Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (52.07%), followed by Haywood County (50.21%), and Hardeman County (41.27%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Fayette
Davidson
Lake
Hamilton
Gibson
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 52.07
2 Haywood County 50.21
3 Hardeman County 41.27
4 Madison County 36.27
5 Lauderdale County 34.85
6 Fayette County 27.85
7 Davidson County 27.61
8 Lake County 27.56
9 Hamilton County 20.07
10 Gibson County 18.76
11 Tipton County 18.64
12 Montgomery County 18.59
13 Dyer County 14.19
14 Crockett County 12.61
15 Rutherford County 12.46
16 Maury County 12.41
17 Obion County 10.55
18 Giles County 10.27
19 Carroll County 10.05
20 Trousdale County 9.55
21 Chester County 9.04
22 Knox County 8.75
23 Henry County 8.04
24 Henderson County 7.84
25 Weakley County 7.77
26 Bedford County 7.64
27 Robertson County 7.33
28 Lincoln County 6.75
29 Marshall County 6.53
30 Sumner County 6.39
31 Wilson County 6.37
32 McNairy County 5.89
33 Wayne County 5.78
34 Franklin County 5.1
35 Hickman County 4.48
36 Williamson County 4.28
37 Bradley County 4.18
38 Dickson County 4.11
39 McMinn County 3.88
39 Washington County 3.88
40 Hamblen County 3.83
41 Anderson County 3.77
42 Bledsoe County 3.7
43 Morgan County 3.65
44 Marion County 3.56
45 Coffee County 3.46
46 Hardin County 3.44
47 Decatur County 2.81
48 Warren County 2.76
49 Blount County 2.72
50 Roane County 2.65
51 Humphreys County 2.51
52 Houston County 2.28
53 Moore County 2.26
54 Smith County 2.13
55 Sullivan County 2.1
56 Monroe County 2.04
57 Johnson County 2.03
58 Benton County 2.02
58 Jefferson County 2.02
59 Greene County 1.98
60 Putnam County 1.97
61 Rhea County 1.94
62 Cocke County 1.88
63 White County 1.73
64 Lewis County 1.61
65 Lawrence County 1.53
66 Perry County 1.49
67 Stewart County 1.44
68 Cheatham County 1.41
69 Clay County 1.33
70 Carter County 1.32
71 Hawkins County 1.3
72 DeKalb County 1.25
73 Cannon County 1.23
74 Loudon County 1.07
75 Meigs County 1.03
76 Claiborne County 0.86
77 Sevier County 0.71
78 Grainger County 0.47
79 Overton County 0.41
79 Van Buren County 0.41
80 Macon County 0.36
81 Hancock County 0.34
82 Polk County 0.33
83 Campbell County 0.3
84 Cumberland County 0.28
84 Grundy County 0.28
85 Jackson County 0.25
86 Unicoi County 0.21
87 Fentress County 0.16
88 Sequatchie County 0.14
89 Union County 0.13
90 Pickett County 0.1
91 Scott County 0.09