Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 11,584 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 329 people who identified as Hispanic (2.84%), and 11,255 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,232 (96.96%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 114 (0.98%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 113 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 10,968 (94.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 264 (2.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 109 (0.94%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 113 0.98%
White Alone 11,232 96.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.48%
Asian Alone 62 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.06%
Two Or More Races 114 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 38 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 264 2.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.04%
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 75 0.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,968 94.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 109 0.94%