Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 11,997 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 222 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 11,775 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,802 (98.38%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 82 (0.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44 (0.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2011, with a population of 11,592 (96.62%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 210 (1.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 79 (0.66%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Shelby, Iowa.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, IA in 2011

Total Population:11,997

Non Hispanic (98.15%)

Hispanic (1.85%)

Race in Shelby County, IA in 2011

Total Population:11,997

White Alone (98.38%)

Two or more races (0.68%)

Asian Alone (0.37%)

Black or African American Alone (0.31%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2011

Total Population:11,997

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.62%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.75%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.66%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.3%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.30%)

Population By Race in Shelby , IA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	11,802	98.38%
Two Or More Races	82	0.68%
Asian Alone	44	0.37%
Black or African American Alone	37	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	28	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	4	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,592	96.62%
White Alone - Hispanic	210	1.75%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	79	0.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	44	0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	36	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	24	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%