Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IN in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 45,058 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 2,213 people who identified as Hispanic (4.91%), and 42,845 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 43,215 (95.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 667 (1.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 588 (1.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2020, with a population of 41,256 (91.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,959 (4.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 590 (1.31%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 667 1.48%
White Alone 43,215 95.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 158 0.35%
Asian Alone 365 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.14%
Two Or More Races 588 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 77 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,959 4.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 42 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 77 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 590 1.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,256 91.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 346 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 511 1.13%