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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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
Shelby
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Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Knox
Madison
Sumner
Maury
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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