Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IN in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 45,025 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 2,334 people who identified as Hispanic (5.18%), and 42,691 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 43,093 (95.71%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 693 (1.54%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 636 (1.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2021, with a population of 41,014 (91.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,079 (4.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 622 (1.38%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 693 1.54%
White Alone 43,093 95.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 154 0.34%
Asian Alone 386 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 63 0.14%
Two Or More Races 636 1.41%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 71 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,079 4.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 87 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 622 1.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,014 91.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 369 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 549 1.22%