Shelby County, Alabama
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 143,293 people, 54,631 households, and 40,590 families residing in the county. The population density was 180 people per square mile (70/km²).

Shelby County, Alabama

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 143,293 people, 54,631 households, and 40,590 families residing in the county. The population density was 180 people per square mile (70/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	2,416	—

1830	5,704	136.1%

1840	6,112	7.2%

1850	9,536	56.0%

1860	12,618	32.3%

1870	12,218	−3.2%

1880	17,236	41.1%

1890	20,886	21.2%

1900	23,684	13.4%

1910	26,949	13.8%

1920	27,097	0.5%

1930	27,576	1.8%

1940	28,962	5.0%

1950	30,362	4.8%

1960	32,132	5.8%

1970	38,037	18.4%

1980	66,298	74.3%

1990	99,358	49.9%

2000	143,293	44.2%

2010	195,085	36.1%

Est. 2017	213,605	9.5%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2017

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2010, there were 195,085 people residing in Shelby County, Alabama.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2010, there were 195,085 people residing in Shelby County, Alabama.