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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 6,087 population of Shelby County, Missouri comprised of 132 people who identified as Hispanic (2.17%), and 5,955 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Missouri with a population of 5,885 (96.68%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 94 (1.54%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 71 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 5,768 (94.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 117 (1.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 88 (1.45%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, MO in 2020

Total Population:6,087

Non Hispanic (97.83%)

Hispanic (2.17%)

Race in Shelby County, MO in 2020

Total Population:6,087

White Alone (96.68%)

Two or more races (1.54%)

Black or African American Alone (1.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Asian Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Shelby County, MO in 2020

Total Population:6,087

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.76%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.92%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.45%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.13%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.48%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Population By Race in Shelby , MO in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	5,885	96.68%
Two Or More Races	94	1.54%
Black or African American Alone	71	1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	23	0.38%
Asian Alone	14	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , MO in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,768	94.76%
White Alone - Hispanic	117	1.92%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	88	1.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	69	1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	7	0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6	0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%