Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby, AL in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 223,912 population of Shelby County, Alabama comprised of 16,500 people who identified as Hispanic (7.37%), and 207,412 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Alabama with a population of 183,827 (82.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,534 (13.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,164 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 168,635 (75.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,024 (13.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,192 (6.79%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,534 13.64%
White Alone 183,827 82.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 981 0.44%
Asian Alone 5,164 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 123 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,283 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 510 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,192 6.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 412 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 78 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 272 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,024 13.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 168,635 75.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 569 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,086 2.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,011 1.35%