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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 2023, at 62.7%. Soddy-Daisy, TN had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 8.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 15.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.7Memphis, TN
Lowest0.7Soddy-Daisy, TN
Median8.165 cities
Tennessee15.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Memphis, TN: 62.7 %Memphis, TN62.7Jackson, TN: 44.4 %Jackson, TN44.4Millington, TN: 32.2 %Millington, TN32.2Chattanooga, TN: 28.4 %Chattanooga, TN28.4Dyersburg, TN: 27.7 %Dyersburg, TN27.7La Vergne, TN: 26.8 %La Vergne, TN26.8Goodlettsville, TN: 25.9 %Goodlettsville, TN25.9Nashville, TN: 25.2 %Nashville, TN25.2Oakland, TN: 23.7 %Oakland, TN23.7Clarksville, TN: 22.5 %Clarksville, TN22.5Bartlett, TN: 22.3 %Bartlett, TN22.3Union City, TN: 22 %Union City, TN22Springfield, TN: 20.4 %Springfield, TN20.4Paris, TN: 18.2 %Paris, TN18.2Martin, TN: 17.5 %Martin, TN17.5Murfreesboro, TN: 16.9 %Murfreesboro, TN16.9Smyrna, TN: 16.4 %Smyrna, TN16.4Gallatin, TN: 16 %Gallatin, TN16Columbia, TN: 15.6 %Columbia, TN15.6Knoxville, TN: 15.5 %Knoxville, TN15.5Arlington, TN: 11.9 %Arlington, TN11.9Lakeland, TN: 11.8 %Lakeland, TN11.8Shelbyville, TN: 11.7 %Shelbyville, TN11.7Alcoa, TN: 11.7 %Alcoa, TN11.7East Ridge, TN: 11.6 %East Ridge, TN11.6Hartsville, TN: 11.3 %Hartsville, TN11.3Collegedale, TN: 11.1 %Collegedale, TN11.1Atoka, TN: 11 %Atoka, TN11Collierville, TN: 10.9 %Collierville, TN10.9Lebanon, TN: 10.8 %Lebanon, TN10.8Winchester, TN: 10.7 %Winchester, TN10.7Hendersonville, TN: 8.4 %Hendersonville, TN8.4Lewisburg, TN: 8.1 %Lewisburg, TN8.1Mount Juliet, TN: 7.7 %Mount Juliet, TN7.7Dickson, TN: 7.6 %Dickson, TN7.6Cleveland, TN: 7.6 %Cleveland, TN7.6Red Bank, TN: 7 %Red Bank, TN7Tullahoma, TN: 6.3 %Tullahoma, TN6.3Johnson City, TN: 6.3 %Johnson City, TN6.3Manchester, TN: 6.3 %Manchester, TN6.3Memphis, TN: 62.7 %Memphis, TN62.7Jackson, TN: 44.4 %Jackson, TN44.4Millington, TN: 32.2 %Millington, TN32.2Chattanooga, TN: 28.4 %Chattanooga, TN28.4Dyersburg, TN: 27.7 %Dyersburg, TN27.7La Vergne, TN: 26.8 %La Vergne, TN26.8Goodlettsville, TN: 25.9 %Goodlettsville, TN25.9Nashville, TN: 25.2 %Nashville, TN25.2Oakland, TN: 23.7 %Oakland, TN23.7Clarksville, TN: 22.5 %Clarksville, TN22.5Bartlett, TN: 22.3 %Bartlett, TN22.3Union City, TN: 22 %Union City, TN22Springfield, TN: 20.4 %Springfield, TN20.4Paris, TN: 18.2 %Paris, TN18.2Martin, TN: 17.5 %Martin, TN17.5Murfreesboro, TN: 16.9 %Murfreesboro, TN16.9Smyrna, TN: 16.4 %Smyrna, TN16.4Gallatin, TN: 16 %Gallatin, TN16Columbia, TN: 15.6 %Columbia, TN15.6Knoxville, TN: 15.5 %Knoxville, TN15.5Arlington, TN: 11.9 %Arlington, TN11.9Lakeland, TN: 11.8 %Lakeland, TN11.8Shelbyville, TN: 