Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.67%), followed by Haywood County (50.65%), and Hardeman County (41.88%).

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 2018
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Lake
Fayette
Davidson
Montgomery
Hamilton
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 53.67
2 Haywood County 50.65
3 Hardeman County 41.88
4 Madison County 37.42
5 Lauderdale County 34.53
6 Lake County 28.35
7 Fayette County 27.49
8 Davidson County 27.1
9 Montgomery County 19.85
10 Hamilton County 19.11
11 Tipton County 18.33
12 Gibson County 18.04
13 Rutherford County 15.38
14 Dyer County 14.15
15 Crockett County 13.64
16 Maury County 11.58
17 Trousdale County 11.35
18 Obion County 10.58
19 Giles County 10.11
20 Carroll County 9.92
21 Chester County 9.22
22 Knox County 8.69
23 Henderson County 7.74
24 Sumner County 7.69
25 Bedford County 7.64
26 Henry County 7.48
27 Bledsoe County 7.47
28 Robertson County 7.45
29 Weakley County 7.41
30 Wilson County 7.05
31 Lincoln County 6.76
32 Wayne County 6.56
33 Marshall County 6.36
34 McNairy County 5.95
35 Franklin County 4.96
36 Hickman County 4.86
37 Bradley County 4.82
38 Washington County 4.33
39 Williamson County 4.31
40 Marion County 3.96
41 Dickson County 3.93
42 Anderson County 3.86
43 Hamblen County 3.71
44 Coffee County 3.59
44 Morgan County 3.59
45 McMinn County 3.58
46 Hardin County 3.21
47 Warren County 3.19
48 Houston County 2.96
49 Blount County 2.91
50 Decatur County 2.79
51 Roane County 2.63
52 Humphreys County 2.53
53 Moore County 2.47
54 Perry County 2.39
55 Benton County 2.37
56 Johnson County 2.26
57 Smith County 2.23
58 Sullivan County 2.18
59 Putnam County 2.13
60 Greene County 2.09
61 Rhea County 2.03
62 Cocke County 2.02
63 Monroe County 1.91
64 Jefferson County 1.9
65 Lewis County 1.87
66 Cheatham County 1.83
67 Lawrence County 1.77
68 Stewart County 1.74
69 White County 1.72
70 Cannon County 1.61
71 Clay County 1.56
72 Carter County 1.51
73 Meigs County 1.48
74 Hawkins County 1.45
75 DeKalb County 1.39
76 Loudon County 1.28
77 Claiborne County 1.13
78 Sevier County 1.09
79 Macon County 0.93
80 Grainger County 0.81
81 Van Buren County 0.73
82 Polk County 0.7
83 Overton County 0.61
84 Jackson County 0.59
85 Cumberland County 0.58
86 Grundy County 0.56
87 Sequatchie County 0.53
88 Hancock County 0.49
89 Union County 0.47
90 Campbell County 0.43
91 Fentress County 0.41
92 Unicoi County 0.4
93 Pickett County 0.22
94 Scott County 0.2