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Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share, 2024

Memphis, TN had the highest black or African American population share of 65 cities in 2024, at 62.7%. Fairview, TN had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.7Memphis, TN
Lowest0.6Fairview, TN
Median8.765 cities
Tennessee15.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Memphis, TN: 62.7 %Memphis, TN62.7Jackson, TN: 44 %Jackson, TN44Millington, TN: 33.4 %Millington, TN33.4Dyersburg, TN: 27.9 %Dyersburg, TN27.9Chattanooga, TN: 27.6 %Chattanooga, TN27.6Oakland, TN: 26 %Oakland, TN26Goodlettsville, TN: 25.5 %Goodlettsville, TN25.5Nashville, TN: 24.5 %Nashville, TN24.5La Vergne, TN: 24.1 %La Vergne, TN24.1Clarksville, TN: 21.9 %Clarksville, TN21.9Springfield, TN: 21 %Springfield, TN21Union City, TN: 20.5 %Union City, TN20.5Bartlett, TN: 19.7 %Bartlett, TN19.7Smyrna, TN: 18.9 %Smyrna, TN18.9Martin, TN: 18.2 %Martin, TN18.2Columbia, TN: 16.5 %Columbia, TN16.5Murfreesboro, TN: 16.2 %Murfreesboro, TN16.2Paris, TN: 16.2 %Paris, TN16.2Knoxville, TN: 15.7 %Knoxville, TN15.7Gallatin, TN: 14.5 %Gallatin, TN14.5Arlington, TN: 13.1 %Arlington, TN13.1Lakeland, TN: 12.7 %Lakeland, TN12.7Lebanon, TN: 12 %Lebanon, TN12Alcoa, TN: 11.9 %Alcoa, TN11.9Atoka, TN: 11.8 %Atoka, TN11.8East Ridge, TN: 11.1 %East Ridge, TN11.1Hartsville, TN: 11 %Hartsville, TN11Collierville, TN: 10.7 %Collierville, TN10.7Winchester, TN: 10.6 %Winchester, TN10.6Shelbyville, TN: 9.6 %Shelbyville, TN9.6Collegedale, TN: 9.2 %Collegedale, TN9.2Hendersonville, TN: 9.1 %Hendersonville, TN9.1Lewisburg, TN: 8.7 %Lewisburg, TN8.7Mount Juliet, TN: 7.3 %Mount Juliet, TN7.3Cleveland, TN: 7 %Cleveland, TN7Tullahoma, TN: 6.5 %Tullahoma, TN6.5Athens, TN: 6.4 %Athens, TN6.4Red Bank, TN: 6.1 %Red Bank, TN6.1Dickson, TN: 6.1 %Dickson, TN6.1Manchester, TN: 5.9 %Manchester, TN5.9Memphis, TN: 62.7 %Memphis, TN62.7Jackson, TN: 44 %Jackson, TN44Millington, TN: 33.4 %Millington, TN33.4Dyersburg, TN: 27.9 %Dyersburg, TN27.9Chattanooga, TN: 27.6 %Chattanooga, TN27.6Oakland, TN: 26 %Oakland, TN26Goodlettsville, TN: 25.5 %Goodlettsville, TN25.5Nashville, TN: 24.5 %Nashville, TN24.5La Vergne, TN: 24.1 %La Vergne, TN24.1Clarksville, TN: 21.9 %Clarksville, TN21.9Springfield, TN: 21 %Springfield, TN21Union City, TN: 20.5 %Union City, TN20.5Bartlett, TN: 19.7 %Bartlett, TN19.7Smyrna, TN: 18.9 %Smyrna, TN18.9Martin, TN: 18.2 %Martin, TN18.2Columbia, TN: 16.5 %Columbia, TN16.5Murfreesboro, TN: 16.2 %Murfreesboro, TN16.2Paris, TN: 16.2 %Paris, TN16.2Knoxville, TN: 15.7 %Knoxville, TN15.7Gallatin, TN: 14.5 %Gallatin, TN14.5Arlington, TN: 13.1 %Arlington, TN13.1Lakeland, TN: 12.7 %Lakeland, TN12.7Lebanon, TN: 12 %Lebanon, TN12Alcoa, TN: 11.9 %Alcoa, TN11.9Atoka, TN: 11.8 %Atoka, TN11.8East Ridge, TN: 11.1 %East Ridge, TN11.1Hartsville, TN: 11 %Hartsville, TN11Collierville, TN: 10.7 %Collierville, TN10.7Winchester, TN: 10.6 %Winchester, TN10.6Shelbyville, TN: 9.6 %Shelbyville, TN9.6Collegedale, TN: 9.2 %Collegedale, TN9.2Hendersonville, TN: 9.1 %Hendersonville, TN9.1Lewisburg, TN: 8.7 %Lewisburg, TN8.7Mount Juliet, TN: 7.3 %Mount Juliet, TN7.3Cleveland, TN: 7 %Cleveland, TN7Tullahoma, TN: 6.5 %Tullahoma, TN6.5Athens, TN: 6.4 %Athens, TN6.4Red Bank, TN: 6.1 %Red Bank, TN6.1Dickson, TN: 6.1 %Dickson, TN6.1Manchester, TN: 5.9 %Manchester, TN5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Memphis, TN62.70 pts
2Jackson, TN44-0.5 pts
3Millington, TN33.4+1.2 pts
4Dyersburg, TN27.9+0.2 pts
5Chattanooga, TN27.6-0.8 pts
6Oakland, TN26+2.3 pts
7Goodlettsville, TN25.5-0.4 pts
8Nashville, TN24.5-0.7 pts
9La Vergne, TN24.1-2.7 pts
10Clarksville, TN21.9-0.6 pts
11Springfield, TN21+0.6 pts
12Union City, TN20.5-1.5 pts
13Bartlett, TN19.7-2.6 pts
14Smyrna, TN18.9+2.5 pts
15Martin, TN18.2+0.8 pts
16Columbia, TN16.5+0.9 pts
17Murfreesboro, TN16.2-0.7 pts
18Paris, TN16.2-2 pts
19Knoxville, TN15.7+0.2 pts
20Gallatin, TN14.5-1.5 pts
21Arlington, TN13.1+1.2 pts
22Lakeland, TN12.7+0.9 pts
23Lebanon, TN12+1.2 pts
24Alcoa, TN11.9+0.2 pts
25Atoka, TN11.8+0.8 pts
26East Ridge, TN11.1-0.5 pts
27Hartsville, TN11-0.2 pts
28Collierville, TN10.7-0.2 pts
29Winchester, TN10.6-0.1 pts
30Shelbyville, TN9.6-2.1 pts
31Collegedale, TN9.2-1.9 pts
32Hendersonville, TN9.1+0.7 pts
33Lewisburg, TN8.7+0.5 pts
34Mount Juliet, TN7.3-0.4 pts
35Cleveland, TN7-0.6 pts
36Tullahoma, TN6.5+0.1 pts
37Athens, TN6.4+0.3 pts
38Red Bank, TN6.1-0.8 pts
39Dickson, TN6.1-1.5 pts
40Manchester, TN5.9-0.3 pts
41Oak Ridge, TN5.8-0.3 pts
42Johnson City, TN5.8-0.5 pts
43Franklin, TN5.3-0.5 pts
44Lawrenceburg, TN4.8+0.1 pts
45Morristown, TN4.7-0.2 pts
46Brentwood, TN4.6+0.5 pts
47Germantown, TN4.4+0.3 pts
48McMinnville, TN4.3+0.3 pts
49Elizabethton, TN4-0.3 pts
50Spring Hill, TN3.8-1 pts
51Cookeville, TN3.4-0.2 pts
52Bristol, TN3.1+0.5 pts
53Maryville, TN2.9+0.1 pts
54Nolensville, TN2.8+0.3 pts
55Kingsport, TN2.7-0.6 pts
56Crossville, TN2.5-0.4 pts
57Greeneville, TN2.5-0 pts
58Portland, TN2.4-1.1 pts
59Sevierville, TN2.1+0.7 pts
60White House, TN1.9-0.6 pts
61Clinton, TN1.9+0.1 pts
62Lenoir City, TN1.2+0.2 pts
63Farragut, TN1+0.1 pts
64Soddy-Daisy, TN0.9+0.3 pts
65Fairview, TN0.6-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Memphis, TN, with 62.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fairview, TN, with 0.6% in 2024.

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