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
White Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Shelby County, TN Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Non-Hispanic Population
Black or African American Alone 475074 55.76
White Alone 316740 37.17
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1561 0.18
Asian Alone 27960 3.28
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 256 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 3614 0.42
Two Or More Races 26832 3.15