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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.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Haywood County, TNTN17,04250.8%+1.3 pts
02Shelby County, TNTN910,22648.4%+4.8 pts
03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27440.8%+3.2 pts
04Fayette County, TNTN45,07135.8%−8.4 pts
05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61733.9%+2.7 pts
06Madison County, TNTN100,79032.3%+1.3 pts
07Lake County, TNTN6,24931.0%+7.0 pts
08Davidson County, TNTN745,90425.8%+2.4 pts
09Hamilton County, TNTN390,83320.1%+1.0 pts
10Tipton County, TNTN62,28719.8%−3.8 pts
11Gibson County, TNTN51,77919.6%+0.3 pts
12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93518.9%+1.1 pts
13Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.3%−2.6 pts
14Maury County, TNTN118,13114.1%−1.4 pts
15Dyer County, TNTN36,32012.8%+0.9 pts
16Giles County, TNTN31,43311.7%−1.4 pts
17Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.4%−3.1 pts
18Carroll County, TNTN29,20010.3%−1.1 pts
19Chester County, TNTN17,99410.0%−1.0 pts
20Obion County, TNTN30,0679.8%−0.4 pts
21Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.4%+0.5 pts
22Henry County, TNTN32,8968.9%−1.2 pts
23Knox County, TNTN511,4538.6%−0.1 pts
24Robertson County, TNTN80,1758.5%−2.4 pts
25Bedford County, TNTN55,2738.4%−1.7 pts
26Henderson County, TNTN28,5188.0%−0.2 pts
27Marshall County, TNTN38,0717.8%−1.1 pts
28Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.3%−1.1 pts
29Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.9%+0.3 pts
30Wayne County, TNTN16,4166.8%+5.9 pts
31Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.2%−0.7 pts
32McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.2%−0.2 pts
33Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.7%+0.5 pts
34Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.5%−0.3 pts
35Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.2%−1.6 pts
36Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.5%−0.3 pts
37Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.5%−0.5 pts
38McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.4%−0.3 pts
39Marion County, TNTN29,8044.1%+0.0 pts
40Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.1%−0.6 pts
41Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%−0.3 pts
42Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.9%−0.1 pts
43Washington County, TNTN141,1993.8%+0.4 pts
44Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.7%−0.6 pts
45Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203.7%−0.1 pts
46Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.5%−0.5 pts
47Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.5%−0.4 pts
48Houston County, TNTN8,4793.3%−0.7 pts
49Warren County, TNTN43,7173.1%−0.6 pts
50Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.9%−0.1 pts
51Blount County, TNTN143,8202.9%−0.2 pts
52Roane County, TNTN57,3952.7%−0.5 pts
53Moore County, TNTN6,9202.7%−0.9 pts
54Smith County, TNTN20,9812.5%−1.0 pts
55Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.4%+2.0 pts
56Jefferson County, TNTN60,0242.3%−0.5 pts
57Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.2%−0.4 pts
58Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.2%+1.1 pts
59Benton County, TNTN16,1832.1%+0.0 pts
60Greene County, TNTN73,8312.1%−0.2 pts
61Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.0%+0.2 pts
62Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.0%−0.2 pts
63Sullivan County, TNTN163,7591.9%+0.2 pts
64Perry County, TNTN9,1261.7%−0.0 pts
65Putnam County, TNTN86,6121.7%−0.1 pts
66White County, TNTN29,6121.6%−0.1 pts
67Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.5%−0.2 pts
68Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.5%+0.3 pts
69Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781.4%−0.7 pts
70Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.4%+0.6 pts
71DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.4%+0.5 pts
72Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.4%−0.5 pts
73Clay County, TNTN7,8211.3%−0.4 pts
74Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.3%+0.2 pts
75Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.2%−0.6 pts
76Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.1%−0.0 pts
77Carter County, TNTN57,3611.0%+0.1 pts
78Claiborne County, TNTN33,2290.8%−0.2 pts
79Sevier County, TNTN101,3420.5%+0.2 pts
80Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.5%−1.3 pts
81Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.3%−0.3 pts
82Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.3%−0.1 pts
83Overton County, TNTN23,7870.3%+0.0 pts
84Macon County, TNTN27,6630.2%−0.2 pts
85Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.2%+0.2 pts
86Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.1%−0.1 pts
87Polk County, TNTN18,5920.1%+0.1 pts
88Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.1%+0.0 pts
89Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.1%+0.1 pts
90Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.1%+0.1 pts
91Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.1%+0.1 pts
92Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.1%+0.1 pts
93Union County, TNTN21,4500.1%+0.1 pts
94Scott County, TNTN22,6710.1%−0.0 pts
95Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.1%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS