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

All 65 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Memphis, TN | 62.7 |
| 2 | Jackson, TN | 44 |
| 3 | Millington, TN | 33.4 |
| 4 | Dyersburg, TN | 27.9 |
| 5 | Chattanooga, TN | 27.6 |
| 6 | Oakland, TN | 26 |
| 7 | Goodlettsville, TN | 25.5 |
| 8 | Nashville, TN | 24.5 |
| 9 | La Vergne, TN | 24.1 |
| 10 | Clarksville, TN | 21.9 |
| 11 | Springfield, TN | 21 |
| 12 | Union City, TN | 20.5 |
| 13 | Bartlett, TN | 19.7 |
| 14 | Smyrna, TN | 18.9 |
| 15 | Martin, TN | 18.2 |
| 16 | Columbia, TN | 16.5 |
| 17 | Murfreesboro, TN | 16.2 |
| 18 | Paris, TN | 16.2 |
| 19 | Knoxville, TN | 15.7 |
| 20 | Gallatin, TN | 14.5 |
| 21 | Arlington, TN | 13.1 |
| 22 | Lakeland, TN | 12.7 |
| 23 | Lebanon, TN | 12 |
| 24 | Alcoa, TN | 11.9 |
| 25 | Atoka, TN | 11.8 |
| 26 | East Ridge, TN | 11.1 |
| 27 | Hartsville, TN | 11 |
| 28 | Collierville, TN | 10.7 |
| 29 | Winchester, TN | 10.6 |
| 30 | Shelbyville, TN | 9.6 |
| 31 | Collegedale, TN | 9.2 |
| 32 | Hendersonville, TN | 9.1 |
| 33 | Lewisburg, TN | 8.7 |
| 34 | Mount Juliet, TN | 7.3 |
| 35 | Cleveland, TN | 7 |
| 36 | Tullahoma, TN | 6.5 |
| 37 | Athens, TN | 6.4 |
| 38 | Red Bank, TN | 6.1 |
| 39 | Dickson, TN | 6.1 |
| 40 | Manchester, TN | 5.9 |
| 41 | Oak Ridge, TN | 5.8 |
| 42 | Johnson City, TN | 5.8 |
| 43 | Franklin, TN | 5.3 |
| 44 | Lawrenceburg, TN | 4.8 |
| 45 | Morristown, TN | 4.7 |
| 46 | Brentwood, TN | 4.6 |
| 47 | Germantown, TN | 4.4 |
| 48 | McMinnville, TN | 4.3 |
| 49 | Elizabethton, TN | 4 |
| 50 | Spring Hill, TN | 3.8 |
| 51 | Cookeville, TN | 3.4 |
| 52 | Bristol, TN | 3.1 |
| 53 | Maryville, TN | 2.9 |
| 54 | Nolensville, TN | 2.8 |
| 55 | Kingsport, TN | 2.7 |
| 56 | Crossville, TN | 2.5 |
| 57 | Greeneville, TN | 2.5 |
| 58 | Portland, TN | 2.4 |
| 59 | Sevierville, TN | 2.1 |
| 60 | White House, TN | 1.9 |
| 61 | Clinton, TN | 1.9 |
| 62 | Lenoir City, TN | 1.2 |
| 63 | Farragut, TN | 1 |
| 64 | Soddy-Daisy, TN | 0.9 |
| 65 | Fairview, TN | 0.6 |