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Washington County, Tennessee
5,623 Black residents · 4.2% of the county · ranked 18 of 95 in Tennessee by Black population
In Washington County, Tennessee, the 2020 Census counted 133,001 people, 5,623 of them Black alone. At 4.2%, Washington 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 | 133,001 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,623 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 4.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Tennessee counties | 18 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 Washington County counted 4,814 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 5,623. The population grew by 16.8% across the decade, and the Black share in Washington County moved from 3.9% to 4.2%.
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; Washington County holds 5,623 of it, rank 18 in the state's order. The county page for Washington County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Washington County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Washington County page holds the frame around them — 133,001 people in all, 5,623 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.