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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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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