Last official estimated population of Shelby County was 42,267 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.013% of total US population and 1% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Shelby County is 385.7 mi² (=998.9 km²), in this year population density was 109.59 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.11%/yr), Shelby County population in 2025 would be 42,802 [0].
Historical population of Shelby County for period 1800-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1800-1810] +6.15 %/yr
[1810-1820] +3.53 %/yr
[1820-1830] -1 %/yr
[1830-1840] -0.68 %/yr
[1840-1850] -0.39 %/yr
[1850-1860] -0.39 %/yr
[1860-1870] -0.43 %/yr
[1870-1880] +0.67 %/yr
[1880-1890] -0.18 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.05 %/yr
[1900-1910] -0.16 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.27 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.47 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.05 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.09 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.32 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.27 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.07 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.62 %/yr
[1990-2000] +3.01 %/yr
[2000-2005] +2.51 %/yr
[2005-2010] +2.17 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.11 %/yr
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Population of Shelby County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1683 | 1481 | 3,164 |
| 5 to 9 | 1449 | 1386 | 2,835 |
| 10 to 14 | 1530 | 1467 | 2,997 |
| 15 to 19 | 1515 | 1376 | 2,891 |
| 20 to 24 | 1341 | 1389 | 2,730 |
| 25 to 29 | 1099 | 1377 | 2,476 |
| 30 to 34 | 1391 | 1555 | 2,946 |
| 35 to 39 | 1365 | 1592 | 2,957 |
| 40 to 44 | 1552 | 1630 | 3,182 |
| 45 to 49 | 1541 | 1703 | 3,244 |
| 50 to 54 | 1623 | 1768 | 3,391 |
| 55 to 59 | 1493 | 1569 | 3,062 |
| 60 to 64 | 1295 | 1425 | 2,720 |
| 65 to 69 | 1150 | 1218 | 2,368 |
| 70 to 74 | 787 | 826 | 1,613 |
| 75 to 79 | 448 | 532 | 980 |
| 80 to 84 | 284 | 387 | 671 |
| 85+ | 229 | 419 | 648 |
Shelby County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 19618 | 21349 | 40,967 |
| WAC | 19674 | 20947 | 40,621 |
| WA | 19249 | 20503 | 39,752 |
| NHWAC | 17787 | 19351 | 37,138 |
| NHWA | 17406 | 18944 | 36,350 |
| BAC | 1963 | 2067 | 4,030 |
| H | 2157 | 1751 | 3,908 |
| NHBAC | 1813 | 1967 | 3,780 |
| HWAC | 1887 | 1596 | 3,483 |
| BA | 1683 | 1775 | 3,458 |
| HWA | 1843 | 1559 | 3,402 |
| NHBA | 1554 | 1696 | 3,250 |
| TOM | 449 | 468 | 917 |
| NHTOM | 404 | 426 | 830 |
| AAC | 277 | 308 | 585 |
| NHAAC | 244 | 276 | 520 |
| IAC | 253 | 218 | 471 |
| AA | 208 | 219 | 427 |
| NHAA | 185 | 200 | 385 |
| NHIAC | 161 | 163 | 324 |
| HBAC | 150 | 100 | 250 |
| IA | 128 | 98 | 226 |
| HBA | 129 | 79 | 208 |
| HIAC | 92 | 55 | 147 |
| NAC | 80 | 58 | 138 |
| NHIA | 54 | 61 | 115 |
| HIA | 74 | 37 | 111 |
| NA | 58 | 37 | 95 |
| HTOM | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| NHNAC | 33 | 41 | 74 |
| HAAC | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| HNAC | 47 | 17 | 64 |
| HNA | 43 | 15 | 58 |
| HAA | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| NHNA | 15 | 22 | 37 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Jefferson Kentucky Notes
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