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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |