RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest Black population, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 927.

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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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226359,153–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904119,067–

03Hamilton County, TNTN390,83354,251–

04Knox County, TNTN511,45329,232–

05Madison County, TNTN100,79024,098–

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,93517,694–

07Fayette County, TNTN45,07111,196–

08Rutherford County, TNTN386,35210,560–

09Haywood County, TNTN17,0429,611–

10Gibson County, TNTN51,7798,925–

11Tipton County, TNTN62,2878,840–

12Hardeman County, TNTN25,2748,786–

13Maury County, TNTN118,1318,524–

14Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177,320–

15Williamson County, TNTN272,0615,445–

16Sumner County, TNTN215,5385,381–

17Wilson County, TNTN175,0334,579–

18Robertson County, TNTN80,1754,521–

19Dyer County, TNTN36,3204,138–

20Giles County, TNTN31,4333,374–

21Obion County, TNTN30,0673,233–

22Bradley County, TNTN115,4653,143–

23Carroll County, TNTN29,2003,140–

24Washington County, TNTN141,1993,085–

25Bedford County, TNTN55,2733,069–

26Henry County, TNTN32,8962,831–

27Anderson County, TNTN82,0662,678–

28Blount County, TNTN143,8202,672–

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,7592,364–

30Lincoln County, TNTN36,8532,360–

31Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432,335–

32Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,253–

33Weakley County, TNTN33,2612,115–

34Franklin County, TNTN45,5791,997–

35McMinn County, TNTN57,4041,990–

36Marshall County, TNTN38,0711,892–

37Henderson County, TNTN28,5181,758–

38Lake County, TNTN6,2491,697–

39Dickson County, TNTN58,6621,676–

40Coffee County, TNTN62,4191,617–

41Roane County, TNTN57,3951,534–

42McNairy County, TNTN26,2361,434–

43Chester County, TNTN17,9941,396–

44Greene County, TNTN73,8311,241–

45Warren County, TNTN43,7171,229–

46Marion County, TNTN29,8041,012–

47Hardin County, TNTN27,983973–

48Jefferson County, TNTN60,024927–

49Putnam County, TNTN86,612925–

50Trousdale County, TNTN12,623852–

51Hickman County, TNTN26,219838–

52Hawkins County, TNTN59,559793–

53Monroe County, TNTN49,730792–

54Cheatham County, TNTN42,778570–

55Rhea County, TNTN34,844528–

56Cocke County, TNTN37,889517–

57Smith County, TNTN20,981502–

58Humphreys County, TNTN19,646475–

59Carter County, TNTN57,361437–

60Decatur County, TNTN11,820409–

61Lawrence County, TNTN46,914397–

62Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920368–

63Loudon County, TNTN63,764362–

64White County, TNTN29,612351–

65Benton County, TNTN16,183301–

66Houston County, TNTN8,479277–

67Claiborne County, TNTN33,229236–

68Morgan County, TNTN22,160203–

69Cannon County, TNTN15,296194–

70Sevier County, TNTN101,342180–

71Moore County, TNTN6,920172–

72Meigs County, TNTN14,186151–

73Campbell County, TNTN40,290146–

74DeKalb County, TNTN21,873139–

75Wayne County, TNTN16,416123–

76Hancock County, TNTN7,075122–

77Clay County, TNTN7,821121–

78Perry County, TNTN9,126113–

79Grainger County, TNTN25,739113–

80Stewart County, TNTN14,439102–

81Lewis County, TNTN13,48781–

82Johnson County, TNTN18,71860–

83Macon County, TNTN27,66360–

84Overton County, TNTN23,78744–

85Scott County, TNTN22,67120–

86Jackson County, TNTN12,46620–

87Grundy County, TNTN14,11612–

88Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005–

89Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562–

90Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740–

91Fentress County, TNTN20,3220–

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2190–

93Polk County, TNTN18,5920–

94Union County, TNTN21,4500–

95Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS