Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.13%), followed by Haywood County (49.92%), and Hardeman County (41.49%).

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 2014
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Davidson
Fayette
Hamilton
Gibson
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 53.13
2 Haywood County 49.92
3 Hardeman County 41.49
4 Madison County 37.04
5 Lauderdale County 34.78
6 Lake County 28.25
7 Davidson County 27.51
8 Fayette County 27.48
9 Hamilton County 19.58
10 Gibson County 18.57
11 Montgomery County 18.55
12 Tipton County 18.41
13 Dyer County 14.06
14 Rutherford County 13.54
15 Crockett County 13.03
16 Maury County 11.78
17 Obion County 10.5
18 Giles County 10.17
19 Carroll County 10.02
20 Trousdale County 9.04
21 Chester County 8.99
22 Knox County 8.77
23 Henry County 7.83
24 Henderson County 7.8
25 Weakley County 7.64
26 Robertson County 7.36
27 Bedford County 7.35
28 Bledsoe County 7.15
29 Sumner County 6.72
30 Lincoln County 6.65
31 Wilson County 6.64
32 Marshall County 6.49
33 Wayne County 6.21
34 McNairy County 5.76
35 Franklin County 4.91
35 Hickman County 4.91
36 Bradley County 4.42
37 Williamson County 4.2
38 Washington County 4.08
39 Dickson County 4.06
40 Anderson County 3.86
41 Hamblen County 3.79
42 Marion County 3.72
43 McMinn County 3.71
44 Morgan County 3.63
45 Hardin County 3.42
46 Coffee County 3.4
47 Warren County 3.04
48 Houston County 2.85
49 Blount County 2.8
50 Decatur County 2.78
51 Roane County 2.6
52 Humphreys County 2.51
53 Benton County 2.27
54 Johnson County 2.21
54 Moore County 2.21
55 Sullivan County 2.17
56 Greene County 2.1
57 Monroe County 2.04
58 Perry County 2.03
59 Rhea County 2.01
60 Jefferson County 2
61 Smith County 1.99
62 Putnam County 1.97
63 Cocke County 1.94
64 Lewis County 1.93
65 White County 1.74
66 Stewart County 1.64
67 Cheatham County 1.63
68 Lawrence County 1.62
69 Clay County 1.46
70 Cannon County 1.44
71 DeKalb County 1.37
72 Hawkins County 1.36
73 Carter County 1.35
74 Meigs County 1.33
75 Loudon County 1.28
76 Claiborne County 1.06
77 Sevier County 0.9
78 Van Buren County 0.67
79 Overton County 0.62
80 Grainger County 0.59
80 Macon County 0.59
81 Polk County 0.53
82 Cumberland County 0.44
82 Hancock County 0.44
83 Grundy County 0.41
83 Sequatchie County 0.41
84 Jackson County 0.35
85 Campbell County 0.32
85 Unicoi County 0.32
86 Fentress County 0.28
87 Union County 0.24
88 Pickett County 0.16
88 Scott County 0.16