Shelby city, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 21.56K Shelby city, NC population, 8.05K had Other Groups ancestry (37.34%), 5.30K had American ancestry (24.56%), and 3.62K had Unclassified ancestry (16.77%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can also see similar information for other North Carolina cities and places, North Carolina counties, and for North Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Shelby city, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 8051 | 37.34 |
| American | 5295 | 24.56 |
| Unclassified | 3616 | 16.77 |
| English | 2066 | 9.58 |
| German | 2007 | 9.31 |
| Irish | 1258 | 5.83 |
| Scotch Irish | 572 | 2.65 |
| Scottish | 378 | 1.75 |
| European | 321 | 1.49 |
| Italian | 263 | 1.22 |
| French (except Basque) | 211 | 0.98 |
| Scandinavian | 152 | 0.71 |
| Dutch | 137 | 0.64 |
| Polish | 136 | 0.63 |
| Subsaharan African | 113 | 0.52 |
| Nigerian | 80 | 0.37 |
| Belgian | 61 | 0.28 |
| Russian | 51 | 0.24 |
| Australian | 44 | 0.20 |
| Swedish | 40 | 0.19 |
| Welsh | 40 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 37 | 0.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 37 | 0.17 |
| African | 33 | 0.15 |
| Swiss | 33 | 0.15 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 23 | 0.11 |
| Armenian | 20 | 0.09 |
| Czech | 19 | 0.09 |
| British | 16 | 0.07 |
| Hungarian | 15 | 0.07 |
| Norwegian | 15 | 0.07 |
| Eastern European | 14 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 14 | 0.07 |
| Austrian | 9 | 0.04 |
| Portuguese | 9 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.01 |