Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (53.4%), followed by Haywood County (50.35%), and Hardeman County (41.96%).
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 2013
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 53.4 |
| 2 | Haywood County | 50.35 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 41.96 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37.34 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 35.18 |
| 6 | Lake County | 28.23 |
| 7 | Davidson County | 28.12 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 27.8 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 19.86 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 19.35 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 18.65 |
| 12 | Gibson County | 18.6 |
| 13 | Dyer County | 14.37 |
| 14 | Crockett County | 13.54 |
| 15 | Rutherford County | 13.49 |
| 16 | Maury County | 12.21 |
| 17 | Obion County | 10.79 |
| 18 | Carroll County | 10.54 |
| 19 | Giles County | 10.3 |
| 20 | Trousdale County | 9.43 |
| 21 | Chester County | 9.2 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.97 |
| 23 | Henry County | 8.02 |
| 24 | Bedford County | 8.01 |
| 25 | Henderson County | 7.8 |
| 26 | Weakley County | 7.76 |
| 27 | Robertson County | 7.61 |
| 28 | Sumner County | 6.76 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 6.7 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 6.68 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 6.63 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 6.14 |
| 33 | Bledsoe County | 6.07 |
| 34 | McNairy County | 5.88 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 5.06 |
| 36 | Hickman County | 4.74 |
| 37 | Bradley County | 4.62 |
| 38 | Hamblen County | 4.41 |
| 39 | Williamson County | 4.39 |
| 40 | Washington County | 4.21 |
| 41 | Dickson County | 4.2 |
| 42 | Anderson County | 3.98 |
| 43 | McMinn County | 3.89 |
| 44 | Marion County | 3.78 |
| 45 | Coffee County | 3.57 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 3.56 |
| 47 | Warren County | 3.51 |
| 48 | Hardin County | 3.45 |
| 49 | Decatur County | 2.99 |
| 50 | Blount County | 2.88 |
| 51 | Houston County | 2.7 |
| 52 | Humphreys County | 2.62 |
| 53 | Roane County | 2.56 |
| 54 | Moore County | 2.41 |
| 55 | Benton County | 2.37 |
| 56 | Johnson County | 2.27 |
| 57 | Sullivan County | 2.26 |
| 58 | Smith County | 2.24 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 2.17 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 2.17 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 2.15 |
| 61 | Greene County | 2.1 |
| 62 | Perry County | 2.07 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 2.01 |
| 64 | Lewis County | 1.97 |
| 65 | Cocke County | 1.95 |
| 66 | DeKalb County | 1.91 |
| 67 | White County | 1.78 |
| 68 | Stewart County | 1.76 |
| 69 | Lawrence County | 1.67 |
| 70 | Cheatham County | 1.6 |
| 71 | Loudon County | 1.5 |
| 72 | Clay County | 1.48 |
| 73 | Cannon County | 1.46 |
| 74 | Carter County | 1.36 |
| 74 | Hawkins County | 1.36 |
| 75 | Meigs County | 1.26 |
| 76 | Claiborne County | 1.04 |
| 77 | Sevier County | 1.03 |
| 78 | Grainger County | 0.69 |
| 79 | Macon County | 0.65 |
| 80 | Overton County | 0.61 |
| 81 | Van Buren County | 0.57 |
| 82 | Polk County | 0.5 |
| 82 | Sequatchie County | 0.5 |
| 83 | Cumberland County | 0.49 |
| 84 | Campbell County | 0.4 |
| 85 | Hancock County | 0.39 |
| 86 | Grundy County | 0.38 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 0.36 |
| 88 | Fentress County | 0.35 |
| 88 | Unicoi County | 0.35 |
| 89 | Scott County | 0.18 |
| 90 | Union County | 0.17 |
| 91 | Pickett County | 0.16 |