Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (508.86K), followed by Davidson County (190.57K), and Hamilton County (71.07K).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 508860 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 190572 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 71067 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 54139 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 44944 |
| 6 | Knox County | 41876 |
| 7 | Madison County | 37014 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 15822 |
| 9 | Maury County | 11557 |
| 10 | Tipton County | 11428 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 11319 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 10795 |
| 13 | Hardeman County | 10581 |
| 14 | Williamson County | 10579 |
| 15 | Lauderdale County | 8993 |
| 16 | Gibson County | 8859 |
| 17 | Haywood County | 8778 |
| 18 | Washington County | 5767 |
| 19 | Bradley County | 5700 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5625 |
| 21 | Dyer County | 5440 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 4233 |
| 23 | Blount County | 4035 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3707 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3258 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3144 |
| 27 | Giles County | 3015 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 2904 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 2809 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2548 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2467 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2404 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 2235 |
| 34 | Coffee County | 2234 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2200 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 2196 |
| 37 | Henderson County | 2182 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 2137 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1998 |
| 40 | Lake County | 1957 |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1927 |
| 42 | Chester County | 1617 |
| 43 | Warren County | 1583 |
| 44 | McNairy County | 1565 |
| 45 | Greene County | 1518 |
| 46 | Roane County | 1487 |
| 47 | Sevier County | 1381 |
| 48 | Trousdale County | 1279 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 1255 |
| 50 | Marion County | 1150 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 1135 |
| 52 | Bledsoe County | 1131 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 1123 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 1020 |
| 55 | Carter County | 949 |
| 56 | Cheatham County | 877 |
| 57 | Hardin County | 860 |
| 58 | Loudon County | 853 |
| 59 | Hawkins County | 839 |
| 60 | Morgan County | 790 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 788 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 765 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 725 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 504 |
| 65 | White County | 502 |
| 66 | Smith County | 449 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 447 |
| 68 | Benton County | 410 |
| 69 | DeKalb County | 401 |
| 70 | Johnson County | 395 |
| 71 | Decatur County | 349 |
| 72 | Claiborne County | 348 |
| 73 | Macon County | 288 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 262 |
| 75 | Stewart County | 255 |
| 76 | Lewis County | 252 |
| 77 | Houston County | 249 |
| 78 | Grainger County | 227 |
| 79 | Perry County | 199 |
| 80 | Campbell County | 196 |
| 81 | Meigs County | 195 |
| 82 | Moore County | 157 |
| 83 | Overton County | 148 |
| 84 | Polk County | 124 |
| 85 | Clay County | 121 |
| 86 | Sequatchie County | 113 |
| 87 | Union County | 107 |
| 88 | Unicoi County | 94 |
| 89 | Fentress County | 91 |
| 90 | Grundy County | 90 |
| 91 | Jackson County | 77 |
| 92 | Scott County | 70 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 53 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 37 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 17 |