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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 5,996 population of Shelby County, Missouri comprised of 147 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 5,849 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Missouri with a population of 5,790 (96.56%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93 (1.55%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 73 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Missouri in 2022, with a population of 5,658 (94.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 132 (2.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 87 (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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Population By Race in Shelby , MO in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 73 1.22%
White Alone 5,790 96.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 23 0.38%
Asian Alone 16 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.02%
Two Or More Races 93 1.55%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , MO in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 132 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 71 1.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,658 94.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 87 1.45%