Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IL in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 20,761 population of Shelby County, Illinois comprised of 279 people who identified as Hispanic (1.34%), and 20,482 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Illinois with a population of 20,277 (97.67%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 240 (1.16%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 108 (0.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Illinois in 2022, with a population of 20,038 (96.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 239 (1.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 217 (1.05%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 108 0.52%
White Alone 20,277 97.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.27%
Asian Alone 73 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races 240 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 239 1.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,038 96.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 217 1.05%