Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (503.05K), followed by Davidson County (187.33K), and Hamilton County (69.69K).

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 2018
Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Knox
Madison
Sumner
Tipton
Fayette
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Shelby County 503046
2 Davidson County 187334
3 Hamilton County 69686
4 Rutherford County 49967
5 Montgomery County 40864
6 Knox County 40562
7 Madison County 36560
8 Sumner County 14453
9 Tipton County 11294
10 Fayette County 11140
11 Maury County 10955
12 Hardeman County 10582
13 Williamson County 10009
14 Wilson County 9930
15 Lauderdale County 8970
16 Gibson County 8873
17 Haywood County 8752
18 Washington County 5591
19 Robertson County 5298
20 Dyer County 5268
21 Bradley County 5169
22 Blount County 3832
23 Bedford County 3757
24 Sullivan County 3437
25 Obion County 3210
26 Giles County 2977
27 Anderson County 2950
28 Carroll County 2772
29 Weakley County 2474
30 Henry County 2414
31 Hamblen County 2400
32 Lincoln County 2315
33 Henderson County 2160
34 Marshall County 2152
35 Dickson County 2102
36 Lake County 2094
37 Franklin County 2084
38 Coffee County 2010
39 Crockett County 1947
40 McMinn County 1910
41 Putnam County 1671
42 Chester County 1593
43 McNairy County 1538
44 Greene County 1450
45 Roane County 1400
46 Warren County 1303
47 Trousdale County 1252
48 Hickman County 1216
49 Marion County 1131
50 Bledsoe County 1109
51 Wayne County 1091
52 Sevier County 1069
53 Jefferson County 1028
54 Monroe County 886
55 Carter County 850
56 Hardin County 824
57 Hawkins County 823
58 Lawrence County 776
59 Morgan County 773
60 Cheatham County 742
61 Cocke County 724
62 Loudon County 681
63 Rhea County 670
64 Humphreys County 469
65 White County 467
66 Smith County 445
67 Johnson County 402
68 Benton County 385
69 Claiborne County 359
70 Cumberland County 348
71 Decatur County 326
72 DeKalb County 279
73 Houston County 244
74 Stewart County 236
75 Cannon County 231
76 Lewis County 226
77 Macon County 225
78 Perry County 193
79 Grainger County 187
80 Meigs County 181
81 Campbell County 172
82 Moore County 159
83 Overton County 134
84 Clay County 119
85 Polk County 118
86 Union County 93
87 Sequatchie County 79
88 Fentress County 75
89 Grundy County 74
90 Unicoi County 72
91 Jackson County 70
92 Scott County 44
93 Van Buren County 42
94 Hancock County 32
95 Pickett County 11