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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Knox
Madison
Sumner
Maury
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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