Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (498.31K), followed by Davidson County (184.38K), and Hamilton County (68.71K).

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 2014
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Knox
Rutherford
Madison
Montgomery
Sumner
Tipton
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2014
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 498310
2 Davidson County 184375
3 Hamilton County 68708
4 Knox County 39301
5 Rutherford County 39125
6 Madison County 36359
7 Montgomery County 35117
8 Sumner County 11586
9 Tipton County 11342
10 Hardeman County 10784
11 Fayette County 10753
12 Maury County 10070
13 Lauderdale County 9516
14 Gibson County 9179
15 Haywood County 9106
16 Williamson County 8620
17 Wilson County 8310
18 Dyer County 5321
19 Washington County 5138
20 Robertson County 5008
21 Bradley County 4543
22 Blount County 3527
23 Sullivan County 3401
24 Bedford County 3400
25 Obion County 3238
26 Giles County 2933
27 Anderson County 2899
28 Carroll County 2848
29 Weakley County 2599
30 Henry County 2524
31 Hamblen County 2388
32 Lincoln County 2224
33 Henderson County 2192
34 Lake County 2169
35 Dickson County 2051
36 Marshall County 2030
37 Franklin County 2028
38 McMinn County 1955
39 Crockett County 1909
40 Coffee County 1822
41 Chester County 1541
42 McNairy County 1501
43 Putnam County 1474
44 Greene County 1438
45 Roane County 1372
46 Warren County 1217
47 Hickman County 1203
48 Marion County 1058
49 Jefferson County 1048
50 Wayne County 1047
51 Bledsoe County 1038
52 Monroe County 924
53 Hardin County 883
54 Sevier County 853
55 Morgan County 788
56 Hawkins County 771
57 Carter County 761
58 Trousdale County 723
59 Lawrence County 685
60 Cocke County 683
61 Rhea County 657
62 Loudon County 649
63 Cheatham County 644
64 White County 456
65 Humphreys County 455
66 Johnson County 397
67 Smith County 381
68 Benton County 367
69 Claiborne County 336
70 Decatur County 325
71 DeKalb County 264
72 Cumberland County 256
73 Houston County 234
74 Lewis County 229
75 Stewart County 217
76 Cannon County 195
77 Perry County 159
78 Meigs County 156
79 Moore County 139
80 Grainger County 135
80 Overton County 135
81 Macon County 134
82 Campbell County 129
83 Clay County 111
84 Polk County 89
85 Sequatchie County 60
86 Unicoi County 57
87 Grundy County 54
88 Fentress County 50
89 Union County 45
90 Jackson County 40
91 Van Buren County 38
92 Scott County 35
93 Hancock County 29
94 Pickett County 8