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.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22651.1%+6%

02Haywood County, TNTN17,04250.3%−1%

03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27439.9%−2%

04Madison County, TNTN100,79036.3%+12%

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61733.3%−2%

06Fayette County, TNTN45,07126.3%−27%

07Lake County, TNTN6,24926.2%−16%

08Davidson County, TNTN745,90424.0%−7%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93519.7%+4%

10Gibson County, TNTN51,77917.7%−10%

11Tipton County, TNTN62,28717.6%−11%

12Hamilton County, TNTN390,83317.5%−13%

13Trousdale County, TNTN12,62316.5%+45%

14Rutherford County, TNTN386,35215.6%+65%

15Dyer County, TNTN36,32014.5%+13%

16Crockett County, TNTN14,00613.5%−5%

17Maury County, TNTN118,13111.1%−21%

18Obion County, TNTN30,06710.2%+4%

19Giles County, TNTN31,4339.6%−18%

20Chester County, TNTN17,9948.6%−14%

21Carroll County, TNTN29,2008.6%−16%

22Knox County, TNTN511,4538.3%−3%

23Sumner County, TNTN215,5387.9%+38%

24Weakley County, TNTN33,2617.9%+14%

25Henry County, TNTN32,8967.2%−20%

26Bedford County, TNTN55,2737.1%−15%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.0%−18%

28Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.9%−13%

29Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.8%+9%

30Lincoln County, TNTN36,8536.2%−15%

31McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.0%−4%

32Marshall County, TNTN38,0715.9%−24%

33Wayne County, TNTN16,4165.4%−20%

34Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+43%

35Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.7%+19%

36Morgan County, TNTN22,1604.6%+107%

37Franklin County, TNTN45,5794.6%−16%

38Washington County, TNTN141,1994.1%+9%

39Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.0%+68%

40Williamson County, TNTN272,0613.9%−24%

41Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.7%−17%

42Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%−4%

43Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%+3%

44Marion County, TNTN29,8043.6%−13%

45Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.6%−22%

46McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.5%−22%

47Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.3%−20%

48Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.0%−18%

49Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.7%+62%

50Warren County, TNTN43,7172.7%−15%

51Blount County, TNTN143,8202.6%−9%

52Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.6%−11%

53Roane County, TNTN57,3952.4%−10%

54Houston County, TNTN8,4792.4%−27%

55Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.4%−32%

56Perry County, TNTN9,1262.3%+37%

57Sullivan County, TNTN163,7592.0%+8%

58Benton County, TNTN16,1832.0%−5%

59Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.0%+37%

60Greene County, TNTN73,8311.9%−11%

61Rhea County, TNTN34,8441.8%−8%

62Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%−29%

63Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.6%−19%

64Moore County, TNTN6,9201.6%−41%

65Monroe County, TNTN49,7301.6%−29%

66Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.6%+7%

67White County, TNTN29,6121.5%−9%

68Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.5%+1%

69Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241.4%−37%

70Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.3%−5%

71Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.3%−0%

72Carter County, TNTN57,3611.2%+27%

73Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591.2%−23%

74DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.2%−18%

75Loudon County, TNTN63,7641.1%−6%

76Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.0%−17%

77Clay County, TNTN7,8211.0%−24%

78Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291.0%+31%

79Sevier County, TNTN101,3420.8%+42%

80Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.5%+55%

81Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.5%+2%

82Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.5%+295%

83Macon County, TNTN27,6630.5%+169%

84Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610.5%+172%

85Overton County, TNTN23,7870.4%+42%

86Polk County, TNTN18,5920.3%+154%

87Campbell County, TNTN40,2900.3%+11%

88Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.3%+155%

89Grundy County, TNTN14,1160.3%+112%

90Union County, TNTN21,4500.3%+165%

91Jackson County, TNTN12,4660.3%+83%

92Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560.2%+334%

93Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.2%+58%

94Scott County, TNTN22,6710.1%+63%

95Fentress County, TNTN20,3220.1%+25%

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