Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (501.64K), followed by Davidson County (187.93K), and Hamilton County (69.56K).

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 2017
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Knox
Montgomery
Madison
Sumner
Tipton
Fayette
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 501641
2 Davidson County 187934
3 Hamilton County 69557
4 Rutherford County 47329
5 Knox County 40252
6 Montgomery County 38789
7 Madison County 36501
8 Sumner County 13694
9 Tipton County 11293
10 Fayette County 11001
11 Maury County 10776
12 Hardeman County 10650
13 Williamson County 9658
14 Wilson County 9364
15 Gibson County 9047
16 Lauderdale County 8880
17 Haywood County 8850
18 Washington County 5434
19 Dyer County 5209
20 Robertson County 5164
21 Bradley County 4956
22 Blount County 3788
23 Bedford County 3634
24 Sullivan County 3385
25 Obion County 3177
26 Giles County 3081
27 Anderson County 3000
28 Carroll County 2785
29 Weakley County 2489
30 Henry County 2455
31 Hamblen County 2384
32 Lincoln County 2277
33 Lake County 2123
34 Henderson County 2119
35 Marshall County 2115
36 Dickson County 2114
37 Franklin County 2080
38 Crockett County 1965
39 McMinn County 1958
40 Coffee County 1934
41 Putnam County 1624
42 Chester County 1540
43 McNairy County 1527
44 Greene County 1425
45 Roane County 1406
46 Warren County 1295
47 Trousdale County 1212
48 Hickman County 1211
49 Bledsoe County 1099
50 Wayne County 1094
51 Marion County 1091
52 Jefferson County 1052
53 Sevier County 1051
54 Monroe County 890
55 Hardin County 837
56 Carter County 832
57 Hawkins County 822
58 Morgan County 783
59 Lawrence County 735
60 Cocke County 718
61 Rhea County 703
62 Cheatham County 692
63 Loudon County 631
64 Humphreys County 473
65 White County 458
66 Smith County 432
67 Johnson County 395
68 Claiborne County 368
69 Benton County 365
70 Decatur County 353
71 Cumberland County 345
72 DeKalb County 265
73 Houston County 234
74 Stewart County 233
75 Lewis County 232
76 Cannon County 215
77 Macon County 204
78 Perry County 181
79 Campbell County 170
80 Meigs County 166
81 Grainger County 160
82 Moore County 147
83 Clay County 123
84 Overton County 118
85 Polk County 113
86 Sequatchie County 77
87 Grundy County 75
88 Unicoi County 72
89 Fentress County 69
90 Jackson County 57
91 Union County 56
92 Van Buren County 42
93 Scott County 40
94 Hancock County 32
95 Pickett County 8