Total Population in Shelby County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5,986
Rank #2,812/3,222 · #105 in MO
13th
Shelby 5,986
MO 6,191,814 -99.9%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's total population of 5,986 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 →| #2,809 | Woodruff County, AR | 6,026 |
| #2,810 | Reynolds County, MO | 6,010 |
| #2,811 | Ohio County, IN | 5,999 |
| #2,812 | Shelby County, MO | 5,986 |
| #2,813 | Essex County, VT | 5,982 |
| #2,814 | Cumberland County, KY | 5,948 |
| #2,815 | Presidio County, TX | 5,930 |
About Total Population
Shelby County, Missouri has a total population of 5,986, ranking #2,812 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Missouri, it ranks #105 of 115. This places it in the 13th 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.