Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 21,734 population of Shelby County, Illinois comprised of 227 people who identified as Hispanic (1.04%), and 21,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Illinois with a population of 21,362 (98.29%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 169 (0.78%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 77 (0.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 21,156 (97.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 206 (0.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 161 (0.74%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , IL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69 0.32%
White Alone 21,362 98.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 49 0.23%
Asian Alone 77 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races 169 0.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 206 0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,156 97.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 161 0.74%