Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shelby County, TN in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 938,713 population of Shelby County, Tennessee comprised of 54,747 people who identified as Hispanic (5.83%), and 883,966 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.17%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Tennessee with a population of 501,222 (53.4%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 396,921 (42.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,549 (2.51%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Tennessee in 2013, with a population of 496,534 (52.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 350,928 (37.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 45,993 (4.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Shelby , TN in 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 501,222 53.4%
White Alone 396,921 42.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,374 0.36%
Asian Alone 23,549 2.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 813 0.09%
Two Or More Races 12,834 1.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , TN in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,688 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 45,993 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,678 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 377 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 621 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,390 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 496,534 52.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 350,928 37.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,696 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23,172 2.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 192 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,444 1.22%