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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 23,924 population of Shelby County, Texas comprised of 4,679 people who identified as Hispanic (19.56%), and 19,245 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shelby County, Texas with a population of 18,656 (77.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,235 (17.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 392 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shelby County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 14,422 (60.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,234 (17.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,083 (17.07%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shelby County, TX in 2020

Total Population:23,924

Non Hispanic (80.44%)

Hispanic (19.56%)

Race in Shelby County, TX in 2020

Total Population:23,924

White Alone (77.98%)

Black or African American Alone (17.7%)

Two or more races (1.64%)

Asian Alone (1.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.02%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Shelby County, TX in 2020

Total Population:23,924

Non-Hispanic White Alone (60.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (17.7%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.07%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.25%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.4%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.3%)

Population By Race in Shelby , TX in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	18,656	77.98%
Black or African American Alone	4,235	17.7%
Two Or More Races	392	1.64%
Asian Alone	367	1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	243	1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	31	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Shelby , TX in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,422	60.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,234	17.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,083	17.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	336	1.4%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	311	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	161	0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	152	0.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	82	0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	81	0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	31	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	20	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.05%