Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,685 population of Shelby County, Illinois comprised of 232 people who identified as Hispanic (1.07%), and 21,453 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Illinois with a population of 21,284 (98.15%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 194 (0.9%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 75 (0.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 21,079 (97.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 205 (0.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 182 (0.84%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75 0.35%
White Alone 21,284 98.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.23%
Asian Alone 73 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races 194 0.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 205 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 12 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,079 97.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 182 0.84%