Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| Tennessee | N/A | 15.9 | 1,108,897 | 11 of 52 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 52.8 | 487,064 | 78 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 25.2 | 178,861 | 378 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 17.6 | 65,155 | 534 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 15.0 | 52,801 | 588 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 20.0 | 45,621 | 480 |
| Knox County | Urban | 8.1 | 39,710 | 858 |
| Madison County | Urban | 36.6 | 36,151 | 213 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 8.6 | 17,253 | 827 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 27.0 | 11,500 | 349 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 18.6 | 11,419 | 510 |
| Maury County | Urban | 10.6 | 11,099 | 745 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 7.2 | 11,048 | 926 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 40.2 | 10,245 | 171 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 3.8 | 9,676 | 1,262 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 50.1 | 8,861 | 93 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 33.9 | 8,461 | 242 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 15.0 | 7,600 | 588 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 5.2 | 5,670 | 1,094 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 14.9 | 5,459 | 593 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 7.0 | 5,233 | 945 |
| Washington County | Urban | 3.8 | 5,055 | 1,262 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 7.1 | 3,661 | 938 |
| Blount County | Urban | 2.6 | 3,573 | 1,463 |
| Obion County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,226 | 745 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 2.0 | 3,212 | 1,619 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 3.4 | 2,641 | 1,333 |
| Giles County | Rural | 8.6 | 2,618 | 827 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 8.9 | 2,533 | 818 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 7.4 | 2,446 | 912 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 4.1 | 2,407 | 1,220 |
| Henry County | Rural | 7.2 | 2,335 | 926 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 4.0 | 2,191 | 1,235 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 7.6 | 2,125 | 900 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 5.8 | 2,052 | 1,041 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 2.5 | 2,016 | 1,483 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 4.6 | 2,015 | 1,163 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,737 | 1,438 |
| Chester County | Urban | 9.8 | 1,713 | 781 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 3.1 | 1,699 | 1,379 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 10.7 | 1,493 | 740 |
| Lake County | Rural | 22.3 | 1,493 | 438 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 4.1 | 1,447 | 1,220 |
| Greene County | Rural | 1.9 | 1,371 | 1,640 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 5.3 | 1,363 | 1,082 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 11.3 | 1,330 | 714 |
| Roane County | Urban | 2.4 | 1,294 | 1,507 |
| Warren County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,172 | 1,424 |
| Carter County | Urban | 2.0 | 1,151 | 1,619 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 4.6 | 974 | 1,163 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 2.3 | 973 | 1,530 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 3.6 | 911 | 1,301 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 1.8 | 870 | 1,676 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 1.5 | 863 | 1,804 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 0.9 | 862 | 2,118 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 3.0 | 820 | 1,395 |
| Marion County | Urban | 2.8 | 817 | 1,424 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 5.5 | 815 | 1,060 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 1.4 | 787 | 1,841 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 1.2 | 694 | 1,924 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 1.1 | 693 | 1,990 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 4.2 | 683 | 1,202 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 3.7 | 677 | 1,285 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 1.3 | 595 | 1,883 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 1.5 | 553 | 1,804 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 1.6 | 538 | 1,758 |
| Smith County | Urban | 1.9 | 392 | 1,640 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 1.8 | 377 | 1,676 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 1.9 | 370 | 1,640 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 3.1 | 353 | 1,379 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 2.4 | 352 | 1,507 |
| White County | Rural | 1.2 | 336 | 1,924 |
| Overton County | Rural | 1.4 | 314 | 1,841 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 2.3 | 304 | 1,530 |
| Benton County | Rural | 1.8 | 289 | 1,676 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 1.1 | 269 | 1,990 |
| Houston County | Rural | 2.9 | 241 | 1,407 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 0.7 | 237 | 2,317 |
| Macon County | Urban | 0.8 | 216 | 2,214 |
| Moore County | Rural | 2.9 | 195 | 1,407 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 1.3 | 179 | 1,883 |
| Polk County | Urban | 0.8 | 144 | 2,214 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 0.3 | 134 | 2,715 |
| Union County | Urban | 0.6 | 111 | 2,415 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 0.8 | 100 | 2,214 |
| Scott County | Rural | 0.4 | 86 | 2,615 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 0.5 | 82 | 2,525 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 0.5 | 77 | 2,525 |
| Clay County | Rural | 0.9 | 72 | 2,118 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 0.4 | 59 | 2,615 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 0.3 | 57 | 2,715 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.5 | 55 | 2,525 |
| Perry County | Rural | 0.5 | 43 | 2,525 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 0.4 | 30 | 2,615 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 0.4 | 24 | 2,615 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 0.4 | 18 | 2,615 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:04 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:04 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.