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Montgomery County, Tennessee
44,569 Black residents · 20.3% of the county · ranked 5 of 95 in Tennessee by Black population
The gazetteer enters Montgomery County, Tennessee, on its published figures: a total population of 220,069 in 2020, with 44,569 Black residents counted alone — 20.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 220,069 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 44,569 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 20.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Tennessee counties | 5 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
The published record across two censuses for Montgomery County: 32,982 Black residents in 2010, 44,569 in 2020 — grew by 35.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 19.1% to 20.3%.
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; Montgomery County holds 44,569 of it, rank 5 in the state's order. The county page for Montgomery County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Montgomery County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Montgomery County page holds the frame around them — 220,069 people in all, 44,569 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.