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Cities in Tennessee by black or African American population share

Memphis, TN had the highest black or African American population share of 65 cities in 2022, at 64.1%. Soddy-Daisy, TN had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 8.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 16.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.1Memphis, TN
Lowest0.6Soddy-Daisy, TN
Median8.565 cities
Tennessee16.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Memphis, TN: 64.1 %Memphis, TN64.1Jackson, TN: 45.4 %Jackson, TN45.4Millington, TN: 30.7 %Millington, TN30.7Chattanooga, TN: 29.2 %Chattanooga, TN29.2Nashville, TN: 26.5 %Nashville, TN26.5La Vergne, TN: 25 %La Vergne, TN25Dyersburg, TN: 24.4 %Dyersburg, TN24.4Bartlett, TN: 22.9 %Bartlett, TN22.9Clarksville, TN: 22.8 %Clarksville, TN22.8Union City, TN: 22.3 %Union City, TN22.3Goodlettsville, TN: 22.1 %Goodlettsville, TN22.1Springfield, TN: 20.6 %Springfield, TN20.6Oakland, TN: 20.1 %Oakland, TN20.1Paris, TN: 18.3 %Paris, TN18.3Murfreesboro, TN: 17.6 %Murfreesboro, TN17.6Martin, TN: 17.1 %Martin, TN17.1Columbia, TN: 17.1 %Columbia, TN17.1Smyrna, TN: 16.6 %Smyrna, TN16.6Knoxville, TN: 16 %Knoxville, TN16Gallatin, TN: 15.3 %Gallatin, TN15.3East Ridge, TN: 12.2 %East Ridge, TN12.2Lakeland, TN: 12 %Lakeland, TN12Hartsville, TN: 11.8 %Hartsville, TN11.8Collegedale, TN: 11.6 %Collegedale, TN11.6Arlington, TN: 11.4 %Arlington, TN11.4Shelbyville, TN: 11.4 %Shelbyville, TN11.4Atoka, TN: 11.3 %Atoka, TN11.3Lewisburg, TN: 10.6 %Lewisburg, TN10.6Lebanon, TN: 10.6 %Lebanon, TN10.6Alcoa, TN: 10.6 %Alcoa, TN10.6Winchester, TN: 10.3 %Winchester, TN10.3Collierville, TN: 9.8 %Collierville, TN9.8Hendersonville, TN: 8.5 %Hendersonville, TN8.5Mount Juliet, TN: 8 %Mount Juliet, TN8Cleveland, TN: 7.9 %Cleveland, TN7.9Athens, TN: 7.1 %Athens, TN7.1Dickson, TN: 6.8 %Dickson, TN6.8Manchester, TN: 6.5 %Manchester, TN6.5Oak Ridge, TN: 6.5 %Oak Ridge, TN6.5Franklin, TN: 6.3 %Franklin, TN6.3Memphis, TN: 64.1 %Memphis, TN64.1Jackson, TN: 45.4 %Jackson, TN45.4Millington, TN: 30.7 %Millington, TN30.7Chattanooga, TN: 29.2 %Chattanooga, TN29.2Nashville, TN: 26.5 %Nashville, TN26.5La Vergne, TN: 25 %La Vergne, TN25Dyersburg, TN: 24.4 %Dyersburg, TN24.4Bartlett, TN: 22.9 %Bartlett, TN22.9Clarksville, TN: 22.8 %Clarksville, TN22.8Union City, TN: 22.3 %Union City, TN22.3Goodlettsville, TN: 22.1 %Goodlettsville, TN22.1Springfield, TN: 20.6 %Springfield, TN20.6Oakland, TN: 20.1 %Oakland, TN20.1Paris, TN: 18.3 %Paris, TN18.3Murfreesboro, TN: 17.6 %Murfreesboro, TN17.6Martin, TN: 17.1 %Martin, TN17.1Columbia, TN: 17.1 %Columbia, TN17.1Smyrna, TN: 16.6 %Smyrna, TN16.6Knoxville, TN: 16 %Knoxville, TN16Gallatin, TN: 15.3 %Gallatin, TN15.3East