Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 11,564 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 337 people who identified as Hispanic (2.91%), and 11,227 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,189 (96.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 123 (1.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 120 (1.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2018, with a population of 10,918 (94.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 271 (2.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 115 (0.99%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 123 1.06%
White Alone 11,189 96.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.48%
Asian Alone 67 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.08%
Two Or More Races 120 1.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 271 2.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,918 94.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 115 0.99%