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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Tennessee Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |