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.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Davidson
Fayette
Hamilton
Montgomery
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