RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most racially diverse, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Haywood County, TNTN17,04265−1%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22664−5%

03Fayette County, TNTN45,07163+6%

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,27460−5%

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61756−4%

06Madison County, TNTN100,79055−7%

07Davidson County, TNTN745,90449−18%

08Tipton County, TNTN62,28748+10%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93548−10%

10Lake County, TNTN6,24946−18%

11Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342−9%

12Gibson County, TNTN51,77941−4%

13Crockett County, TNTN14,00636−14%

14Maury County, TNTN118,13134−10%

15Trousdale County, TNTN12,62333+13%

16Giles County, TNTN31,43331+6%

17Dyer County, TNTN36,32028−11%

18Carroll County, TNTN29,20027+3%

19Bedford County, TNTN55,27326−28%

20Robertson County, TNTN80,17526−1%

21Rutherford County, TNTN386,35226−19%

22Chester County, TNTN17,99426+1%

23Obion County, TNTN30,06725−7%

24Knox County, TNTN511,45324−6%

25Henry County, TNTN32,89624+3%

26Marshall County, TNTN38,07122−12%

27Lincoln County, TNTN36,85322+6%

28Henderson County, TNTN28,51821−2%

29Wilson County, TNTN175,03320+4%

30Williamson County, TNTN272,06119−9%

31Weakley County, TNTN33,26118−16%

32Franklin County, TNTN45,57916−9%

33McNairy County, TNTN26,23616−7%

34Sumner County, TNTN215,53815−23%

35Dickson County, TNTN58,66215+2%

36Hickman County, TNTN26,21914+6%

37Anderson County, TNTN82,06614+1%

38Coffee County, TNTN62,41914−10%

39Bradley County, TNTN115,46514−13%

40Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313−46%

41McMinn County, TNTN57,40413−23%

42Marion County, TNTN29,80412+0%

43Warren County, TNTN43,71712−40%

44Houston County, TNTN8,47912+6%

45Hardin County, TNTN27,98312−1%

46Decatur County, TNTN11,82012−14%

47Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92011−8%

48Washington County, TNTN141,19911−23%

49Roane County, TNTN57,39511+13%

50Blount County, TNTN143,82011−8%

51Smith County, TNTN20,98110+8%

52Putnam County, TNTN86,61210−28%

53Moore County, TNTN6,92010+9%

54Monroe County, TNTN49,73010−10%

55Rhea County, TNTN34,8449−3%

56Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469−7%

57Jefferson County, TNTN60,0249−10%

58Benton County, TNTN16,1838−1%

59Greene County, TNTN73,8318−9%

60Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787+5%

61Cocke County, TNTN37,8897−11%

62Morgan County, TNTN22,1607−5%

63Meigs County, TNTN14,1867+37%

64Sullivan County, TNTN163,7597−12%

65Stewart County, TNTN14,4396−30%

66Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596−0%

67White County, TNTN29,6126−13%

68Clay County, TNTN7,8216−13%

69Perry County, TNTN9,1266−7%

70Hancock County, TNTN7,0756+136%

71Cannon County, TNTN15,2965−20%

72DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735−57%

73Claiborne County, TNTN33,2295+17%

74Loudon County, TNTN63,7645−47%

75Carter County, TNTN57,3615−11%

76Lewis County, TNTN13,4875−33%

77Jackson County, TNTN12,4665+78%

78Cumberland County, TNTN66,3004+12%

79Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144−35%

80Campbell County, TNTN40,2904+54%

81Sevier County, TNTN101,3424−29%

82Wayne County, TNTN16,4163−84%

83Grainger County, TNTN25,7393−20%

84Macon County, TNTN27,6633−47%

85Union County, TNTN21,4502−5%

86Polk County, TNTN18,5922−15%

87Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562−59%

88Grundy County, TNTN14,1162−43%

89Johnson County, TNTN18,7182−78%

90Scott County, TNTN22,6712−8%

91Overton County, TNTN23,7872−37%

92Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741+1%

93Pickett County, TNTN5,2191−48%

94Fentress County, TNTN20,3221−61%

95Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610−94%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES