United States › North Carolina › Shelby
Shelby, North Carolina
8,451 Black residents · 38.6% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 21,918 people in Shelby, North Carolina, and 8,451 of them — 38.6% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Shelby is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 21,918 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,451 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 38.6% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 26 of 776 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Shelby: 8,397 Black residents in 2010 and 8,451 in 2020. The population grew by 0.6%, and the Black share in Shelby moved from 41.3% to 38.6%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina, Shelby ranks 26 by Black population, with 8,451 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Shelby within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Shelby, a place of 21,918, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Shelby itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.