Shelby County, Tennessee Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on May 5, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among the 852.04K of the Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) population, 55.76% (475.07K) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 37.17% (316.74K) identified their race as White Alone, and 3.28% (27.96K) identified their race as Asian Alone.

The first chart below shows the non-hispanic population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the total Shelby County, TN non-hispanic population for each racial group. You can also find this information in a table at the bottom of the page.

You can see similar information for other Tennessee counties and also for the state of Tennessee.

Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
475.07K
White Alone
316.74K
Asian Alone
27.96K
Two Or More Races
26.83K
Some Other Race Alone
3.61K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
1.56K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
256
Percentage of Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
55.76%
White Alone
37.17%
Asian Alone
3.28%
Two Or More Races
3.15%
Some Other Race Alone
0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.03%
Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Non-Hispanic Population
Black or African American Alone 475,074 55.76
White Alone 316,740 37.17
Asian Alone 27,960 3.28
Two Or More Races 26,832 3.15
Some Other Race Alone 3,614 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,561 0.18
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 256 0.03
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