Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (503.71K), followed by Davidson County (186.45K), and Hamilton County (69.79K).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 503705 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 186454 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 69788 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 52526 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 42673 |
| 6 | Knox County | 40772 |
| 7 | Madison County | 36668 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 15333 |
| 9 | Maury County | 11315 |
| 10 | Tipton County | 11283 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 11202 |
| 12 | Hardeman County | 10493 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 10487 |
| 14 | Williamson County | 10263 |
| 15 | Lauderdale County | 8877 |
| 16 | Gibson County | 8774 |
| 17 | Haywood County | 8680 |
| 18 | Washington County | 5528 |
| 19 | Robertson County | 5361 |
| 20 | Dyer County | 5335 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 5251 |
| 22 | Blount County | 3873 |
| 23 | Bedford County | 3782 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3510 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3182 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3033 |
| 27 | Giles County | 2967 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 2749 |
| 29 | Weakley County | 2484 |
| 30 | Hamblen County | 2443 |
| 31 | Henry County | 2416 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 2315 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 2135 |
| 34 | Henderson County | 2134 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 2128 |
| 36 | Dickson County | 2103 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 2071 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 1990 |
| 39 | Lake County | 1940 |
| 40 | Crockett County | 1918 |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1725 |
| 42 | Chester County | 1588 |
| 43 | McNairy County | 1538 |
| 44 | Greene County | 1445 |
| 45 | Roane County | 1437 |
| 46 | Warren County | 1340 |
| 47 | Trousdale County | 1261 |
| 48 | Hickman County | 1223 |
| 49 | Marion County | 1126 |
| 50 | Bledsoe County | 1125 |
| 51 | Sevier County | 1123 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 1109 |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 1022 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 888 |
| 55 | Carter County | 886 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 832 |
| 57 | Cheatham County | 817 |
| 58 | Hawkins County | 801 |
| 59 | Morgan County | 785 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 754 |
| 61 | Cocke County | 727 |
| 62 | Loudon County | 701 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 655 |
| 64 | White County | 474 |
| 65 | Humphreys County | 471 |
| 66 | Smith County | 433 |
| 67 | Benton County | 402 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 387 |
| 69 | Cumberland County | 370 |
| 70 | Claiborne County | 344 |
| 71 | Decatur County | 334 |
| 72 | DeKalb County | 285 |
| 73 | Lewis County | 241 |
| 73 | Macon County | 241 |
| 73 | Stewart County | 241 |
| 74 | Houston County | 234 |
| 75 | Cannon County | 233 |
| 76 | Perry County | 189 |
| 77 | Meigs County | 185 |
| 78 | Grainger County | 182 |
| 79 | Campbell County | 168 |
| 80 | Moore County | 150 |
| 81 | Overton County | 141 |
| 82 | Clay County | 117 |
| 83 | Polk County | 114 |
| 84 | Union County | 94 |
| 85 | Sequatchie County | 87 |
| 86 | Grundy County | 85 |
| 87 | Fentress County | 78 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 72 |
| 89 | Unicoi County | 66 |
| 90 | Scott County | 56 |
| 91 | Van Buren County | 43 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 35 |
| 93 | Pickett County | 14 |