiborne County 364
70 Decatur County 337
71 Cumberland County 335
72 Lewis County 232
73 Houston County 230
74 Stewart County 217
75 Cannon County 215
76 Macon County 191
77 Perry County 175
78 Meigs County 173
79 Grainger County 171
80 Campbell County 154
81 Moore County 146
82 Overton County 137
83 Clay County 112
84 Polk County 98
85 Sequatchie County 84
86 Unicoi County 74
87 Fentress County 69
88 Grundy County 68
89 Union County 51
90 Van Buren County 47
91 Jackson County 43
92 Scott County 42
93 Hancock County 27
94 Pickett County 8