Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 15.6 | 1,099,222 | 11 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| Shelby County | Urban | 52.4 | 482,006 | 83 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 49.0 | 8,561 | 100 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 38.4 | 9,758 | 187 |
| Madison County | Urban | 36.3 | 36,004 | 213 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 33.5 | 8,305 | 242 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 25.1 | 10,858 | 371 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 24.6 | 175,808 | 378 |
| Lake County | Rural | 22.5 | 1,477 | 428 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 19.5 | 45,681 | 481 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 18.2 | 11,214 | 517 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 17.0 | 64,101 | 538 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 15.0 | 5,490 | 580 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 14.8 | 53,479 | 583 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 14.6 | 7,406 | 595 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 11.0 | 1,319 | 719 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 10.9 | 1,514 | 725 |
| Obion County | Rural | 10.5 | 3,198 | 743 |
| Maury County | Urban | 10.4 | 11,171 | 749 |
| Chester County | Urban | 9.5 | 1,667 | 788 |
| Giles County | Rural | 8.5 | 2,617 | 832 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 8.5 | 17,412 | 832 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 8.4 | 2,415 | 837 |
| Knox County | Urban | 8.1 | 39,839 | 851 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 7.9 | 2,199 | 864 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 7.9 | 2,597 | 864 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 7.2 | 5,448 | 920 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 7.2 | 11,470 | 920 |
| Henry County | Rural | 6.6 | 2,141 | 964 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 6.4 | 3,349 | 981 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 6.1 | 910 | 1,009 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,998 | 1,056 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,394 | 1,072 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 4.9 | 2,151 | 1,120 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 4.7 | 864 | 1,154 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 4.4 | 4,912 | 1,187 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 4.4 | 939 | 1,187 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 4.3 | 692 | 1,199 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 4.2 | 2,526 | 1,209 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 3.9 | 10,189 | 1,243 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 3.7 | 2,093 | 1,273 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,347 | 1,273 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 3.5 | 956 | 1,309 |
| Washington County | Urban | 3.5 | 4,835 | 1,309 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 3.4 | 2,662 | 1,322 |
| Clay County | Rural | 3.3 | 256 | 1,341 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 3.2 | 806 | 1,364 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 3.2 | 1,765 | 1,364 |
| Marion County | Urban | 3.0 | 871 | 1,401 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 2.9 | 1,909 | 1,417 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 2.7 | 315 | 1,443 |
| Warren County | Rural | 2.7 | 1,131 | 1,443 |
| Blount County | Urban | 2.6 | 3,553 | 1,459 |
| Houston County | Rural | 2.6 | 214 | 1,459 |
| Roane County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,409 | 1,459 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 2.4 | 2,008 | 1,505 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 2.3 | 337 | 1,524 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 2.2 | 817 | 1,555 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 2.2 | 296 | 1,555 |
| Moore County | Rural | 2.2 | 144 | 1,555 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 2.1 | 891 | 1,588 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 2.1 | 3,307 | 1,588 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 2.0 | 956 | 1,613 |
| Carter County | Urban | 1.9 | 1,078 | 1,645 |
| Smith County | Urban | 1.9 | 384 | 1,645 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 1.8 | 337 | 1,675 |
| Greene County | Rural | 1.7 | 1,253 | 1,711 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 1.6 | 325 | 1,752 |
| Benton County | Rural | 1.5 | 233 | 1,792 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 1.5 | 844 | 1,792 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 1.5 | 506 | 1,792 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 1.4 | 631 | 1,835 |
| Overton County | Rural | 1.4 | 318 | 1,835 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 1.4 | 196 | 1,835 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 1.3 | 324 | 1,870 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 1.3 | 743 | 1,870 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 1.2 | 722 | 1,921 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 1.2 | 1,184 | 1,921 |
| White County | Rural | 1.0 | 287 | 2,041 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 0.9 | 544 | 2,118 |
| Polk County | Urban | 0.8 | 142 | 2,184 |
| Macon County | Urban | 0.7 | 179 | 2,290 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 0.7 | 120 | 2,290 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 0.6 | 191 | 2,378 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 0.6 | 38 | 2,378 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 0.6 | 73 | 2,378 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 0.5 | 201 | 2,482 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 0.5 | 84 | 2,482 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 0.4 | 62 | 2,572 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.4 | 49 | 2,572 |
| Perry County | Rural | 0.3 | 24 | 2,683 |
| Union County | Urban | 0.3 | 70 | 2,683 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 0.3 | 17 | 2,683 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 0.2 | 45 | 2,804 |
| Scott County | Rural | 0.2 | 54 | 2,804 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 0.1 | 7 | 2,904 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/22/2026 12:35 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
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.