Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (501.26K), followed by Davidson County (188.27K), and Hamilton County (69.33K).

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 2016
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Knox
Montgomery
Madison
Sumner
Tipton
Fayette
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 501260
2 Davidson County 188266
3 Hamilton County 69325
4 Rutherford County 44371
5 Knox County 39882
6 Montgomery County 36872
7 Madison County 36287
8 Sumner County 12691
9 Tipton County 11257
10 Fayette County 10903
11 Hardeman County 10627
12 Maury County 10364
13 Williamson County 9274
14 Gibson County 9020
15 Haywood County 8929
16 Wilson County 8814
17 Lauderdale County 8439
18 Washington County 5382
19 Dyer County 5212
20 Robertson County 5100
21 Bradley County 4759
22 Blount County 3688
23 Bedford County 3593
24 Sullivan County 3392
25 Obion County 3199
26 Giles County 3005
27 Anderson County 2951
28 Carroll County 2837
29 Weakley County 2556
30 Henry County 2437
31 Hamblen County 2389
32 Lincoln County 2276
33 Henderson County 2153
34 Lake County 2110
35 Marshall County 2086
36 Franklin County 2081
37 Dickson County 2078
38 Crockett County 1939
39 McMinn County 1932
40 Coffee County 1873
41 Putnam County 1545
42 Chester County 1540
43 McNairy County 1522
44 Roane County 1403
45 Greene County 1396
46 Warren County 1238
47 Hickman County 1173
48 Wayne County 1089
49 Marion County 1074
50 Jefferson County 1071
51 Trousdale County 1034
52 Bledsoe County 1030
53 Sevier County 979
54 Monroe County 874
55 Hardin County 841
56 Carter County 805
57 Hawkins County 798
58 Morgan County 794
59 Lawrence County 727
60 Cocke County 701
61 Rhea County 676
62 Cheatham County 652
63 Loudon County 635
64 Humphreys County 471
65 White County 460
66 Smith County 424
67 Johnson County 407
68 Benton County 375
69 Claiborne County 353
70 Decatur County 345
71 Cumberland County 315
72 DeKalb County 276
73 Houston County 232
74 Lewis County 224
75 Stewart County 214
76 Cannon County 202
77 Macon County 180
78 Perry County 169
79 Meigs County 166
80 Grainger County 152
81 Campbell County 145
82 Moore County 141
83 Overton County 131
84 Clay County 114
85 Polk County 100
86 Sequatchie County 81
87 Grundy County 79
88 Unicoi County 65
89 Fentress County 57
90 Jackson County 53
90 Union County 53
91 Van Buren County 47
92 Scott County 34
93 Hancock County 26
94 Pickett County 9