Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, IA in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 11,645 population of Shelby County, Iowa comprised of 413 people who identified as Hispanic (3.55%), and 11,232 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Iowa with a population of 11,172 (95.94%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 191 (1.64%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 127 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Iowa in 2022, with a population of 10,840 (93.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 332 (2.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 183 (1.57%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 127 1.09%
White Alone 11,172 95.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 77 0.66%
Asian Alone 68 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.09%
Two Or More Races 191 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , IA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 332 2.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,840 93.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 183 1.57%