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Largest Subsaharan African population, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 81 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Nashville, TNTN721,07426,948–

02Memphis, TNTN609,6479,960–

03Clarksville, TNTN188,8293,391–

04Knoxville, TNTN202,0213,184–

05Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,627–

06Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,918–

07Columbia, TNTN50,0721,362–

08Collierville, TNTN51,909970–

09Jackson, TNTN69,339895–

10Bartlett, TNTN56,416828–

11Johnson City, TNTN74,943784–

12Springfield, TNTN20,090733–

13Henderson, TNTN6,590679–

14Lexington, TNTN8,130664–

15Spring Hill, TNTN61,336614–

16La Vergne, TNTN42,146594–

17Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506564–

18Smyrna, TNTN63,321522–

19Lebanon, TNTN53,412476–

20Hendersonville, TNTN64,266448–

21Franklin, TNTN90,226429–

22Savannah, TNTN7,689416–

23Cleveland, TNTN51,172412–

24Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395314–

25Gallatin, TNTN54,590313–

26Brentwood, TNTN45,313282–

27Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103261–

28Millington, TNTN12,953250–

29Morristown, TNTN33,517196–

30Bolivar, TNTN5,043193–

31Germantown, TNTN40,001171–

32Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172156–

33Brownsville, TNTN9,301152–

34Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623143–

35Arlington, TNTN15,703141–

36McMinnville, TNTN13,943134–

37Covington, TNTN8,585133–

38Paris, TNTN10,468126–

39Maryville, TNTN32,442112–

40Lewisburg, TNTN13,517108–

41Kingsport, TNTN57,530107–

42Newport, TNTN7,049107–

43Greeneville, TNTN16,141106–

44Farragut, TNTN25,12198–

45Atoka, TNTN10,64594–

46Shelbyville, TNTN26,14691–

47Cookeville, TNTN38,21281–

48Millersville, TNTN6,43881–

49Nolensville, TNTN15,78977–

50Ripley, TNTN7,49976–

51East Ridge, TNTN21,92175–

52Elizabethton, TNTN14,35070–

53White House, TNTN17,87254–

54Clinton, TNTN10,46652–

55Pulaski, TNTN8,39447–

56McKenzie, TNTN5,63246–

57Ashland City, TNTN5,65039–

58Manchester, TNTN13,77637–

59Collegedale, TNTN11,49936–

60Sevierville, TNTN19,01035–

61Dickson, TNTN17,05133–

62Lynchburg, TNTN6,92033–

63Milan, TNTN8,36728–

64Martin, TNTN11,06027–

65Fayetteville, TNTN7,06826–

66Union City, TNTN10,81426–

67Dyersburg, TNTN15,90618–

68Oakland, TNTN10,83516–

69Athens, TNTN15,26315–

70La Follette, TNTN7,17614–

71Halls, TNTN10,27213–

72Jefferson City, TNTN9,10313–

73Greenbrier, TNTN7,17011–

74Jonesborough, TNTN6,99011–

75Erwin, TNTN6,0199–

76Portland, TNTN13,6589–

77Crossville, TNTN13,1137–

78Dayton, TNTN7,8197–

79Humboldt, TNTN7,8416–

80Bristol, TNTN28,1075–

81Harrison, TNTN8,0111–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES