Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 11,735 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 409 people who identified as Hispanic (3.49%), and 11,326 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,322 (96.48%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 137 (1.17%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 136 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2020, with a population of 10,988 (93.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 334 (2.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 132 (1.13%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, IA in 2020
Total Population:11,735
96.52%
Non Hispanic (96.52%)
Hispanic (3.49%)
Race in Shelby County, IA in 2020
Total Population:11,735
96.48%
White Alone (96.48%)
Two or more races (1.17%)
Black or African American Alone (1.16%)
Asian Alone (0.59%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2020
Total Population:11,735
93.63%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.63%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.85%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.13%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.01%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.84%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.55%)
Population By Race in Shelby , IA in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 11,322 96.48%
Two Or More Races 137 1.17%
Black or African American Alone 136 1.16%
Asian Alone 69 0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,988 93.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 334 2.85%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 132 1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%