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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Black population share, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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 2000
01Shelby County, TNTN910,22651.1%+2.7 pts
02Haywood County, TNTN17,04250.3%−0.5 pts
03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27439.9%−1.0 pts
04Madison County, TNTN100,79036.3%+4.0 pts
05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61733.3%−0.6 pts
06Fayette County, TNTN45,07126.3%−9.5 pts
07Lake County, TNTN6,24926.2%−4.8 pts
08Davidson County, TNTN745,90424.0%−1.8 pts
09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93519.7%+0.8 pts
10Gibson County, TNTN51,77917.7%−1.9 pts
11Tipton County, TNTN62,28717.6%−2.2 pts
12Hamilton County, TNTN390,83317.5%−2.6 pts
13Trousdale County, TNTN12,62316.5%+5.2 pts
14Rutherford County, TNTN386,35215.6%+6.2 pts
15Dyer County, TNTN36,32014.5%+1.7 pts
16Crockett County, TNTN14,00613.5%−0.8 pts
17Maury County, TNTN118,13111.1%−3.0 pts
18Obion County, TNTN30,06710.2%+0.4 pts
19Giles County, TNTN31,4339.6%−2.1 pts
20Chester County, TNTN17,9948.6%−1.4 pts
21Carroll County, TNTN29,2008.6%−1.7 pts
22Knox County, TNTN511,4538.3%−0.3 pts
23Sumner County, TNTN215,5387.9%+2.2 pts
24Weakley County, TNTN33,2617.9%+1.0 pts
25Henry County, TNTN32,8967.2%−1.8 pts
26Bedford County, TNTN55,2737.1%−1.3 pts
27Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.0%−1.5 pts
28Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.9%−1.0 pts
29Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.8%+0.6 pts
30Lincoln County, TNTN36,8536.2%−1.1 pts
31McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.0%−0.2 pts
32Marshall County, TNTN38,0715.9%−1.9 pts
33Wayne County, TNTN16,4165.4%−1.4 pts
34Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+1.6 pts
35Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.7%+0.7 pts
36Morgan County, TNTN22,1604.6%+2.4 pts
37Franklin County, TNTN45,5794.6%−0.9 pts
38Washington County, TNTN141,1994.1%+0.4 pts
39Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.0%+1.6 pts
40Williamson County, TNTN272,0613.9%−1.2 pts
41Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.7%−0.8 pts
42Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%−0.2 pts
43Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%+0.1 pts
44Marion County, TNTN29,8043.6%−0.5 pts
45Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.6%−1.0 pts
46McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.5%−1.0 pts
47Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.3%−0.8 pts
48Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.0%−0.7 pts
49Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.7%+1.0 pts
50Warren County, TNTN43,7172.7%−0.5 pts
51Blount County, TNTN143,8202.6%−0.3 pts
52Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.6%−0.3 pts
53Roane County, TNTN57,3952.4%−0.3 pts
54Houston County, TNTN8,4792.4%−0.9 pts
55Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.4%−1.1 pts
56Perry County, TNTN9,1262.3%+0.6 pts
57Sullivan County, TNTN163,7592.0%+0.1 pts
58Benton County, TNTN16,1832.0%−0.1 pts
59Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.0%+0.5 pts
60Greene County, TNTN73,8311.9%−0.2 pts
61Rhea County, TNTN34,8441.8%−0.2 pts
62Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%−0.7 pts
63Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.6%−0.4 pts
64Moore County, TNTN6,9201.6%−1.1 pts
65Monroe County, TNTN49,7301.6%−0.6 pts
66Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.6%+0.1 pts
67White County, TNTN29,6121.5%−0.2 pts
68Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.5%+0.0 pts
69Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241.4%−0.9 pts
70Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.3%−0.1 pts
71Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.3%−0.0 pts
72Carter County, TNTN57,3611.2%+0.3 pts
73Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.2%−0.4 pts
74DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.2%−0.3 pts
75Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.1%−0.1 pts
76Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.0%−0.2 pts
77Clay County, TNTN7,8211.0%−0.3 pts
78Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291.0%+0.2 pts
79Sevier County, TNTN101,3420.8%+0.2 pts
80Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.5%+0.2 pts
81Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.5%+0.0 pts
82Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.5%+0.4 pts
83Macon County, TNTN27,6630.5%+0.3 pts
84Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.5%+0.3 pts
85Overton County, TNTN23,7870.4%+0.1 pts
86Polk County, TNTN18,5920.3%+0.2 pts
87Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.3%+0.0 pts
88Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.3%+0.2 pts
89Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.3%+0.1 pts
90Union County, TNTN21,4500.3%+0.2 pts
91Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.3%+0.1 pts
92Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.2%+0.2 pts
93Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.2%+0.1 pts
94Scott County, TNTN22,6710.1%+0.1 pts
95Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.1%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS