RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Black population share, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 3.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clay County, TN, up 34 places to #43.

TennesseeAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22652.3%+3.9 pts

02Haywood County, TNTN17,04248.8%−2.1 pts

03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438.2%−2.7 pts

04Madison County, TNTN100,79036.2%+3.9 pts

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61733.5%−0.4 pts

06Fayette County, TNTN45,07125.0%−10.8 pts

07▲1Davidson County, TNTN745,90424.3%−1.5 pts

08▼1Lake County, TNTN6,24922.3%−8.7 pts

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93519.2%+0.2 pts

10▲1Tipton County, TNTN62,28718.2%−1.6 pts

11▲1Hamilton County, TNTN390,83316.9%−3.2 pts

12▲3Dyer County, TNTN36,32015.0%+2.2 pts

13▲1Rutherford County, TNTN386,35214.7%+5.2 pts

14▼4Gibson County, TNTN51,77914.6%−5.1 pts

15▼2Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.0%−0.3 pts

16Crockett County, TNTN14,00610.8%−3.5 pts

17▲1Obion County, TNTN30,06710.5%+0.7 pts

18▼1Maury County, TNTN118,13110.3%−3.9 pts

19▲1Chester County, TNTN17,9949.5%−0.6 pts

20▼1Giles County, TNTN31,4338.5%−3.2 pts

21▲2Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.4%+2.6 pts

22▼1Carroll County, TNTN29,2008.3%−2.0 pts

23▼1Knox County, TNTN511,4538.0%−0.6 pts

24Weakley County, TNTN33,2617.9%+1.0 pts

25▲3Henderson County, TNTN28,5187.9%−0.1 pts

26▲1Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.2%−1.3 pts

27▲2Wilson County, TNTN175,0337.1%+0.9 pts

28▼3Henry County, TNTN32,8966.6%−2.3 pts

29▼3Bedford County, TNTN55,2736.3%−2.1 pts

30▲4Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9206.1%+2.4 pts

31▼1Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535.6%−1.8 pts

32▼1McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.4%−0.8 pts

33▲4Franklin County, TNTN45,5794.9%−0.6 pts

34▲5Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.7%+2.3 pts

35▼2Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.3%−2.5 pts

36Morgan County, TNTN22,1604.2%+2.0 pts

37▼2Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.1%+0.2 pts

38▲5Coffee County, TNTN62,4194.1%+0.6 pts

39▲1Williamson County, TNTN272,0613.9%−1.3 pts

40▼8Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.7%−4.0 pts

41▼3Washington County, TNTN141,1993.5%−0.3 pts

42▲6Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.4%−0.2 pts

43▲34Clay County, TNTN7,8213.3%+2.0 pts

44▼2Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.3%−0.6 pts

45▲1McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.2%−1.3 pts

46▼5Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.1%−1.4 pts

47▼2Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.0%−1.5 pts

48▼4Marion County, TNTN29,8043.0%−1.1 pts

49▼2Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432.9%−1.2 pts

50▲5Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.7%−0.7 pts

51▼1Warren County, TNTN43,7172.6%−0.5 pts

52▲2Houston County, TNTN8,4792.6%−0.7 pts

53Roane County, TNTN57,3952.6%−0.2 pts

54▼3Blount County, TNTN143,8202.5%−0.4 pts

55▼6Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.4%+0.7 pts

56▲14Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.3%+0.9 pts

57▲19Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.2%+1.0 pts

58▲5Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.2%+0.2 pts

59▲5Moore County, TNTN6,9202.2%−0.5 pts

60▼3Sullivan County, TNTN163,7592.0%+0.2 pts

61▲4Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.0%−0.2 pts

62▼3Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.0%+0.5 pts

63▲9Carter County, TNTN57,3611.9%+0.9 pts

64▼2Smith County, TNTN20,9811.9%−0.7 pts

65▼13Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461.8%−1.2 pts

66▼6Greene County, TNTN73,8311.7%−0.4 pts

67▼6Rhea County, TNTN34,8441.5%−0.5 pts

68▲1Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241.5%−0.8 pts

69▼11Benton County, TNTN16,1831.5%−0.6 pts

70▲4DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.5%0.0 pts

71Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.4%+0.1 pts

72▲13Overton County, TNTN23,7871.4%+1.1 pts

73▼7Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.4%−0.1 pts

74▼1Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.2%−0.3 pts

75Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.2%+0.1 pts

76▲3Sevier County, TNTN101,3421.1%+0.5 pts

77▲3Grainger County, TNTN25,7391.1%+0.7 pts

78▼11White County, TNTN29,6121.0%−0.6 pts

79▲7Polk County, TNTN18,5920.8%+0.6 pts

80▲2Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.7%+0.6 pts

81▲11Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.7%+0.6 pts

82▲1Macon County, TNTN27,6630.6%+0.4 pts

83▼5Claiborne County, TNTN33,2290.6%−0.2 pts

84▼16Lewis County, TNTN13,4870.6%−0.9 pts

85▼4Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.6%+0.1 pts

86▲1Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.5%+0.2 pts

87▲2Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.4%+0.3 pts

88▼4Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.4%+0.3 pts

89▲2Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.4%+0.3 pts

90Union County, TNTN21,4500.3%+0.2 pts

91▼35Perry County, TNTN9,1260.3%−1.4 pts

92▼4Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.3%+0.1 pts

93▲1Scott County, TNTN22,6710.2%+0.2 pts

94▲1Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.2%+0.1 pts

95▼2Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.1%0.0 pts

SHOWING 1–95 OF 95

Download CSV (full list, 95 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES