Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 11,662 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 344 people who identified as Hispanic (2.95%), and 11,318 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,342 (97.26%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 106 (0.91%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 99 (0.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 11,059 (94.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 283 (2.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 101 (0.87%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , IA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 99 0.85%
White Alone 11,342 97.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.46%
Asian Alone 54 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.06%
Two Or More Races 106 0.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 283 2.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,059 94.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 101 0.87%