Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (52.34%), followed by Haywood County (49.75%), and Hardeman County (41.29%).

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 2011
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Fayette
Davidson
Hamilton
Gibson
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 52.34
2 Haywood County 49.75
3 Hardeman County 41.29
4 Madison County 36.65
5 Lauderdale County 34.62
6 Lake County 27.92
7 Fayette County 27.7
8 Davidson County 27.59
9 Hamilton County 19.88
10 Gibson County 18.64
11 Montgomery County 18.59
12 Tipton County 18.49
13 Dyer County 14.28
14 Crockett County 12.87
15 Rutherford County 12.67
16 Maury County 12.26
17 Obion County 10.55
18 Giles County 10.2
19 Carroll County 10.03
20 Chester County 9.32
21 Trousdale County 9.19
22 Knox County 8.72
23 Henry County 8.03
24 Henderson County 7.71
25 Weakley County 7.66
26 Bedford County 7.4
27 Robertson County 7.38
28 Lincoln County 6.7
29 Sumner County 6.47
30 Wilson County 6.42
31 Marshall County 6.4
32 Wayne County 5.93
33 McNairy County 5.8
34 Franklin County 5.03
35 Hickman County 4.55
36 Williamson County 4.25
37 Bradley County 4.21
38 Dickson County 4.06
39 Bledsoe County 4.01
40 Washington County 3.96
41 Anderson County 3.88
42 McMinn County 3.87
43 Hamblen County 3.8
44 Morgan County 3.77
45 Marion County 3.67
46 Hardin County 3.54
47 Coffee County 3.47
48 Decatur County 2.87
49 Warren County 2.84
50 Blount County 2.75
51 Roane County 2.63
52 Humphreys County 2.48
53 Houston County 2.41
54 Moore County 2.29
55 Smith County 2.21
56 Sullivan County 2.15
57 Benton County 2.14
58 Johnson County 2.05
59 Greene County 2.02
59 Monroe County 2.02
60 Putnam County 1.98
61 Rhea County 1.97
62 Jefferson County 1.96
63 Cocke County 1.93
64 White County 1.77
65 Lewis County 1.7
66 Perry County 1.63
67 Lawrence County 1.61
68 Stewart County 1.43
69 Cheatham County 1.41
70 Clay County 1.4
71 Hawkins County 1.31
72 Cannon County 1.3
73 Carter County 1.28
73 DeKalb County 1.28
74 Meigs County 1.2
75 Loudon County 1.14
76 Claiborne County 0.94
77 Sevier County 0.77
78 Grainger County 0.5
79 Overton County 0.48
80 Van Buren County 0.45
81 Macon County 0.43
82 Sequatchie County 0.39
83 Hancock County 0.37
83 Polk County 0.37
84 Grundy County 0.33
85 Cumberland County 0.31
86 Campbell County 0.3
87 Jackson County 0.28
88 Fentress County 0.25
88 Unicoi County 0.25
89 Pickett County 0.2
90 Union County 0.16
91 Scott County 0.09