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Hamilton County, Tennessee
64,428 Black residents · 17.6% of the county · ranked 3 of 95 in Tennessee by Black population
In Hamilton County, Tennessee, the 2020 Census counted 366,207 people, 64,428 of them Black alone. At 17.6%, Hamilton County's Black share stands against the state's 15.8% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 366,207 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 64,428 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 17.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Tennessee counties | 3 of 95 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Hamilton County counted 67,900 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 64,428. The population declined by 5.1% across the decade, and the Black share in Hamilton County moved from 20.2% to 17.6%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.1 million is spread across 95 counties and county equivalents; Hamilton County holds 64,428 of it, rank 3 in the state's order. The county page for Hamilton County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Hamilton County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Hamilton County page holds the frame around them — 366,207 people in all, 64,428 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.