Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (494.34K), followed by Davidson County (179.26K), and Hamilton County (68.30K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 494338 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 179263 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 68299 |
| 4 | Knox County | 38644 |
| 5 | Madison County | 36289 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 35233 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 33927 |
| 8 | Tipton County | 11460 |
| 9 | Hardeman County | 11057 |
| 10 | Sumner County | 10805 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 10621 |
| 12 | Maury County | 9968 |
| 13 | Lauderdale County | 9590 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 9185 |
| 15 | Haywood County | 9078 |
| 16 | Williamson County | 8235 |
| 17 | Wilson County | 7677 |
| 18 | Dyer County | 5446 |
| 19 | Washington County | 4968 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 4918 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 4298 |
| 22 | Blount County | 3436 |
| 23 | Sullivan County | 3348 |
| 24 | Bedford County | 3307 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3270 |
| 26 | Carroll County | 2950 |
| 27 | Anderson County | 2941 |
| 28 | Giles County | 2920 |
| 29 | Weakley County | 2677 |
| 30 | Henry County | 2574 |
| 31 | Hamblen County | 2395 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2216 |
| 33 | Lake County | 2163 |
| 34 | Henderson County | 2138 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2072 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 2014 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 1994 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 1968 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1913 |
| 40 | Coffee County | 1813 |
| 41 | Chester County | 1539 |
| 42 | McNairy County | 1519 |
| 43 | Putnam County | 1451 |
| 44 | Greene County | 1396 |
| 45 | Roane County | 1389 |
| 46 | Warren County | 1138 |
| 47 | Hickman County | 1121 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 1055 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 1027 |
| 50 | Marion County | 1022 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 897 |
| 52 | Hardin County | 889 |
| 53 | Morgan County | 807 |
| 54 | Carter County | 783 |
| 55 | Hawkins County | 749 |
| 56 | Sevier County | 732 |
| 57 | Trousdale County | 716 |
| 58 | Cocke County | 669 |
| 59 | Rhea County | 667 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 665 |
| 61 | Loudon County | 617 |
| 62 | Cheatham County | 590 |
| 63 | Bledsoe County | 531 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 470 |
| 65 | White County | 442 |
| 66 | Smith County | 413 |
| 67 | Benton County | 403 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 394 |
| 69 | Decatur County | 331 |
| 70 | Claiborne County | 306 |
| 71 | Stewart County | 253 |
| 72 | DeKalb County | 243 |
| 73 | Lewis County | 223 |
| 74 | Houston County | 217 |
| 75 | Cumberland County | 214 |
| 76 | Cannon County | 184 |
| 77 | Perry County | 154 |
| 78 | Meigs County | 152 |
| 79 | Moore County | 139 |
| 80 | Campbell County | 129 |
| 81 | Grainger County | 123 |
| 82 | Clay County | 117 |
| 83 | Overton County | 115 |
| 84 | Macon County | 99 |
| 85 | Polk County | 74 |
| 86 | Grundy County | 63 |
| 87 | Unicoi County | 59 |
| 88 | Sequatchie County | 43 |
| 89 | Jackson County | 38 |
| 90 | Fentress County | 35 |
| 91 | Union County | 33 |
| 92 | Van Buren County | 31 |
| 93 | Scott County | 27 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 24 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 11 |