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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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Knox
Madison
Rutherford
Montgomery
Tipton
Hardeman
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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