Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (52.9%), followed by Haywood County (49.83%), and Hardeman County (41.68%).

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 2013
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 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 52.9
2 Haywood County 49.83
3 Hardeman County 41.68
4 Madison County 37.03
5 Lauderdale County 34.8
6 Lake County 28.05
7 Fayette County 27.58
8 Davidson County 27.55
9 Hamilton County 19.62
10 Gibson County 18.45
11 Tipton County 18.44
12 Montgomery County 18.34
13 Dyer County 14.14
14 Rutherford County 13.16
15 Crockett County 13.06
16 Maury County 11.99
17 Obion County 10.63
18 Carroll County 10.34
19 Giles County 10.23
20 Trousdale County 9.33
21 Chester County 9.03
22 Knox County 8.78
23 Henry County 7.92
24 Henderson County 7.68
25 Weakley County 7.65
26 Robertson County 7.38
27 Bedford County 7.27
28 Sumner County 6.6
29 Lincoln County 6.56
30 Wilson County 6.51
31 Marshall County 6.46
32 Wayne County 6.11
33 Bledsoe County 6.04
34 McNairy County 5.83
35 Franklin County 4.95
36 Hickman County 4.64
37 Bradley County 4.34
38 Williamson County 4.27
39 Dickson County 4.06
40 Washington County 4.05
41 Anderson County 3.88
42 Hamblen County 3.8
43 McMinn County 3.72
43 Marion County 3.72
44 Morgan County 3.55
45 Coffee County 3.41
46 Hardin County 3.39
47 Warren County 3
48 Decatur County 2.9
49 Blount County 2.78
50 Houston County 2.63
51 Humphreys County 2.53
52 Roane County 2.52
53 Benton County 2.34
54 Moore County 2.29
55 Johnson County 2.22
56 Smith County 2.19
57 Sullivan County 2.18
58 Greene County 2.04
59 Jefferson County 2.03
60 Perry County 2.02
61 Putnam County 1.98
62 Monroe County 1.97
63 Lewis County 1.95
64 Rhea County 1.92
65 Cocke County 1.88
66 White County 1.71
67 Stewart County 1.69
68 Lawrence County 1.63
69 Cheatham County 1.52
70 Clay County 1.43
71 Cannon County 1.34
72 Hawkins County 1.32
73 DeKalb County 1.31
73 Loudon County 1.31
74 Carter County 1.3
75 Meigs County 1.22
76 Claiborne County 1.02
77 Sevier County 0.86
78 Grainger County 0.59
78 Overton County 0.59
79 Van Buren County 0.56
80 Macon County 0.49
81 Polk County 0.47
82 Cumberland County 0.39
82 Hancock County 0.39
82 Sequatchie County 0.39
83 Grundy County 0.36
84 Campbell County 0.35
84 Jackson County 0.35
85 Fentress County 0.28
86 Unicoi County 0.27
87 Pickett County 0.16
87 Union County 0.16
88 Scott County 0.14