Last official estimated population of Shelby County was 928,786 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.291% of total US population and 14.1% of total Tennessee state population. Area of Shelby County is 785.0 mi² (=2033.2 km²), in this year population density was 1,183.14 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Shelby County population in 2024 would be 931,647 [0].
Historical population of Shelby County for period 1820-2014 [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
[1820-1830] +31.55 %/yr
[1830-1840] +10.05 %/yr
[1840-1850] +7.79 %/yr
[1850-1860] +4.44 %/yr
[1860-1870] +4.73 %/yr
[1870-1880] +0.27 %/yr
[1880-1890] +3.7 %/yr
[1890-1900] +3.14 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.23 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.55 %/yr
[1920-1930] +3.22 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.57 %/yr
[1940-1950] +3.02 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.66 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.42 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.74 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.62 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.83 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.35 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.31 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/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 | 34715 | 33304 | 68,019 |
| 5 to 9 | 33475 | 32722 | 66,197 |
| 10 to 14 | 32764 | 32302 | 65,066 |
| 15 to 19 | 33128 | 31804 | 64,932 |
| 20 to 24 | 35135 | 36285 | 71,420 |
| 25 to 29 | 33426 | 35494 | 68,920 |
| 30 to 34 | 31063 | 33829 | 64,892 |
| 35 to 39 | 28282 | 30940 | 59,222 |
| 40 to 44 | 29125 | 32343 | 61,468 |
| 45 to 49 | 28003 | 31571 | 59,574 |
| 50 to 54 | 30158 | 34292 | 64,450 |
| 55 to 59 | 28733 | 33713 | 62,446 |
| 60 to 64 | 24293 | 28857 | 53,150 |
| 65 to 69 | 17957 | 21252 | 39,209 |
| 70 to 74 | 10881 | 14467 | 25,348 |
| 75 to 79 | 6988 | 10651 | 17,639 |
| 80 to 84 | 4691 | 8248 | 12,939 |
| 85+ | 4307 | 9605 | 13,912 |
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 | 416965 | 465887 | 882,852 |
| BAC | 235203 | 273268 | 508,471 |
| NHBAC | 232434 | 270495 | 502,929 |
| BA | 231352 | 269031 | 500,383 |
| NHBA | 228988 | 266666 | 495,654 |
| WAC | 200652 | 207164 | 407,816 |
| WA | 195387 | 201518 | 396,905 |
| NHWAC | 174479 | 184760 | 359,239 |
| NHWA | 169784 | 179672 | 349,456 |
| H | 30159 | 25792 | 55,951 |
| HWAC | 26173 | 22404 | 48,577 |
| HWA | 25603 | 21846 | 47,449 |
| AAC | 13627 | 14636 | 28,263 |
| NHAAC | 13271 | 14298 | 27,569 |
| AA | 11639 | 12539 | 24,178 |
| NHAA | 11488 | 12403 | 23,891 |
| TOM | 6339 | 6832 | 13,171 |
| NHTOM | 5637 | 6156 | 11,793 |
| IAC | 3951 | 3693 | 7,644 |
| HBAC | 2769 | 2773 | 5,542 |
| NHIAC | 2559 | 2820 | 5,379 |
| HBA | 2364 | 2365 | 4,729 |
| IA | 1965 | 1470 | 3,435 |
| HIAC | 1392 | 873 | 2,265 |
| NHIA | 893 | 905 | 1,798 |
| HIA | 1072 | 565 | 1,637 |
| NAC | 752 | 628 | 1,380 |
| HTOM | 702 | 676 | 1,378 |
| NHNAC | 418 | 366 | 784 |
| NA | 442 | 289 | 731 |
| HAAC | 356 | 338 | 694 |
| HNAC | 334 | 262 | 596 |
| HNA | 267 | 204 | 471 |
| HAA | 151 | 136 | 287 |
| NHNA | 175 | 85 | 260 |
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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
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