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Tennessee: the counties with the highest share of Black students

90 counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 3.2%. Showing ranks 51 to 90.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
51Sullivan CountyTN3519,0664952.6%
52Cocke CountyTN134,9321182.4%
53Rhea CountyTN84,7811112.3%
54Houston CountyTN51,265262.1%
55Perry CountyTN51,100232.1%
56Warren CountyTN126,2411282.1%
57White CountyTN83,736792.1%
58Cheatham CountyTN145,4511102.0%
59Hickman CountyTN93,001551.8%
60Loudon CountyTN137,7231401.8%
61Greene CountyTN259,0651421.6%
62Decatur CountyTN51,492221.5%
63Monroe CountyTN176,538981.5%
64Smith CountyTN93,056471.5%
65Sevier CountyTN3114,4082071.4%
66Cumberland CountyTN126,970891.3%
67Jefferson CountyTN136,937921.3%
68Wayne CountyTN82,079271.3%
69Carter CountyTN207,217851.2%
70Polk CountyTN72,160261.2%
71Bledsoe CountyTN51,570161.0%
72Cannon CountyTN51,813191.0%
73Clay CountyTN31,054111.0%
74Grainger CountyTN92,975260.9%
75Hawkins CountyTN197,572690.9%
76Meigs CountyTN41,797160.9%
77Macon CountyTN84,216330.8%
78Fentress CountyTN72,722180.7%
79Stewart CountyTN41,972130.7%
80Unicoi CountyTN72,074140.7%
81Union CountyTN92,791190.7%
82Claiborne CountyTN133,967240.6%
83Jackson CountyTN41,38980.6%
84Overton CountyTN82,933180.6%
85Scott CountyTN103,824240.6%
86Sequatchie CountyTN31,924100.5%
87Campbell CountyTN125,118220.4%
88Johnson CountyTN61,93870.4%
89Morgan CountyTN82,800120.4%
90Grundy CountyTN51,71140.2%

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