Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (53.11%), followed by Haywood County (50.14%), and Hardeman County (41.82%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 53.11 |
| 2 | Haywood County | 50.14 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 41.82 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37.11 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 35 |
| 6 | Lake County | 28.21 |
| 7 | Davidson County | 28.15 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 27.65 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 19.99 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 19.37 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 18.82 |
| 12 | Gibson County | 18.64 |
| 13 | Dyer County | 14.48 |
| 14 | Crockett County | 13.5 |
| 15 | Rutherford County | 13.16 |
| 16 | Maury County | 12.34 |
| 17 | Obion County | 10.58 |
| 18 | Carroll County | 10.49 |
| 19 | Giles County | 10.13 |
| 20 | Trousdale County | 9.29 |
| 21 | Chester County | 9.18 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.95 |
| 23 | Henry County | 8.05 |
| 24 | Bedford County | 7.97 |
| 25 | Weakley County | 7.85 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 7.72 |
| 27 | Robertson County | 7.58 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 6.77 |
| 29 | Sumner County | 6.66 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 6.62 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 6.56 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 6.08 |
| 33 | McNairy County | 5.86 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 5.05 |
| 35 | Hickman County | 4.73 |
| 36 | Bradley County | 4.51 |
| 37 | Hamblen County | 4.41 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 4.38 |
| 39 | Dickson County | 4.24 |
| 40 | Bledsoe County | 4.13 |
| 40 | Washington County | 4.13 |
| 41 | Anderson County | 4.01 |
| 42 | McMinn County | 3.91 |
| 43 | Morgan County | 3.7 |
| 44 | Marion County | 3.67 |
| 45 | Coffee County | 3.57 |
| 46 | Hardin County | 3.49 |
| 47 | Warren County | 3.38 |
| 48 | Decatur County | 2.92 |
| 49 | Blount County | 2.87 |
| 50 | Houston County | 2.65 |
| 50 | Humphreys County | 2.65 |
| 51 | Roane County | 2.63 |
| 52 | Benton County | 2.47 |
| 53 | Moore County | 2.31 |
| 54 | Sullivan County | 2.22 |
| 55 | Johnson County | 2.21 |
| 56 | Smith County | 2.19 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 2.18 |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 2.15 |
| 58 | Rhea County | 2.15 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 2.14 |
| 60 | Greene County | 2.09 |
| 61 | Perry County | 2.01 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 1.94 |
| 63 | Stewart County | 1.92 |
| 64 | Lewis County | 1.88 |
| 65 | DeKalb County | 1.86 |
| 66 | White County | 1.76 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 1.61 |
| 68 | Cheatham County | 1.58 |
| 69 | Clay County | 1.57 |
| 70 | Carter County | 1.42 |
| 71 | Cannon County | 1.41 |
| 72 | Loudon County | 1.4 |
| 73 | Hawkins County | 1.37 |
| 74 | Meigs County | 1.35 |
| 75 | Claiborne County | 0.99 |
| 76 | Sevier County | 0.97 |
| 77 | Grainger County | 0.62 |
| 78 | Macon County | 0.58 |
| 79 | Van Buren County | 0.57 |
| 80 | Overton County | 0.55 |
| 81 | Polk County | 0.5 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 0.49 |
| 83 | Cumberland County | 0.46 |
| 84 | Sequatchie County | 0.42 |
| 85 | Unicoi County | 0.38 |
| 86 | Hancock County | 0.36 |
| 87 | Campbell County | 0.35 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 0.35 |
| 88 | Fentress County | 0.26 |
| 89 | Pickett County | 0.22 |
| 90 | Union County | 0.18 |
| 91 | Scott County | 0.16 |