Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (488.75K), followed by Davidson County (180.92K), and Hamilton County (67.39K).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 488748 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 180915 |
| 3 | Hamilton County | 67393 |
| 4 | Rutherford County | 59195 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 49843 |
| 6 | Knox County | 42003 |
| 7 | Madison County | 37453 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 17019 |
| 9 | Wilson County | 12108 |
| 10 | Maury County | 11976 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 11810 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 11311 |
| 13 | Williamson County | 10616 |
| 14 | Hardeman County | 10568 |
| 15 | Gibson County | 8888 |
| 16 | Haywood County | 8763 |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | 8652 |
| 18 | Washington County | 5658 |
| 19 | Robertson County | 5561 |
| 20 | Dyer County | 5452 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 5434 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 4017 |
| 23 | Blount County | 4004 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 3760 |
| 25 | Obion County | 3223 |
| 26 | Anderson County | 3076 |
| 27 | Giles County | 2949 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 2786 |
| 29 | Weakley County | 2705 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 2446 |
| 31 | Hamblen County | 2338 |
| 32 | Coffee County | 2330 |
| 33 | Henry County | 2315 |
| 34 | Marshall County | 2162 |
| 35 | Dickson County | 2154 |
| 36 | Henderson County | 2148 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 2118 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 2035 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 1898 |
| 40 | Putnam County | 1823 |
| 41 | Lake County | 1732 |
| 42 | Greene County | 1609 |
| 43 | Chester County | 1588 |
| 44 | McNairy County | 1562 |
| 45 | Roane County | 1509 |
| 46 | Warren County | 1416 |
| 47 | Trousdale County | 1337 |
| 48 | Sevier County | 1270 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 1166 |
| 50 | Cheatham County | 1163 |
| 51 | Carter County | 1154 |
| 52 | Marion County | 1131 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 1122 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 1080 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 921 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 888 |
| 57 | Hawkins County | 843 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 818 |
| 59 | Bledsoe County | 802 |
| 60 | Loudon County | 784 |
| 61 | Morgan County | 771 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 757 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 674 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 519 |
| 65 | Smith County | 507 |
| 66 | White County | 494 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 468 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 422 |
| 69 | Claiborne County | 384 |
| 70 | Benton County | 377 |
| 71 | DeKalb County | 340 |
| 72 | Macon County | 304 |
| 73 | Cannon County | 299 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 297 |
| 75 | Meigs County | 280 |
| 76 | Lewis County | 274 |
| 77 | Stewart County | 273 |
| 78 | Houston County | 261 |
| 79 | Perry County | 250 |
| 80 | Grainger County | 215 |
| 81 | Campbell County | 199 |
| 82 | Overton County | 187 |
| 83 | Sequatchie County | 160 |
| 84 | Moore County | 153 |
| 85 | Grundy County | 144 |
| 86 | Polk County | 135 |
| 87 | Clay County | 115 |
| 88 | Union County | 110 |
| 89 | Jackson County | 103 |
| 90 | Fentress County | 101 |
| 90 | Unicoi County | 101 |
| 91 | Scott County | 81 |
| 92 | Van Buren County | 60 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 41 |
| 94 | Pickett County | 20 |