Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (53.86%), followed by Haywood County (50.52%), and Hardeman County (41.84%).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 53.86 |
| 2 | Haywood County | 50.52 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 41.84 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37.4 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 34.99 |
| 6 | Lake County | 28.61 |
| 7 | Davidson County | 28.07 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 27.86 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 19.76 |
| 10 | Hamilton County | 19.75 |
| 11 | Gibson County | 18.53 |
| 12 | Tipton County | 18.5 |
| 13 | Dyer County | 14.37 |
| 14 | Rutherford County | 14.35 |
| 15 | Crockett County | 13.77 |
| 16 | Maury County | 11.92 |
| 17 | Obion County | 10.69 |
| 18 | Giles County | 10.39 |
| 19 | Carroll County | 10.32 |
| 20 | Chester County | 9.1 |
| 21 | Knox County | 8.97 |
| 21 | Trousdale County | 8.97 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 8.3 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 7.95 |
| 24 | Henry County | 7.9 |
| 25 | Weakley County | 7.68 |
| 26 | Robertson County | 7.56 |
| 27 | Bledsoe County | 7.09 |
| 28 | Sumner County | 7.02 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 6.92 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 6.8 |
| 31 | Wilson County | 6.74 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 6.44 |
| 33 | McNairy County | 5.99 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 5 |
| 35 | Hickman County | 4.86 |
| 36 | Bradley County | 4.83 |
| 37 | Hamblen County | 4.44 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 4.32 |
| 39 | Dickson County | 4.27 |
| 40 | Washington County | 4.26 |
| 41 | Anderson County | 3.98 |
| 42 | McMinn County | 3.83 |
| 43 | Marion County | 3.79 |
| 44 | Coffee County | 3.56 |
| 45 | Warren County | 3.53 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 3.44 |
| 47 | Hardin County | 3.32 |
| 48 | Blount County | 3 |
| 49 | Decatur County | 2.91 |
| 50 | Houston County | 2.83 |
| 51 | Roane County | 2.67 |
| 52 | Humphreys County | 2.64 |
| 53 | Benton County | 2.36 |
| 54 | Moore County | 2.33 |
| 55 | Johnson County | 2.29 |
| 56 | Sullivan County | 2.25 |
| 57 | Perry County | 2.23 |
| 58 | Putnam County | 2.21 |
| 59 | Greene County | 2.19 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 2.19 |
| 60 | Smith County | 2.14 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 2.13 |
| 61 | Rhea County | 2.13 |
| 62 | Cocke County | 2.03 |
| 63 | Lewis County | 1.95 |
| 64 | DeKalb County | 1.9 |
| 65 | White County | 1.83 |
| 66 | Cheatham County | 1.76 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 1.75 |
| 68 | Stewart County | 1.65 |
| 69 | Cannon County | 1.56 |
| 70 | Carter County | 1.46 |
| 70 | Clay County | 1.46 |
| 70 | Meigs County | 1.46 |
| 71 | Loudon County | 1.45 |
| 72 | Hawkins County | 1.44 |
| 73 | Sevier County | 1.16 |
| 74 | Claiborne County | 1.15 |
| 75 | Macon County | 0.83 |
| 75 | Van Buren County | 0.83 |
| 76 | Grainger County | 0.75 |
| 77 | Overton County | 0.62 |
| 78 | Polk County | 0.58 |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 0.57 |
| 79 | Sequatchie County | 0.57 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 0.51 |
| 81 | Unicoi County | 0.42 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 0.41 |
| 83 | Campbell County | 0.39 |
| 84 | Fentress County | 0.38 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 0.37 |
| 86 | Union County | 0.27 |
| 87 | Scott County | 0.19 |
| 88 | Pickett County | 0.16 |