Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, AL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 209,047 population of Shelby County, Alabama comprised of 11,726 people who identified as Hispanic (5.61%), and 197,321 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Alabama with a population of 175,586 (83.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,214 (12.06%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,550 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Alabama in 2015, with a population of 164,773 (78.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,906 (11.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,813 (5.17%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Shelby, Alabama.

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Population By Race in Shelby , AL in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,214 12.06%
White Alone 175,586 83.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 810 0.39%
Asian Alone 4,550 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 124 0.06%
Two Or More Races 2,763 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , AL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 308 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,813 5.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 270 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 88 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 38 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 209 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,906 11.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 164,773 78.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 540 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,462 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,554 1.22%