Shelby, Alabama Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Shelby, AL population of 223,024 people, 72.96% (162,712) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 12.87% (28,711) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 3.88% (8,660) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

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

Shelby, AL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Shelby, AL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Shelby, AL Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 162712 72.96
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 28711 12.87
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 8660 3.88
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8109 3.64
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 5114 2.29
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 4924 2.21
Hispanic - White Alone 2494 1.12
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 798 0.36
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 650 0.29
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 478 0.21
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 228 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 91 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 38 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.01