Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.51%), followed by Haywood County (50.11%), and Hardeman County (41.53%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 53.51 |
| 2 | Haywood County | 50.11 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 41.53 |
| 4 | Madison County | 37.2 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 33.33 |
| 6 | Lake County | 28.03 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 27.46 |
| 8 | Davidson County | 27.43 |
| 9 | Hamilton County | 19.36 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 18.93 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 18.38 |
| 12 | Gibson County | 18.31 |
| 13 | Rutherford County | 14.42 |
| 14 | Dyer County | 13.87 |
| 15 | Crockett County | 13.41 |
| 16 | Maury County | 11.55 |
| 17 | Obion County | 10.46 |
| 18 | Trousdale County | 10.39 |
| 19 | Giles County | 10.3 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 10.15 |
| 21 | Chester County | 8.99 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.74 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 7.73 |
| 24 | Weakley County | 7.61 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 7.57 |
| 25 | Henry County | 7.57 |
| 26 | Robertson County | 7.35 |
| 27 | Sumner County | 7.07 |
| 28 | Bledsoe County | 6.99 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 6.77 |
| 30 | Wilson County | 6.65 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 6.5 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 6.5 |
| 32 | McNairy County | 5.89 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 5.01 |
| 34 | Hickman County | 4.76 |
| 35 | Bradley County | 4.56 |
| 36 | Williamson County | 4.23 |
| 37 | Washington County | 4.22 |
| 38 | Dickson County | 4 |
| 39 | Anderson County | 3.91 |
| 40 | Marion County | 3.79 |
| 41 | Hamblen County | 3.75 |
| 42 | McMinn County | 3.67 |
| 43 | Morgan County | 3.65 |
| 44 | Coffee County | 3.43 |
| 45 | Hardin County | 3.27 |
| 46 | Warren County | 3.06 |
| 47 | Decatur County | 2.94 |
| 48 | Blount County | 2.87 |
| 49 | Houston County | 2.86 |
| 50 | Roane County | 2.65 |
| 51 | Humphreys County | 2.56 |
| 52 | Benton County | 2.33 |
| 53 | Johnson County | 2.29 |
| 54 | Moore County | 2.24 |
| 55 | Smith County | 2.17 |
| 55 | Sullivan County | 2.17 |
| 56 | Perry County | 2.14 |
| 57 | Rhea County | 2.08 |
| 58 | Greene County | 2.04 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 2.03 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | 2.01 |
| 61 | Cocke County | 1.99 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 1.9 |
| 63 | Lewis County | 1.88 |
| 64 | White County | 1.74 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | 1.69 |
| 66 | Cheatham County | 1.64 |
| 67 | Stewart County | 1.62 |
| 68 | Clay County | 1.49 |
| 69 | Cannon County | 1.46 |
| 70 | Carter County | 1.43 |
| 71 | DeKalb County | 1.42 |
| 72 | Hawkins County | 1.41 |
| 73 | Meigs County | 1.39 |
| 74 | Loudon County | 1.24 |
| 75 | Claiborne County | 1.12 |
| 76 | Sevier County | 1.01 |
| 77 | Van Buren County | 0.82 |
| 78 | Macon County | 0.77 |
| 79 | Grainger County | 0.66 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 0.6 |
| 80 | Overton County | 0.6 |
| 80 | Polk County | 0.6 |
| 81 | Sequatchie County | 0.55 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 0.54 |
| 83 | Jackson County | 0.46 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 0.39 |
| 85 | Unicoi County | 0.37 |
| 86 | Campbell County | 0.36 |
| 87 | Fentress County | 0.32 |
| 88 | Union County | 0.28 |
| 89 | Pickett County | 0.18 |
| 90 | Scott County | 0.16 |
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