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Cities in Tennessee ranked by Multi-Racial Black Population

This list ranks the 342 cities in Tennessee based on their Multi-Racial Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Multi-Racial Black population in Tennessee

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  • 1
    Memphis
    Multi-Racial Black population in Memphis is 405,249
    61.39% of Memphis population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 2
    Clarksville
    Multi-Racial Black population in Clarksville is 48,652
    25.01% of Clarksville population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 3
    Murfreesboro
    Multi-Racial Black population in Murfreesboro is 33,105
    19.13% of Murfreesboro population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 4
    Knoxville
    Multi-Racial Black population in Knoxville is 36,145
    17.20% of Knoxville population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 5
    Chattanooga
    Multi-Racial Black population in Chattanooga is 57,087
    29.12% of Chattanooga population is Multi-Racial Black

List of 342 cities in Tennessee by Multi-Racial Black Population

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Rank by Multi-Racial Black Population
City
Multi-Racial Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Tennessee Multi-Racial Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Memphis 405,249 61.39% 47.26%
2 Clarksville 48,652 25.01% 5.67%
3 Murfreesboro 33,105 19.13% 3.86%
4 Knoxville 36,145 17.20% 4.22%
5 Chattanooga 57,087 29.12% 6.66%
6 Columbia 8,808 18.36% 1.03%
7 Smyrna 10,891 17.59% 1.27%
8 5,547 10.76% 0.65%
9 5,934 7.86% 0.69%
10 3,162 5.40% 0.37%
11 5,935 13.07% 0.69%
12 5,997 6.45% 0.70%
13 31,386 43.78% 3.66%
14 2,503 7.05% 0.29%
15 3,784 13.84% 0.44%
16 3,525 6.12% 0.41%
17 11,413 25.79% 1.33%
18 2,771 8.04% 0.32%
19 8,292 16.47% 0.97%
20 2,272 24.87% 0.26%
21 687 7.55% 0.08%
22 1,461 9.60% 0.17%
23 13,300 22.42% 1.55%
24 1,903 14.69% 0.22%
25 930 5.57% 0.11%
26 1,046 8.26% 0.12%
27 1,202 4.14% 0.14%
28 6,046 11.23% 0.71%
29 4,358 20.35% 0.51%
30 5,806 8.92% 0.68%
31 489 21.24% 0.06%
32 1,782 4.67% 0.21%
33 1,256 9.64% 0.15%
34 4,981 25.52% 0.58%
35 1,722 21.88% 0.20%
36 699 16.72% 0.08%
37 1,871 10.93% 0.22%
38 1,373 10.46% 0.16%
39 2,215 4.66% 0.26%
40 1,363 13.16% 0.16%
41 417 5.52% 0.05%
42 1,499 17.99% 0.17%
43 4,557 56.21% 0.53%
44 825 26.23% 0.10%
45 1,991 4.70% 0.23%
46 2,175 20.18% 0.25%
47 2,076 13.04% 0.24%
48 817 12.56% 0.10%
49 982 20.68% 0.11%
50 2,425 27.78% 0.28%
51 4,722 28.37% 0.55%
51 1,609 7.35% 0.19%
52 818 10.52% 0.10%
53 926 19.79% 0.11%
54 712 11.28% 0.08%
55 440 4.07% 0.05%
56 2,110 18.64% 0.25%
57 328 4.48% 0.04%
58 2,859 12.35% 0.33%
59 3,343 7.73% 0.39%
60 404 5.05% 0.05%
61 1,423 11.98% 0.17%
62 517 3.26% 0.06%
63 265 2.23% 0.03%
64 3,736 30.62% 0.44%
65 1,051 3.10% 0.12%
66 1,813 12.36% 0.21%
67 230 1.68% 0.03%
68 679 4.55% 0.08%
68 930 6.86% 0.11%
69 230 11.63% 0.03%
70 2,439 24.93% 0.28%
70 2,573 21.26% 0.30%
71 548 21.47% 0.06%
71 345 1.36% 0.04%
72 600 20.99% 0.07%
72 1,405 32.27% 0.16%
73 3,020 35.58% 0.35%
74 205 17.60% 0.02%
75 6,820 69.65% 0.80%
76 209 4.65% 0.02%
77 137 9.16% 0.02%
78 452 6.65% 0.05%
79 358 1.82% 0.04%
80 242 3.46% 0.03%
81 333 6.68% 0.04%
82 461 8.21% 0.05%
82 321 4.97% 0.04%
82 453 3.02% 0.05%
83 271 7.43% 0.03%
84 1,041 17.84% 0.12%
85 319 7.71% 0.04%
86 1,154 29.05% 0.13%
87 1,485 22.56% 0.17%
88 163 2.88% 0.02%
89 168 12.61% 0.02%
90 544 3.99% 0.06%
91 351 6.82% 0.04%
92 76 8.66% 0.01%
93 98 1.83% 0.01%
94 93 5.00% 0.01%
95 80 2.77% 0.01%
96 1,351 26.63% 0.16%
97 282 4.50% 0.03%
98 65 1.86% 0.01%
99 2,169 43.74% 0.25%
100 74 1.44% 0.01%
100 73 3.34% 0.01%
101 156 11.51% 0.02%
102 132 6.98% 0.02%
103 59 6.67% 0.01%
103 1,710 47.86% 0.20%
104 222 11.89% 0.03%
104 81 5.94% 0.01%
105 226 30.34% 0.03%
106 60 3.60% 0.01%
107 665 4.49% 0.08%
107 101 12.85% 0.01%
108 5,096 57.99% 0.59%
108 302 8.71% 0.04%
109 247 8.50% 0.03%
109 243 6.19% 0.03%
109 291 9.35% 0.03%
110 3,501 64.30% 0.41%
110 103 1.80% 0.01%
111 42 5.33% -
112 170 3.09% 0.02%
113 424 18.17% 0.05%
113 39 11.96% -
114 46 7.85% 0.01%
114 121 6.51% 0.01%
115 455 3.60% 0.05%
116 50 0.66% 0.01%
117 67 3.62% 0.01%
117 37 1.75% -
118 1,159 10.80% 0.14%
118 47 1.13% 0.01%
119 157 6.21% 0.02%
119 87 4.63% 0.01%
119 1,078 82.04% 0.13%
120 73 9.80% 0.01%
121 420 23.05% 0.05%
122 28 1.09% -
123 59 2.29% 0.01%
123 26 0.67% -
124 522 24.23% 0.06%
125 36 6.65% -
126 126 5.86% 0.01%
126 252 4.49% 0.03%
127 39 2.89% -
127 131 16.79% 0.02%
127 37 1.73% -
127 127 3.52% 0.01%
127 137 21.85% 0.02%
127 144 3.16% 0.02%
128 33 0.46% -
128 393 10.97% 0.05%
129 142 1.33% 0.02%
129 51 4.25% 0.01%
129 24 3.33% -
129 170 9.93% 0.02%
130 110 9.29% 0.01%
130 68 7.00% 0.01%
130 143 2.38% 0.02%
130 19 1.95% -
130 163 3.40% 0.02%
130 29 10.78% -
131 886 74.83% 0.10%
131 18 3.19% -
131 21 3.52% -
132 471 23.21% 0.05%
132 26 1.33% -
133 57 4.01% 0.01%
133 16 2.99% -
133 43 1.91% 0.01%
134 218 28.46% 0.03%
134 240 3.47% 0.03%
134 257 9.81% 0.03%
135 108 5.47% 0.01%
135 14 3.59% -
135 188 10.07% 0.02%
136 60 2.80% 0.01%
136 68 5.87% 0.01%
136 23 0.98% -
136 12 0.61% -
137 79 4.73% 0.01%
137 175 3.64% 0.02%
137 131 8.33% 0.02%
138 59 4.24% 0.01%
138 34 3.32% -
138 51 0.72% 0.01%
138 13 2.06% -
139 28 0.95% -
139 19 5.43% -
139 35 2.47% -
139 17 0.59% -
139 165 7.30% 0.02%
139 20 2.02% -
139 103 33.99% 0.01%
139 16 2.08% -
139 23 3.76% -
140 195 6.68% 0.02%
140 57 13.10% 0.01%
140 85 1.89% 0.01%
140 55 1.86% 0.01%
140 504 57.34% 0.06%
140 71 2.85% 0.01%
140 253 42.81% 0.03%
140 380 15.31% 0.04%
140 35 2.21% -
140 380 66.67% 0.04%
141 7 0.38% -
141 10 2.35% -
141 33 1.94% -
141 38 1.56% -
142 193 9.71% 0.02%
142 16 0.97% -
142 47 3.34% 0.01%
142 20 7.97% -
142 37 4.42% -
142 8 0.50% -
142 45 7.45% 0.01%
143 39 9.63% -
143 118 13.45% 0.01%
143 30 2.39% -
143 72 19.25% 0.01%
143 376 60.06% 0.04%
143 43 2.96% 0.01%
143 41 1.84% -
143 285 3.10% 0.03%
143 30 3.69% -
