Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IN in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 44,343 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 1,784 people who identified as Hispanic (4.02%), and 42,559 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 42,728 (96.36%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 536 (1.21%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 522 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2015, with a population of 41,166 (92.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,562 (3.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 469 (1.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , IN in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 522 1.18%
White Alone 42,728 96.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 136 0.31%
Asian Alone 361 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 60 0.14%
Two Or More Races 536 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 53 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,562 3.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 34 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 469 1.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,166 92.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 347 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 454 1.02%