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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 44,535 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 1,954 people who identified as Hispanic (4.39%), and 42,581 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 42,761 (96.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 594 (1.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 574 (1.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2018, with a population of 41,042 (92.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,719 (3.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 531 (1.19%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 594 1.33%
White Alone 42,761 96.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 158 0.36%
Asian Alone 389 0.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 59 0.13%
Two Or More Races 574 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,719 3.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 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 531 1.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,042 92.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 373 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 500 1.12%