Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (500.04K), followed by Davidson County (186.92K), and Hamilton County (68.93K).

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 2015
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Knox
Madison
Montgomery
Sumner
Tipton
Fayette
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 500036
2 Davidson County 186923
3 Hamilton County 68925
4 Rutherford County 41719
5 Knox County 39564
6 Madison County 36206
7 Montgomery County 36058
8 Sumner County 11968
9 Tipton County 11260
10 Fayette County 10854
11 Hardeman County 10722
12 Maury County 10250
13 Lauderdale County 9312
14 Gibson County 9056
15 Haywood County 9019
16 Williamson County 8876
17 Wilson County 8475
18 Dyer County 5343
19 Washington County 5194
20 Robertson County 5000
21 Bradley County 4674
22 Blount County 3653
23 Bedford County 3537
24 Sullivan County 3371
25 Obion County 3207
26 Giles County 2966
27 Anderson County 2923
28 Carroll County 2830
29 Weakley County 2563
30 Henry County 2488
31 Hamblen County 2394
32 Lincoln County 2273
33 Henderson County 2192
34 Lake County 2161
35 Dickson County 2126
36 Marshall County 2068
37 Franklin County 2016
38 Crockett County 1930
39 McMinn County 1922
40 Coffee County 1819
41 Chester County 1537
42 McNairy County 1532
43 Putnam County 1498
44 Greene County 1440
45 Roane County 1380
46 Warren County 1208
47 Hickman County 1158
48 Wayne County 1075
49 Jefferson County 1057
50 Marion County 1056
51 Bledsoe County 1030
52 Sevier County 926
53 Monroe County 884
54 Hardin County 835
55 Carter County 788
55 Hawkins County 788
56 Morgan County 738
57 Lawrence County 715
58 Trousdale County 714
59 Cocke County 689
60 Cheatham County 657
61 Rhea County 644
62 Loudon County 637
63 White County 460
64 Humphreys County 458
65 Smith County 404
66 Johnson County 396
67 Benton County 376
68 Claiborne County 360
69 Decatur County 322
70 Cumberland County 273
71 DeKalb County 254
72 Lewis County 223
73 Houston County 221
74 Stewart County 203
75 Cannon County 191
76 Meigs County 168
77 Perry County 163
78 Macon County 149
79 Grainger County 144
80 Moore County 138
81 Campbell County 136
82 Overton County 132
83 Clay County 107
84 Polk County 92
85 Sequatchie County 66
86 Grundy County 62
87 Fentress County 58
87 Unicoi County 58
88 Union County 48
89 Van Buren County 47
90 Jackson County 42
91 Scott County 34
92 Hancock County 27
93 Pickett County 8