Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (488.51K), followed by Davidson County (175.50K), and Hamilton County (67.84K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 488506
2 Davidson County 175497
3 Hamilton County 67841
4 Knox County 38075
5 Madison County 35952
6 Rutherford County 34097
7 Montgomery County 32826
8 Tipton County 11336
9 Hardeman County 11096
10 Fayette County 10686
11 Sumner County 10589
12 Maury County 10004
13 Lauderdale County 9590
14 Gibson County 9300
15 Haywood County 9228
16 Williamson County 8016
17 Wilson County 7494
18 Dyer County 5443
19 Robertson County 4925
20 Washington County 4907
21 Bradley County 4197
22 Blount County 3404
23 Sullivan County 3378
24 Bedford County 3348
25 Obion County 3343
26 Giles County 2988
27 Anderson County 2917
28 Carroll County 2864
29 Weakley County 2670
30 Henry County 2604
31 Hamblen County 2392
32 Lincoln County 2237
33 Lake County 2176
34 Henderson County 2163
35 Franklin County 2055
36 Dickson County 2029
37 McMinn County 2023
38 Marshall County 1975
39 Crockett County 1874
40 Coffee County 1834
41 Chester County 1598
42 McNairy County 1513
43 Putnam County 1446
44 Roane County 1418
45 Greene County 1398
46 Warren County 1132
47 Hickman County 1108
48 Marion County 1032
49 Jefferson County 1019
50 Wayne County 1007
51 Hardin County 916
52 Monroe County 905
53 Morgan County 829
54 Hawkins County 743
55 Carter County 735
56 Trousdale County 718
57 Sevier County 705
58 Cocke County 684
59 Lawrence County 677
60 Rhea County 633
61 Loudon County 563
62 Cheatham County 548
63 Bledsoe County 522
64 White County 460
65 Humphreys County 457
66 Smith County 425
67 Johnson County 374
68 Benton County 354
69 Decatur County 335
70 Claiborne County 301
71 DeKalb County 240
72 Lewis County 207
73 Houston County 201
74 Stewart County 189
75 Cannon County 178
76 Cumberland County 173
77 Moore County 146
78 Meigs County 140
79 Perry County 128
80 Campbell County 123
81 Grainger County 113
82 Clay County 108
83 Overton County 106
84 Macon County 96
85 Polk County 62
86 Sequatchie County 56
87 Unicoi County 46
88 Fentress County 45
88 Grundy County 45
89 Jackson County 32
90 Union County 30
91 Hancock County 25
91 Van Buren County 25
92 Scott County 20
93 Pickett County 10