Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, OH in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 48,023 population of Shelby County, Ohio comprised of 789 people who identified as Hispanic (1.64%), and 47,234 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Ohio with a population of 45,001 (93.71%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,143 (2.38%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,128 (2.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Ohio in 2021, with a population of 44,352 (92.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,082 (2.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,076 (2.24%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, OH in 2021

Total Population:48,023

Non Hispanic (98.36%)

Hispanic (1.64%)

Race in Shelby County, OH in 2021

Total Population:48,023

White Alone (93.71%)

Two or more races (2.38%)

Black or African American Alone (2.35%)

Asian Alone (1.21%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Shelby County, OH in 2021

Total Population:48,023

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.36%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.24%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.35%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.2%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.60%)

Population By Race in Shelby , OH in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	45,001	93.71%
Two Or More Races	1,143	2.38%
Black or African American Alone	1,128	2.35%
Asian Alone	581	1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	115	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	55	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , OH in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	44,352	92.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,082	2.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,076	2.24%
White Alone - Hispanic	649	1.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	575	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	97	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	61	0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	52	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	18	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%