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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |