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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 2020 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 2010

01Nashville, TNTN721,07426,948+149%

02Memphis, TNTN609,6479,960+4%

03Clarksville, TNTN188,8293,391+232%

04Knoxville, TNTN202,0213,184+22%

05Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,627+335%

06Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,918+30%

07Columbia, TNTN50,0721,362+2332%

08Collierville, TNTN51,909970+824%

09Jackson, TNTN69,339895−60%

10Bartlett, TNTN56,416828+387%

11Johnson City, TNTN74,943784+101%

12Springfield, TNTN20,090733+697%

13Henderson, TNTN6,590679+3133%

14Lexington, TNTN8,130664+1376%

15Spring Hill, TNTN61,336614+816%

16La Vergne, TNTN42,146594+211%

17Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506564+1719%

18Smyrna, TNTN63,321522+569%

19Lebanon, TNTN53,412476+1121%

20Hendersonville, TNTN64,266448+331%

21Franklin, TNTN90,226429+119%

22Savannah, TNTN7,689416–

23Cleveland, TNTN51,172412+53%

24Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395314+164%

25Gallatin, TNTN54,590313+22%

26Brentwood, TNTN45,313282+66%

27Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103261–

28Millington, TNTN12,953250–

29Morristown, TNTN33,517196+403%

30Bolivar, TNTN5,043193+10%

31Germantown, TNTN40,001171+176%

32Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172156+11%

33Brownsville, TNTN9,301152+16%

34Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623143–

35Arlington, TNTN15,703141–

36McMinnville, TNTN13,943134–

37Covington, TNTN8,585133+82%

38Paris, TNTN10,468126+37%

39Maryville, TNTN32,442112−38%

40Lewisburg, TNTN13,517108–

41Kingsport, TNTN57,530107−34%

42Newport, TNTN7,049107−25%

43Greeneville, TNTN16,141106−68%

44Farragut, TNTN25,12198+654%

45Atoka, TNTN10,64594–

46Shelbyville, TNTN26,14691−80%

47Cookeville, TNTN38,21281+53%

48Millersville, TNTN6,43881–

49Nolensville, TNTN15,78977–

50Ripley, TNTN7,49976+230%

51East Ridge, TNTN21,92175+114%

52Elizabethton, TNTN14,35070+94%

53White House, TNTN17,87254–

54Clinton, TNTN10,46652–

55Pulaski, TNTN8,39447−8%

56McKenzie, TNTN5,63246–

57Ashland City, TNTN5,65039–

58Manchester, TNTN13,77637+311%

59Collegedale, TNTN11,49936−20%

60Sevierville, TNTN19,01035–

61Dickson, TNTN17,05133+0%

62Lynchburg, TNTN6,92033–

63Milan, TNTN8,36728+75%

64Martin, TNTN11,06027–

65Fayetteville, TNTN7,06826+24%

66Union City, TNTN10,81426–

67Dyersburg, TNTN15,90618−94%

68Oakland, TNTN10,83516+78%

69Athens, TNTN15,26315+7%

70La Follette, TNTN7,17614–

71Halls, TNTN10,27213–

72Jefferson City, TNTN9,10313–

73Greenbrier, TNTN7,17011–

74Jonesborough, TNTN6,99011−78%

75Erwin, TNTN6,0199–

76Portland, TNTN13,6589–

77Crossville, TNTN13,1137–

78Dayton, TNTN7,8197−67%

79Humboldt, TNTN7,8416−97%

80Bristol, TNTN28,1075−71%

81Harrison, TNTN8,0111–

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