Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (496.53K), followed by Davidson County (181.96K), and Hamilton County (68.51K).

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 2013
Shelby
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Hamilton
Knox
Rutherford
Madison
Montgomery
Tipton
Sumner
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 496534
2 Davidson County 181955
3 Hamilton County 68511
4 Knox County 39022
5 Rutherford County 37001
6 Madison County 36572
7 Montgomery County 33828
8 Tipton County 11357
9 Sumner County 11144
10 Hardeman County 10987
11 Fayette County 10706
12 Maury County 10042
13 Lauderdale County 9598
14 Gibson County 9112
15 Haywood County 9089
16 Williamson County 8503
17 Wilson County 7945
18 Dyer County 5390
19 Washington County 5075
20 Robertson County 4974
21 Bradley County 4421
22 Blount County 3467
23 Sullivan County 3405
24 Bedford County 3314
25 Obion County 3300
26 Carroll County 2958
27 Giles County 2948
28 Anderson County 2923
29 Weakley County 2614
30 Henry County 2555
31 Hamblen County 2394
32 Lincoln County 2199
33 Lake County 2163
34 Henderson County 2154
35 Franklin County 2041
36 Dickson County 2038
37 Marshall County 2013
38 McMinn County 1951
39 Crockett County 1909
40 Coffee County 1819
41 Chester County 1545
42 McNairy County 1517
43 Putnam County 1464
44 Greene County 1393
45 Roane County 1339
46 Warren County 1196
47 Hickman County 1125
48 Jefferson County 1057
49 Marion County 1055
50 Wayne County 1033
51 Monroe County 890
52 Hardin County 878
53 Bledsoe County 841
54 Sevier County 801
55 Morgan County 770
56 Hawkins County 748
57 Carter County 740
58 Trousdale County 729
59 Lawrence County 685
60 Cocke County 664
61 Loudon County 661
62 Rhea County 626
63 Cheatham County 598
64 Humphreys County 462
65 White County 449
66 Smith County 419
67 Johnson County 400
68 Benton County 383
69 Decatur County 339
70 Claiborne County 324
71 DeKalb County 250
72 Lewis County 234
73 Cumberland County 226
74 Stewart County 224
75 Houston County 218
76 Cannon County 184
77 Perry County 159
78 Moore County 144
79 Campbell County 142
79 Meigs County 142
80 Grainger County 133
81 Overton County 129
82 Macon County 111
83 Clay County 110
84 Polk County 78
85 Sequatchie County 56
86 Fentress County 51
87 Grundy County 49
87 Unicoi County 49
88 Jackson County 41
89 Scott County 31
89 Union County 31
89 Van Buren County 31
90 Hancock County 26
91 Pickett County 8