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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 11.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS –

01Haywood County, TNTN17,04264–

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22664–

03Fayette County, TNTN45,07163–

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,27460–

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61756–

06Madison County, TNTN100,79055–

07Davidson County, TNTN745,90449–

08Tipton County, TNTN62,28747–

09Lake County, TNTN6,24946–

10Montgomery County, TNTN249,93546–

11Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342–

12Gibson County, TNTN51,77941–

13Crockett County, TNTN14,00636–

14Maury County, TNTN118,13134–

15Trousdale County, TNTN12,62333–

16Giles County, TNTN31,43330–

17Dyer County, TNTN36,32028–

18Carroll County, TNTN29,20027–

19Robertson County, TNTN80,17526–

20Bedford County, TNTN55,27326–

21Rutherford County, TNTN386,35226–

22Chester County, TNTN17,99426–

23Obion County, TNTN30,06725–

24Knox County, TNTN511,45324–

25Henry County, TNTN32,89624–

26Marshall County, TNTN38,07122–

27Lincoln County, TNTN36,85321–

28Henderson County, TNTN28,51820–

29Wilson County, TNTN175,03319–

30Williamson County, TNTN272,06119–

31Weakley County, TNTN33,26118–

32McNairy County, TNTN26,23616–

33Franklin County, TNTN45,57916–

34Sumner County, TNTN215,53815–

35Dickson County, TNTN58,66214–

36Anderson County, TNTN82,06614–

37Hickman County, TNTN26,21914–

38Coffee County, TNTN62,41913–

39Bradley County, TNTN115,46513–

40Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313–

41McMinn County, TNTN57,40413–

42Marion County, TNTN29,80412–

43Houston County, TNTN8,47912–

44Hardin County, TNTN27,98312–

45Warren County, TNTN43,71711–

46Decatur County, TNTN11,82011–

47Washington County, TNTN141,19911–

48Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92011–

49Blount County, TNTN143,82011–

50Roane County, TNTN57,39510–

51Smith County, TNTN20,98110–

52Moore County, TNTN6,92010–

53Putnam County, TNTN86,6129–

54Monroe County, TNTN49,7309–

55Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469–

56Rhea County, TNTN34,8449–

57Jefferson County, TNTN60,0248–

58Benton County, TNTN16,1838–

59Greene County, TNTN73,8317–

60Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787–

61Cocke County, TNTN37,8897–

62Meigs County, TNTN14,1867–

63Stewart County, TNTN14,4396–

64Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596–

65Morgan County, TNTN22,1606–

66White County, TNTN29,6126–

67Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596–

68Perry County, TNTN9,1266–

69Hancock County, TNTN7,0756–

70Clay County, TNTN7,8215–

71Cannon County, TNTN15,2965–

72Claiborne County, TNTN33,2295–

73DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735–

74Jackson County, TNTN12,4665–

75Loudon County, TNTN63,7645–

76Lewis County, TNTN13,4875–

77Cumberland County, TNTN66,3004–

78Campbell County, TNTN40,2904–

79Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144–

80Carter County, TNTN57,3614–

81Sevier County, TNTN101,3424–

82Wayne County, TNTN16,4163–

83Grainger County, TNTN25,7393–

84Macon County, TNTN27,6633–

85Polk County, TNTN18,5922–

86Union County, TNTN21,4502–

87Grundy County, TNTN14,1162–

88Scott County, TNTN22,6712–

89Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562–

90Johnson County, TNTN18,7182–

91Overton County, TNTN23,7872–

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2191–

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741–

94Fentress County, TNTN20,3221–

95Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610–

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