Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, MO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,035 population of Shelby County, Missouri comprised of 123 people who identified as Hispanic (2.04%), and 5,912 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Missouri with a population of 5,859 (97.08%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 81 (1.34%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 59 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Missouri in 2016, with a population of 5,753 (95.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 106 (1.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 76 (1.26%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , MO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59 0.98%
White Alone 5,859 97.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22 0.37%
Asian Alone 14 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 81 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , MO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 106 1.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,753 95.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 76 1.26%