144 503 17.05% 0.06%
144 151 4.03% 0.02%
144 12 1.59% -
144 8 0.45% -
144 347 62.75% 0.04%
144 10 2.66% -
144 74 9.60% 0.01%
144 4 0.33% -
144 39 3.03% -
145 5 1.82% -
145 6 4.03% -
145 36 1.27% -
145 22 2.84% -
145 9 0.56% -
145 32 1.09% -
145 203 40.68% 0.02%
145 13 2.15% -
146 2 2.99% -
146 27 2.85% -
146 2 0.18% -
146 97 27.40% 0.01%
146 53 4.78% 0.01%
146 94 6.43% 0.01%
146 20 0.97% -
146 6 0.30% -
147 16 2.35% -
147 3 0.50% -
147 1 0.24% -
147 79 16.26% 0.01%
147 30 5.70% -
147 209 5.10% 0.02%
147 2 0.11% -
147 1 0.51% -
147 1 0.21% -
147 1 0.32% -
148 29 4.28% -
148 18 0.42% -
148 21 1.85% -
148 5 1.53% -
148 12 2.40% -
148 66 2.33% 0.01%
148 30 10.07% -
148 18 1.33% -
148 71 4.49% 0.01%
148 577 19.23% 0.07%
148 4 0.37% -
148 65 3.28% 0.01%
148 12 3.09% -
148 36 1.21% -
148 23 4.82% -
148 123 9.93% 0.01%
148 34 0.55% -
148 10 0.49% -
148 13 2.14% -
148 27 2.33% -
148 10 2.08% -
148 19 3.48% -
148 4 0.24% -
148 27 0.66% -
148 5 0.98% -
148 20 1.14% -
148 7 0.32% -
148 137 31.21% 0.02%
148 168 2.93% 0.02%
148 48 5.35% 0.01%
148 8 7.62% -
148 10 1.64% -
148 46 16.85% 0.01%
148 157 13.18% 0.02%
148 38 5.04% -
148 44 17.60% 0.01%
148 26 2.19% -
148 46 0.50% 0.01%
148 69 2.91% 0.01%
148 302 60.28% 0.04%
148 8 6.30% -
148 76 2.81% 0.01%
148 80 1.99% 0.01%
148 101 3.56% 0.01%
148 100 7.61% 0.01%
148 42 2.26% -
148 3 0.25% -
148 44 6.49% 0.01%

List of cities with no Multi-Racial Black Population in Tennessee

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Tennessee have no recorded Multi-Racial Black population*:
  • Allardt
  • Bean Station
  • Beersheba Springs
  • Bluff City
  • Bulls Gap
  • Coalmont
  • Crab Orchard
  • Ethridge
  • Hornsby
  • La Grange
  • Lobelville
  • Luttrell
  • Mitchellville
  • Monterey
  • Mount Carmel
  • Orme
  • Pittman Center
  • Powells Crossroads
  • Samburg
  • Slayden
  • Stantonville
  • Sunbright
  • Winfield
  • Adamsville
  • Enville
  • Milledgeville
  • Silerton
  • White Pine
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Tennessee by their Multi-Racial Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Multi-Racial Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Multi-Racial Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Multi-Racial Black alone, while others identify as Multi-Racial Black along with another race (such as Multi-Racial Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Multi-Racial Black .
  • We’ve used the “Multi-Racial Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Multi-Racial Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Multi-Racial Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Multi-Racial Black .
  2. % of Total Tennessee Multi-Racial Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Multi-Racial Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Multi-Racial Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Multi-Racial Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Multi-Racial Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.