Shelby County Demographics

A map of Shelby County's Population by Race

Shelby County, Missouri had a population of 6,103 in 2020. It was 94.2% White, 0.3% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Shelby County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Shelby County is the 104th most populous county of the 115 counties in Missouri.

Shelby County's White Population

5,749 residents of Shelby County identify as White, or 94.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Shelby County larger than the White share of the population of Missouri (75.8% White). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #10 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is more White than neighboring Monroe County (91.2% White), Marion County (87.4% White), Lewis County (92.9% White), and Macon County (90.6% White). Shelby County is less White than neighboring Knox County (95.4% White).

Shelby County's Black Population

20 residents of Shelby County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Shelby County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Missouri (11.3% Black). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #92 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is less Black than neighboring Monroe County (2% Black), Knox County (0.5% Black), Marion County (4.8% Black), Lewis County (1.8% Black), and Macon County (2% Black).

Shelby County's Asian Population

1 residents of Shelby County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Shelby County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Missouri (2.1% Asian). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #113 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is less Asian than neighboring Monroe County (0.4% Asian), Knox County (0.5% Asian), Marion County (0.6% Asian), Lewis County (0.2% Asian), and Macon County (0.6% Asian).

Shelby County's Hispanic Population

117 residents of Shelby County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Shelby County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Missouri (4.9% Hispanic). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #73 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is more Hispanic than neighboring Monroe County (1.8% Hispanic), Knox County (0.6% Hispanic), Marion County (1.8% Hispanic), Lewis County (1.6% Hispanic), and Macon County (1.8% Hispanic).

Shelby County's Native American/Other Population

29 residents of Shelby County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Shelby County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Missouri (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #87 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Knox County (0.3% Native American/Other), Lewis County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Macon County (0.4% Native American/Other). Shelby County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Monroe County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Marion County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Shelby County's Multiracial Population

187 residents of Shelby County identify as Multiracial, or 3.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Shelby County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Missouri (5% Multiracial). Of the 115 counties in Missouri, Shelby County is ranked #100 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Shelby County is more Multiracial than neighboring Knox County (2.6% Multiracial), and Lewis County (3% Multiracial). Shelby County is less Multiracial than neighboring Monroe County (4% Multiracial), Marion County (4.8% Multiracial), and Macon County (4.6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.