Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (498.48K), followed by Davidson County (186.38K), and Hamilton County (69.33K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 498483 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 186380 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 69330 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 59449 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 50679 |
| 6 | Knox County | 43295 |
| 7 | Madison County | 37482 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 17466 |
| 9 | Maury County | 12302 |
| 10 | Wilson County | 11877 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 11784 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 11322 |
| 13 | Williamson County | 11207 |
| 14 | Hardeman County | 10590 |
| 15 | Gibson County | 9071 |
| 16 | Haywood County | 8996 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 8798 |
| 18 | Bradley County | 5963 |
| 19 | Washington County | 5945 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 5843 |
| 21 | Dyer County | 5523 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 4445 |
| 23 | Blount County | 4214 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3906 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3330 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3154 |
| 27 | Giles County | 3043 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 2929 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 2831 |
| 30 | Weakley County | 2707 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 2551 |
| 32 | Coffee County | 2498 |
| 33 | Henry County | 2392 |
| 34 | Marshall County | 2280 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2255 |
| 36 | Henderson County | 2204 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 2190 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 2181 |
| 39 | Putnam County | 2075 |
| 40 | Crockett County | 2049 |
| 41 | Lake County | 1760 |
| 42 | Greene County | 1691 |
| 43 | Sevier County | 1641 |
| 44 | Chester County | 1640 |
| 45 | Warren County | 1635 |
| 46 | McNairy County | 1623 |
| 47 | Roane County | 1548 |
| 48 | Trousdale County | 1314 |
| 49 | Cheatham County | 1197 |
| 50 | Marion County | 1178 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 1159 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 1142 |
| 53 | Carter County | 1138 |
| 54 | Hickman County | 1126 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 1026 |
| 56 | Bledsoe County | 937 |
| 57 | Loudon County | 926 |
| 58 | Hardin County | 903 |
| 59 | Hawkins County | 902 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 827 |
| 61 | Morgan County | 785 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 764 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 737 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 574 |
| 65 | Cumberland County | 548 |
| 66 | Smith County | 538 |
| 67 | White County | 537 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 478 |
| 69 | DeKalb County | 453 |
| 70 | Benton County | 403 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | 395 |
| 72 | Macon County | 352 |
| 73 | Decatur County | 331 |
| 74 | Cannon County | 309 |
| 75 | Grainger County | 296 |
| 76 | Stewart County | 282 |
| 77 | Houston County | 277 |
| 78 | Lewis County | 275 |
| 79 | Meigs County | 270 |
| 80 | Perry County | 250 |
| 81 | Campbell County | 214 |
| 82 | Overton County | 194 |
| 83 | Sequatchie County | 174 |
| 84 | Moore County | 163 |
| 85 | Polk County | 142 |
| 86 | Grundy County | 129 |
| 87 | Union County | 124 |
| 88 | Clay County | 120 |
| 89 | Unicoi County | 108 |
| 90 | Fentress County | 107 |
| 91 | Jackson County | 103 |
| 92 | Scott County | 93 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 56 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 35 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 20 |