Ridge, TN: 12.2 %East Ridge, TN12.2Lakeland, TN: 12 %Lakeland, TN12Hartsville, TN: 11.8 %Hartsville, TN11.8Collegedale, TN: 11.6 %Collegedale, TN11.6Arlington, TN: 11.4 %Arlington, TN11.4Shelbyville, TN: 11.4 %Shelbyville, TN11.4Atoka, TN: 11.3 %Atoka, TN11.3Lewisburg, TN: 10.6 %Lewisburg, TN10.6Lebanon, TN: 10.6 %Lebanon, TN10.6Alcoa, TN: 10.6 %Alcoa, TN10.6Winchester, TN: 10.3 %Winchester, TN10.3Collierville, TN: 9.8 %Collierville, TN9.8Hendersonville, TN: 8.5 %Hendersonville, TN8.5Mount Juliet, TN: 8 %Mount Juliet, TN8Cleveland, TN: 7.9 %Cleveland, TN7.9Athens, TN: 7.1 %Athens, TN7.1Dickson, TN: 6.8 %Dickson, TN6.8Manchester, TN: 6.5 %Manchester, TN6.5Oak Ridge, TN: 6.5 %Oak Ridge, TN6.5Franklin, TN: 6.3 %Franklin, TN6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Memphis, TN64.1-0.3 pts
2Jackson, TN45.4-0.2 pts
3Millington, TN30.7-0.1 pts
4Chattanooga, TN29.2-1.1 pts
5Nashville, TN26.5-0.4 pts
6La Vergne, TN25+1.6 pts
7Dyersburg, TN24.4+0.8 pts
8Bartlett, TN22.9+1.5 pts
9Clarksville, TN22.8+1 pts
10Union City, TN22.3-1.8 pts
11Goodlettsville, TN22.1+1.5 pts
12Springfield, TN20.6-0.3 pts
13Oakland, TN20.1+3.3 pts
14Paris, TN18.3-2.3 pts
15Murfreesboro, TN17.6-0.6 pts
16Martin, TN17.1+0.8 pts
17Columbia, TN17.1-0.4 pts
18Smyrna, TN16.6-0.4 pts
19Knoxville, TN16-0.4 pts
20Gallatin, TN15.3+1.4 pts
21East Ridge, TN12.2-0.2 pts
22Lakeland, TN12+1.6 pts
23Hartsville, TN11.8+1.1 pts
24Collegedale, TN11.6+0.7 pts
25Arlington, TN11.4-5.2 pts
26Shelbyville, TN11.4-0.6 pts
27Atoka, TN11.3+1.7 pts
28Lewisburg, TN10.6-0.8 pts
29Lebanon, TN10.6-0.8 pts
30Alcoa, TN10.6+1.2 pts
31Winchester, TN10.3+1.9 pts
32Collierville, TN9.8-0.3 pts
33Hendersonville, TN8.5-0.5 pts
34Mount Juliet, TN8+1 pts
35Cleveland, TN7.9+0.3 pts
36Athens, TN7.1-0.9 pts
37Dickson, TN6.8-0.6 pts
38Manchester, TN6.5-1.3 pts
39Oak Ridge, TN6.5+0.1 pts
40Franklin, TN6.3+0.2 pts
41Morristown, TN6-0.8 pts
42Tullahoma, TN5.9+0.7 pts
43Johnson City, TN5.9-0.9 pts
44Elizabethton, TN5.6+1.5 pts
45Red Bank, TN5.6-1 pts
46Germantown, TN4.8+1.5 pts
47Portland, TN4.6+2.4 pts
48Spring Hill, TN4.4-0.4 pts
49McMinnville, TN4.4-0.6 pts
50Lawrenceburg, TN4.3-0.8 pts
51Fairview, TN3.7-0.8 pts
52Cookeville, TN3.3-0.8 pts
52Kingsport, TN3.3-0.1 pts
54Nolensville, TN3.3-0.9 pts
55Brentwood, TN3.2+0.2 pts
56Maryville, TN3+0.5 pts
57Bristol, TN2.9+0.2 pts
58Crossville, TN2.7+0.3 pts
59Greeneville, TN2.6+0.4 pts
60White House, TN2-0.2 pts
61Sevierville, TN1.2-0 pts
62Clinton, TN1-0.3 pts
63Farragut, TN0.8-0.1 pts
64Lenoir City, TN0.8+0.1 pts
65Soddy-Daisy, TN0.6-0 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Memphis, TN, with 64.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Soddy-Daisy, TN, with 0.6% in 2022.

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