Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (508.11K), followed by Davidson County (191.55K), and Hamilton County (70.89K).
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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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 2018
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 508109 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 191551 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 70891 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 51528 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 43030 |
| 6 | Knox County | 41608 |
| 7 | Madison County | 36908 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 14900 |
| 9 | Tipton County | 11442 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 11253 |
| 11 | Maury County | 11174 |
| 12 | Hardeman County | 10670 |
| 13 | Williamson County | 10348 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 10203 |
| 15 | Lauderdale County | 9086 |
| 16 | Gibson County | 8952 |
| 17 | Haywood County | 8846 |
| 18 | Washington County | 5817 |
| 19 | Bradley County | 5611 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5524 |
| 21 | Dyer County | 5366 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 4183 |
| 23 | Blount County | 4003 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3621 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3286 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3050 |
| 27 | Giles County | 3025 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 2862 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 2834 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2521 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2463 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2400 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 2253 |
| 34 | Henderson County | 2208 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2187 |
| 36 | Coffee County | 2150 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 2144 |
| 38 | Lake County | 2109 |
| 39 | McMinn County | 2038 |
| 40 | Crockett County | 2026 |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1875 |
| 42 | Chester County | 1625 |
| 43 | McNairy County | 1563 |
| 44 | Warren County | 1539 |
| 45 | Greene County | 1529 |
| 46 | Roane County | 1451 |
| 47 | Sevier County | 1297 |
| 48 | Trousdale County | 1263 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 1244 |
| 50 | Marion County | 1154 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 1132 |
| 52 | Bledsoe County | 1115 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 1104 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 1019 |
| 55 | Carter County | 910 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 852 |
| 57 | Hawkins County | 848 |
| 58 | Loudon County | 820 |
| 59 | Lawrence County | 810 |
| 60 | Cheatham County | 796 |
| 61 | Morgan County | 776 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 762 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 738 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 502 |
| 65 | White County | 489 |
| 66 | Smith County | 461 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 414 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 410 |
| 69 | Benton County | 396 |
| 70 | DeKalb County | 392 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | 362 |
| 72 | Decatur County | 342 |
| 73 | Macon County | 276 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 258 |
| 75 | Houston County | 251 |
| 76 | Stewart County | 250 |
| 77 | Lewis County | 238 |
| 78 | Grainger County | 222 |
| 79 | Perry County | 203 |
| 80 | Campbell County | 199 |
| 81 | Meigs County | 187 |
| 82 | Moore County | 166 |
| 83 | Overton County | 141 |
| 84 | Polk County | 128 |
| 85 | Clay County | 125 |
| 86 | Sequatchie County | 106 |
| 87 | Union County | 102 |
| 88 | Unicoi County | 96 |
| 89 | Fentress County | 88 |
| 90 | Grundy County | 79 |
| 91 | Jackson County | 73 |
| 92 | Scott County | 57 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 43 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 34 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 12 |