Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (53.28%), followed by Haywood County (50.22%), and Hardeman County (41.56%).

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 2021
Shelby
Haywood
Hardeman
Madison
Lauderdale
Fayette
Lake
Davidson
Montgomery
Hamilton
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Shelby County 53.28
2 Haywood County 50.22
3 Hardeman County 41.56
4 Madison County 37.59
5 Lauderdale County 34.88
6 Fayette County 27.33
7 Lake County 26.33
8 Davidson County 25.83
9 Montgomery County 21.14
10 Hamilton County 18.36
11 Tipton County 18.29
12 Gibson County 17.79
13 Rutherford County 16.27
14 Dyer County 14.79
15 Crockett County 14.02
16 Maury County 11.41
17 Trousdale County 11.12
18 Obion County 10.67
19 Giles County 9.85
20 Carroll County 9.74
21 Chester County 9.19
22 Knox County 8.6
23 Sumner County 8.4
24 Weakley County 8.01
25 Henderson County 7.72
26 Bedford County 7.65
27 Wilson County 7.55
28 Robertson County 7.47
29 Henry County 7.22
30 Lincoln County 6.93
30 Wayne County 6.93
31 Bledsoe County 6.3
32 McNairy County 6.19
33 Marshall County 6.12
34 Bradley County 4.92
35 Franklin County 4.89
36 Hickman County 4.38
37 Washington County 4.22
38 Williamson County 4.21
39 Marion County 3.95
40 Anderson County 3.9
40 Dickson County 3.9
41 Coffee County 3.89
42 McMinn County 3.77
43 Hamblen County 3.68
44 Morgan County 3.67
45 Warren County 3.34
46 Hardin County 3.24
47 Houston County 3.13
48 Blount County 2.92
49 Humphreys County 2.84
49 Perry County 2.84
50 Decatur County 2.75
50 Roane County 2.75
51 Cheatham County 2.71
52 Johnson County 2.57
52 Smith County 2.57
53 Benton County 2.42
54 Moore County 2.36
55 Sullivan County 2.31
56 Greene County 2.26
57 Putnam County 2.24
58 Lewis County 2.06
59 Rhea County 2
60 Meigs County 1.99
61 Cocke County 1.97
62 Stewart County 1.95
63 Monroe County 1.93
64 Carter County 1.91
65 Cannon County 1.86
66 Jefferson County 1.84
67 White County 1.83
68 Lawrence County 1.78
69 DeKalb County 1.64
70 Clay County 1.52
71 Hawkins County 1.51
72 Loudon County 1.31
73 Sevier County 1.28
74 Claiborne County 1.19
75 Macon County 1.11
76 Grainger County 1.02
77 Grundy County 0.88
78 Sequatchie County 0.85
79 Jackson County 0.84
80 Overton County 0.81
81 Van Buren County 0.76
82 Polk County 0.75
83 Cumberland County 0.74
84 Union County 0.53
85 Hancock County 0.5
86 Campbell County 0.49
86 Fentress County 0.49
87 Unicoi County 0.43
88 Pickett County 0.36
88 Scott County 0.36