11.7 %Shelbyville, TN11.7Alcoa, TN: 11.7 %Alcoa, TN11.7East Ridge, TN: 11.6 %East Ridge, TN11.6Hartsville, TN: 11.3 %Hartsville, TN11.3Collegedale, TN: 11.1 %Collegedale, TN11.1Atoka, TN: 11 %Atoka, TN11Collierville, TN: 10.9 %Collierville, TN10.9Lebanon, TN: 10.8 %Lebanon, TN10.8Winchester, TN: 10.7 %Winchester, TN10.7Hendersonville, TN: 8.4 %Hendersonville, TN8.4Lewisburg, TN: 8.1 %Lewisburg, TN8.1Mount Juliet, TN: 7.7 %Mount Juliet, TN7.7Dickson, TN: 7.6 %Dickson, TN7.6Cleveland, TN: 7.6 %Cleveland, TN7.6Red Bank, TN: 7 %Red Bank, TN7Tullahoma, TN: 6.3 %Tullahoma, TN6.3Johnson City, TN: 6.3 %Johnson City, TN6.3Manchester, TN: 6.3 %Manchester, TN6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Memphis, TN62.7-1.4 pts
2Jackson, TN44.4-1 pts
3Millington, TN32.2+1.5 pts
4Chattanooga, TN28.4-0.8 pts
5Dyersburg, TN27.7+3.3 pts
6La Vergne, TN26.8+1.8 pts
7Goodlettsville, TN25.9+3.9 pts
8Nashville, TN25.2-1.3 pts
9Oakland, TN23.7+3.6 pts
10Clarksville, TN22.5-0.4 pts
11Bartlett, TN22.3-0.6 pts
12Union City, TN22-0.3 pts
13Springfield, TN20.4-0.2 pts
14Paris, TN18.2-0.1 pts
15Martin, TN17.5+0.3 pts
16Murfreesboro, TN16.9-0.6 pts
17Smyrna, TN16.4-0.3 pts
18Gallatin, TN16+0.7 pts
19Columbia, TN15.6-1.5 pts
20Knoxville, TN15.5-0.5 pts
21Arlington, TN11.9+0.5 pts
22Lakeland, TN11.8-0.2 pts
23Shelbyville, TN11.7+0.4 pts
24Alcoa, TN11.7+1.2 pts
25East Ridge, TN11.6-0.6 pts
26Hartsville, TN11.3-0.5 pts
27Collegedale, TN11.1-0.5 pts
28Atoka, TN11-0.3 pts
29Collierville, TN10.9+1.1 pts
30Lebanon, TN10.8+0.2 pts
31Winchester, TN10.7+0.4 pts
32Hendersonville, TN8.4-0.1 pts
33Lewisburg, TN8.1-2.5 pts
34Mount Juliet, TN7.7-0.3 pts
35Dickson, TN7.6+0.8 pts
36Cleveland, TN7.6-0.3 pts
37Red Bank, TN7+1.4 pts
38Tullahoma, TN6.3+0.4 pts
39Johnson City, TN6.3+0.4 pts
39Manchester, TN6.3-0.2 pts
41Oak Ridge, TN6.1-0.3 pts
42Athens, TN6.1-1.1 pts
43Franklin, TN5.8-0.6 pts
44Morristown, TN4.9-1 pts
45Spring Hill, TN4.8+0.4 pts
46Lawrenceburg, TN4.7+0.4 pts
47Elizabethton, TN4.3-1.3 pts
48Brentwood, TN4.1+0.9 pts
49Germantown, TN4.1-0.7 pts
50McMinnville, TN3.9-0.4 pts
51Cookeville, TN3.6+0.3 pts
52Portland, TN3.5-1.1 pts
53Kingsport, TN3.3-0.1 pts
54Crossville, TN2.9+0.2 pts
55Maryville, TN2.8-0.2 pts
56Bristol, TN2.6-0.2 pts
57White House, TN2.6+0.6 pts
58Greeneville, TN2.5-0.1 pts
59Nolensville, TN2.5-0.8 pts
60Clinton, TN1.8+0.9 pts
61Sevierville, TN1.4+0.2 pts
62Fairview, TN1.3-2.5 pts
63Lenoir City, TN1+0.2 pts
64Farragut, TN0.9+0.1 pts
65Soddy-Daisy, TN0.7+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/tennessee-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Memphis, TN, with 62.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Soddy-Daisy, TN, with 0.7% in 2023.

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