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Largest Black population, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 1,088.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226480,352+34%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904173,588+46%

03Hamilton County, TNTN390,83363,574+17%

04Rutherford County, TNTN386,35252,973+402%

05Montgomery County, TNTN249,93544,843+153%

06Knox County, TNTN511,45339,459+35%

07Madison County, TNTN100,79035,924+49%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53817,073+217%

09Wilson County, TNTN175,03311,334+148%

10Tipton County, TNTN62,28711,207+27%

11Maury County, TNTN118,13111,064+30%

12Fayette County, TNTN45,07110,812−3%

13Williamson County, TNTN272,06110,162+87%

14Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749,706+10%

15Haywood County, TNTN17,0428,526−11%

16Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6178,300+13%

17Gibson County, TNTN51,7797,406−17%

18Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,489+33%

19Robertson County, TNTN80,1755,448+21%

20Washington County, TNTN141,1994,767+55%

21Bradley County, TNTN115,4654,598+46%

22Blount County, TNTN143,8203,515+32%

23Bedford County, TNTN55,2733,309+8%

24Sullivan County, TNTN163,7593,263+38%

25Obion County, TNTN30,0673,198−1%

26Giles County, TNTN31,4332,617−22%

27Anderson County, TNTN82,0662,604−3%

28Weakley County, TNTN33,2612,597+23%

29Coffee County, TNTN62,4192,467+53%

30Carroll County, TNTN29,2002,385−24%

31Henderson County, TNTN28,5182,199+25%

32Franklin County, TNTN45,5792,151+8%

33Henry County, TNTN32,8962,141−24%

34Lincoln County, TNTN36,8531,998−15%

35Putnam County, TNTN86,6121,963+112%

36Hamblen County, TNTN68,8431,909−18%

37McMinn County, TNTN57,4041,735−13%

38Dickson County, TNTN58,6621,686+1%

39Chester County, TNTN17,9941,667+19%

40Crockett County, TNTN14,0061,503−33%

41Lake County, TNTN6,2491,467−14%

42Roane County, TNTN57,3951,409−8%

43McNairy County, TNTN26,2361,394−3%

44Marshall County, TNTN38,0711,347−29%

45Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,319+55%

46Greene County, TNTN73,8311,217−2%

47Sevier County, TNTN101,3421,094+508%

48Warren County, TNTN43,7171,088−11%

49Carter County, TNTN57,3611,078+147%

50Monroe County, TNTN49,730950+20%

51Hardin County, TNTN27,983935−4%

52Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920910+147%

53Morgan County, TNTN22,160903+345%

54Marion County, TNTN29,804871−14%

55Johnson County, TNTN18,718853+1322%

56Jefferson County, TNTN60,024841−9%

57Cheatham County, TNTN42,778824+45%

58Cocke County, TNTN37,889814+57%

59Hickman County, TNTN26,219790−6%

60Hawkins County, TNTN59,559722−9%

61Loudon County, TNTN63,764704+94%

62Wayne County, TNTN16,416691+462%

63Lawrence County, TNTN46,914625+57%

64Rhea County, TNTN34,844504−5%

65Cumberland County, TNTN66,300444+8780%

66Smith County, TNTN20,981379−25%

67Cannon County, TNTN15,296337+74%

68Humphreys County, TNTN19,646337−29%

69Overton County, TNTN23,787318+623%

70Decatur County, TNTN11,820315−23%

71DeKalb County, TNTN21,873304+119%

72Meigs County, TNTN14,186296+96%

73White County, TNTN29,612287−18%

74Grainger County, TNTN25,739259+129%

75Clay County, TNTN7,821256+112%

76Benton County, TNTN16,183233−23%

77Houston County, TNTN8,479214−23%

78Stewart County, TNTN14,439196+92%

79Claiborne County, TNTN33,229191−19%

80Campbell County, TNTN40,290190+30%

81Macon County, TNTN27,663164+173%

82Moore County, TNTN6,920144−16%

83Polk County, TNTN18,592138–

84Unicoi County, TNTN17,856120+5900%

85Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86175–

86Lewis County, TNTN13,48773−10%

87Union County, TNTN21,45070–

88Grundy County, TNTN14,11662+417%

89Scott County, TNTN22,67154+170%

90Jackson County, TNTN12,46649+145%

91Fentress County, TNTN20,32241–

92Hancock County, TNTN7,07538−69%

93Perry County, TNTN9,12624−79%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,87417–

95Pickett County, TNTN5,2197–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES