Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 44,378 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 1,897 people who identified as Hispanic (4.28%), and 42,481 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 42,666 (96.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 567 (1.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 536 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 40,994 (92.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,672 (3.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 514 (1.16%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 567 1.28%
White Alone 42,666 96.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 152 0.34%
Asian Alone 399 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 58 0.13%
Two Or More Races 536 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 53 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,672 3.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 43 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 38 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 74 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 514 1.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,994 92.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 382 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 462 1.04%