Total Population in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
230,211
Rank #308/3,222 · #6 in AL
90th
Shelby 230,211
AL 5,086,768 -95.5%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's total population of 230,211 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #305 | Lake County, OH | 232,216 |
| #306 | Barnstable County, MA | 231,668 |
| #307 | Whatcom County, WA | 230,503 |
| #308 | Shelby County, AL | 230,211 |
| #309 | Linn County, IA | 230,004 |
| #310 | Caddo Parish, LA | 230,004 |
| #311 | Jefferson County, MO | 229,458 |
About Total Population
Shelby County, Alabama has a total population of 230,211, ranking #308 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Alabama, it ranks #6 of 67. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.