RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Black population share, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 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 3.6%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

01Haywood County, TNTN17,04249.4%–

02Fayette County, TNTN45,07143.8%–

03Shelby County, TNTN910,22643.5%–

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,27437.6%–

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61731.2%–

06Madison County, TNTN100,79030.9%–

07Lake County, TNTN6,24923.8%–

08Tipton County, TNTN62,28723.5%–

09Davidson County, TNTN745,90423.3%–

10Gibson County, TNTN51,77919.3%–

11Hamilton County, TNTN390,83319.0%–

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93517.6%–

13Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.8%–

14Maury County, TNTN118,13115.6%–

15Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.4%–

16Giles County, TNTN31,43313.1%–

17Dyer County, TNTN36,32011.9%–

18Carroll County, TNTN29,20011.4%–

19Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.9%–

20Chester County, TNTN17,99410.9%–

21Obion County, TNTN30,06710.2%–

22Henry County, TNTN32,89610.2%–

23Bedford County, TNTN55,27310.1%–

24Rutherford County, TNTN386,3528.9%–

25Marshall County, TNTN38,0718.8%–

26Knox County, TNTN511,4538.7%–

27Lincoln County, TNTN36,8538.4%–

28Henderson County, TNTN28,5188.0%–

29Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.8%–

30Williamson County, TNTN272,0616.7%–

31Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.6%–

32McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.4%–

33Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.8%–

34Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.2%–

35Hickman County, TNTN26,2195.0%–

36Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.8%–

37McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.7%–

38Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.6%–

39Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.3%–

40Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.3%–

41Marion County, TNTN29,8044.1%–

42Coffee County, TNTN62,4194.0%–

43Houston County, TNTN8,4793.9%–

44Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.9%–

45Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.9%–

46Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203.8%–

47Warren County, TNTN43,7173.7%–

48Moore County, TNTN6,9203.6%–

49Smith County, TNTN20,9813.5%–

50Washington County, TNTN141,1993.3%–

51Roane County, TNTN57,3953.2%–

52Blount County, TNTN143,8203.1%–

53Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.0%–

54Jefferson County, TNTN60,0242.8%–

55Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.6%–

56Greene County, TNTN73,8312.2%–

57Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.2%–

58Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.1%–

59Benton County, TNTN16,1832.1%–

60Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.9%–

61Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.9%–

62Hancock County, TNTN7,0751.8%–

63Putnam County, TNTN86,6121.8%–

64Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.8%–

65Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.8%–

66White County, TNTN29,6121.7%–

67Perry County, TNTN9,1261.7%–

68Clay County, TNTN7,8211.7%–

69Sullivan County, TNTN163,7591.6%–

70Morgan County, TNTN22,1601.2%–

71Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.2%–

72Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.1%–

73Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.1%–

74DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.0%–

75Claiborne County, TNTN33,2290.9%–

76Wayne County, TNTN16,4160.9%–

77Lewis County, TNTN13,4870.9%–

78Carter County, TNTN57,3610.8%–

79Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.7%–

80Johnson County, TNTN18,7180.4%–

81Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.4%–

82Macon County, TNTN27,6630.4%–

83Sevier County, TNTN101,3420.4%–

84Overton County, TNTN23,7870.2%–

85Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.2%–

86Scott County, TNTN22,6710.1%–

87Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.1%–

88Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.0%–

89Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.0%–

90Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.0%–

91Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.0%–

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.0%–

93Polk County, TNTN18,5920.0%–

94Union County, TNTN21,4500.0%–

95Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS