Shelby County, TN Population

Overview

929,178

Total Population

35.7

Median age

52.35%

Female population %

91:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

61,285

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Shelby County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Shelby County is 35.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shelby County's population under 18 was 25.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shelby County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shelby County, 21.07% were under the age of 15, 20.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.39% aged 30 to 64, 12.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43,600 more females than males in Shelby County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.35% females and 47.65% males in Shelby County, TN.
The Shelby County, TN gender ratio is 91:100 i.e. 91 men to 100 women (0.910).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 34,727.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 37,120.

Shelby County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shelby County population: 37.49% are White, 53.79% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.77% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.81% are some other race and 2.84% are multiracial.
Shelby County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 61,285 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 867,893 (93.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shelby County is Black or African American with a population of 499,76 (53.79% of the total population).

Shelby County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 939,421 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Shelby County's population increased by 30,279 (3.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shelby County's population increased by 913 (0.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Shelby County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 898,196.