Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, OH in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 48,731 population of Shelby County, Ohio comprised of 731 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 48,000 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Ohio with a population of 45,941 (94.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,093 (2.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 991 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 45,330 (93.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,052 (2.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 939 (1.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , OH in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,093 2.24%
White Alone 45,941 94.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 109 0.22%
Asian Alone 546 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 51 0.11%
Two Or More Races 991 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , OH in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 41 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 611 1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 52 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,052 2.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,330 93.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 539 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 939 1.93%