Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IN in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 44,991 population of Shelby County, Indiana comprised of 2,378 people who identified as Hispanic (5.29%), and 42,613 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Indiana with a population of 42,922 (95.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 742 (1.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 676 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Indiana in 2022, with a population of 40,804 (90.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,118 (4.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 674 (1.5%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 742 1.65%
White Alone 42,922 95.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 166 0.37%
Asian Alone 418 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 67 0.15%
Two Or More Races 676 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IN in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 68 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,118 4.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 40 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 40 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 95 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 674 1.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,804 90.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 401 0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 581 1.29%