RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Black population share, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

01Haywood County, TNTN17,04250.8%+3%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22648.4%+11%

03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27440.8%+9%

04Fayette County, TNTN45,07135.8%−19%

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61733.9%+9%

06Madison County, TNTN100,79032.3%+4%

07Lake County, TNTN6,24931.0%+29%

08Davidson County, TNTN745,90425.8%+10%

09Hamilton County, TNTN390,83320.1%+5%

10Tipton County, TNTN62,28719.8%−16%

11Gibson County, TNTN51,77919.6%+2%

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93518.9%+6%

13Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.3%−15%

14Maury County, TNTN118,13114.1%−9%

15Dyer County, TNTN36,32012.8%+7%

16Giles County, TNTN31,43311.7%−11%

17Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.4%−21%

18Carroll County, TNTN29,20010.3%−10%

19Chester County, TNTN17,99410.0%−9%

20Obion County, TNTN30,0679.8%−4%

21Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.4%+6%

22Henry County, TNTN32,8968.9%−12%

23Knox County, TNTN511,4538.6%−2%

24Robertson County, TNTN80,1758.5%−22%

25Bedford County, TNTN55,2738.4%−17%

26Henderson County, TNTN28,5188.0%−2%

27Marshall County, TNTN38,0717.8%−12%

28Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.3%−14%

29Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.9%+4%

30Wayne County, TNTN16,4166.8%+669%

31Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.2%−10%

32McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.2%−3%

33Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.7%+10%

34Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.5%−6%

35Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.2%−23%

36Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.5%−7%

37Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.5%−10%

38McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.4%−6%

39Marion County, TNTN29,8044.1%+1%

40Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.1%−12%

41Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%−8%

42Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.9%−2%

43Washington County, TNTN141,1993.8%+12%

44Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.7%−14%

45Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203.7%−4%

46Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.5%−12%

47Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.5%−11%

48Houston County, TNTN8,4793.3%−17%

49Warren County, TNTN43,7173.1%−16%

50Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.9%−3%

51Blount County, TNTN143,8202.9%−7%

52Roane County, TNTN57,3952.7%−17%

53Moore County, TNTN6,9202.7%−26%

54Smith County, TNTN20,9812.5%−29%

55Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.4%+451%

56Jefferson County, TNTN60,0242.3%−18%

57Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.2%−14%

58Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.2%+90%

59Benton County, TNTN16,1832.1%+2%

60Greene County, TNTN73,8312.1%−8%

61Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.0%+12%

62Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.0%−9%

63Sullivan County, TNTN163,7591.9%+14%

64Perry County, TNTN9,1261.7%−0%

65Putnam County, TNTN86,6121.7%−7%

66White County, TNTN29,6121.6%−7%

67Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.5%−14%

68Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.5%+31%

69Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781.4%−31%

70Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.4%+65%

71DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.4%+48%

72Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.4%−25%

73Clay County, TNTN7,8211.3%−21%

74Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.3%+16%

75Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.2%−34%

76Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.1%−3%

77Carter County, TNTN57,3611.0%+16%

78Claiborne County, TNTN33,2290.8%−17%

79Sevier County, TNTN101,3420.5%+48%

80Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.5%−73%

81Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.3%−51%

82Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.3%−28%

83Overton County, TNTN23,7870.3%+8%

84Macon County, TNTN27,6630.2%−53%

85Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.2%–

86Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.1%−32%

87Polk County, TNTN18,5920.1%–

88Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.1%+48%

89Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.1%–

90Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.1%+761%

91Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.1%–

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.1%–

93Union County, TNTN21,4500.1%–

94Scott County, TNTN22,6710.1%−17%

95Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.1%+368%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS