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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, IA in 2016

Total Population:11,662

Non Hispanic (97.05%)

Hispanic (2.95%)

Race in Shelby County, IA in 2016

Total Population:11,662

White Alone (97.26%)

Two or more races (0.91%)

Black or African American Alone (0.85%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2016

Total Population:11,662

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.83%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.43%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.89%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.54%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.45%)

Population By Race in Shelby , IA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	11,342	97.26%
Two Or More Races	106	0.91%
Black or African American Alone	99	0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	54	0.46%
Asian Alone	54	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,059	94.83%
White Alone - Hispanic	283	2.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	101	0.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	63	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	42	0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	36	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%