Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (54.3%), followed by Haywood County (50.91%), and Hardeman County (42.24%).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 54.3 |
| 2 | Haywood County | 50.91 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 42.24 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37.75 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 35.12 |
| 6 | Lake County | 27.92 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 27.58 |
| 8 | Davidson County | 27.5 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 21.42 |
| 10 | Hamilton County | 19.32 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 18.52 |
| 12 | Gibson County | 18.04 |
| 13 | Rutherford County | 16.3 |
| 14 | Dyer County | 14.65 |
| 15 | Crockett County | 14.08 |
| 16 | Maury County | 11.94 |
| 17 | Trousdale County | 11.34 |
| 18 | Obion County | 10.77 |
| 19 | Giles County | 10.23 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 10.14 |
| 21 | Chester County | 9.34 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.91 |
| 23 | Bedford County | 8.52 |
| 24 | Sumner County | 8.26 |
| 25 | Robertson County | 7.85 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 7.78 |
| 27 | Weakley County | 7.66 |
| 28 | Henry County | 7.64 |
| 29 | Bledsoe County | 7.5 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 7.47 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 6.98 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 6.75 |
| 33 | Marshall County | 6.48 |
| 34 | McNairy County | 6.1 |
| 35 | Bradley County | 5.27 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 5.2 |
| 37 | Hickman County | 4.99 |
| 38 | Hamblen County | 4.48 |
| 39 | Washington County | 4.45 |
| 40 | Williamson County | 4.43 |
| 41 | Dickson County | 4.09 |
| 42 | Anderson County | 4.08 |
| 43 | Marion County | 3.98 |
| 44 | McMinn County | 3.97 |
| 45 | Coffee County | 3.94 |
| 46 | Warren County | 3.84 |
| 47 | Morgan County | 3.69 |
| 48 | Hardin County | 3.36 |
| 49 | Blount County | 3.03 |
| 49 | Houston County | 3.03 |
| 50 | Decatur County | 3.01 |
| 51 | Roane County | 2.78 |
| 52 | Humphreys County | 2.71 |
| 53 | Benton County | 2.53 |
| 54 | Perry County | 2.46 |
| 55 | Moore County | 2.44 |
| 56 | Putnam County | 2.41 |
| 57 | Sullivan County | 2.34 |
| 58 | Smith County | 2.23 |
| 59 | Johnson County | 2.22 |
| 60 | Greene County | 2.2 |
| 61 | Monroe County | 2.19 |
| 62 | Rhea County | 2.18 |
| 63 | Cheatham County | 2.15 |
| 64 | Cocke County | 2.12 |
| 65 | Jefferson County | 2.08 |
| 66 | Lewis County | 2.05 |
| 67 | DeKalb County | 1.97 |
| 68 | Stewart County | 1.86 |
| 69 | White County | 1.83 |
| 70 | Cannon County | 1.8 |
| 71 | Lawrence County | 1.78 |
| 72 | Carter County | 1.68 |
| 73 | Clay County | 1.59 |
| 74 | Loudon County | 1.58 |
| 74 | Meigs County | 1.58 |
| 75 | Hawkins County | 1.48 |
| 76 | Sevier County | 1.4 |
| 77 | Macon County | 1.17 |
| 78 | Claiborne County | 1.09 |
| 79 | Grainger County | 0.97 |
| 80 | Van Buren County | 0.9 |
| 81 | Sequatchie County | 0.75 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 0.74 |
| 82 | Polk County | 0.74 |
| 83 | Grundy County | 0.67 |
| 83 | Overton County | 0.67 |
| 84 | Jackson County | 0.65 |
| 85 | Hancock County | 0.56 |
| 86 | Union County | 0.54 |
| 87 | Unicoi County | 0.53 |
| 88 | Campbell County | 0.49 |
| 88 | Fentress County | 0.49 |
| 89 | Pickett County | 0.34 |
| 90 | Scott County | 0.32 |