Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, AL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 218,176 population of Shelby County, Alabama comprised of 12,500 people who identified as Hispanic (5.73%), and 205,676 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Alabama with a population of 179,985 (82.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,011 (13.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,061 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Alabama in 2019, with a population of 168,495 (77.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,635 (13.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,490 (5.27%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,011 13.3%
White Alone 179,985 82.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 874 0.4%
Asian Alone 5,061 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 124 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,121 1.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , AL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 376 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,490 5.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 296 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 69 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 236 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,635 13.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 168,495 77.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 578 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,992 2.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,885 1.32%