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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |