Total Population in Shelby County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11,778
Rank #2,369/3,222 · #65 in IA
26th
Shelby 11,778
IA 3,210,507 -99.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's total population of 11,778 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 →| #2,366 | Little River County, AR | 11,821 |
| #2,367 | Chickasaw County, IA | 11,807 |
| #2,368 | Lawrence County, MS | 11,786 |
| #2,369 | Shelby County, IA | 11,778 |
| #2,370 | Heard County, GA | 11,773 |
| #2,371 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 11,764 |
| #2,372 | Marion County, KS | 11,754 |
About Total Population
Shelby County, Iowa has a total population of 11,778, ranking #2,369 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Iowa, it ranks #65 of 99. This places it in the 26th 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.