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Largest Subsaharan African population, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties 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 80 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Davidson County, TNTN745,90427,550+150%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22615,431+40%

03Montgomery County, TNTN249,9354,519+343%

04Knox County, TNTN511,4534,435+20%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523,819+272%

06Maury County, TNTN118,1312,404+2728%

07Hamilton County, TNTN390,8332,383+13%

08Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741,432+123%

09Henderson County, TNTN28,5181,248+447%

10Chester County, TNTN17,9941,061+4952%

11McNairy County, TNTN26,236985+866%

12Madison County, TNTN100,790951−61%

13Williamson County, TNTN272,061944+112%

14Sumner County, TNTN215,538916+127%

15Robertson County, TNTN80,175808+148%

16Washington County, TNTN141,199807+73%

17Wilson County, TNTN175,033743+189%

18Fayette County, TNTN45,071696+1265%

19Hardin County, TNTN27,983623+2732%

20Anderson County, TNTN82,066518+540%

21Bradley County, TNTN115,465518+56%

22Blount County, TNTN143,820363−22%

23Wayne County, TNTN16,416330+489%

24Tipton County, TNTN62,287322+22%

25Franklin County, TNTN45,579273+618%

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,843263+260%

27Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617224+143%

28Haywood County, TNTN17,042223+2%

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,759211−7%

30Henry County, TNTN32,896204+65%

31Dyer County, TNTN36,320200−33%

32Gibson County, TNTN51,779200−23%

33Carter County, TNTN57,361193+138%

34Giles County, TNTN31,433156+126%

35Greene County, TNTN73,831152−58%

36Putnam County, TNTN86,612149+181%

37Cocke County, TNTN37,889145−23%

38Trousdale County, TNTN12,623143–

39Warren County, TNTN43,717138–

40Decatur County, TNTN11,820123+4000%

41Marshall County, TNTN38,071108+620%

42Dickson County, TNTN58,66298+34%

43Carroll County, TNTN29,20095+116%

44Bedford County, TNTN55,27391−80%

45Lincoln County, TNTN36,85385+204%

46Loudon County, TNTN63,76476+192%

47Sevier County, TNTN101,34269–

48Cheatham County, TNTN42,77867+319%

49Benton County, TNTN16,18365–

50Hickman County, TNTN26,21955+2%

51Coffee County, TNTN62,41954+69%

52Hawkins County, TNTN59,55947–

53Obion County, TNTN30,06744−6%

54Roane County, TNTN57,39540−75%

55Meigs County, TNTN14,18639–

56White County, TNTN29,61239–

57Houston County, TNTN8,47935+169%

58McMinn County, TNTN57,40434−11%

59Moore County, TNTN6,92033–

60Lake County, TNTN6,24931−23%

61Jefferson County, TNTN60,02429−37%

62Weakley County, TNTN33,26127–

63Crockett County, TNTN14,00625−62%

64Cumberland County, TNTN66,30025–

65Campbell County, TNTN40,29024–

66Marion County, TNTN29,80424+243%

67Overton County, TNTN23,78722–

68Smith County, TNTN20,98118–

69Rhea County, TNTN34,84417−19%

70Polk County, TNTN18,59214–

71Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92013−90%

72Unicoi County, TNTN17,8569–

73Morgan County, TNTN22,1609–

74Fentress County, TNTN20,3228–

75Jackson County, TNTN12,4666–

76Hancock County, TNTN7,0756–

77Claiborne County, TNTN33,2295−80%

78Perry County, TNTN9,1264–

79Union County, TNTN21,4503–

80Grainger County, TNTN25,7392–

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