Shelby County
Large central metro
FIPS 47157
Profiled Cities (2)
People
910.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.1209.2/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-2.1%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$64K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.9
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr89.9%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr17.8%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202412.0%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr54.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.8%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr8.8%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr32.7%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr52.3%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
25.6K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2334.8K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-9,230
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
4.5%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025425.3K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$65K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$88.4B
County GDP
BEA 202419.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023446K
Employees
CBP 2023$28.8B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$249K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr41.5K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr82K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
87th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202239.6%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202514.6%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202519.7%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202517.3%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202581.7/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–254.8/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25524.5/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
99.4
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$554.7M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.90
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.19
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.9%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202432.8%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20191.8%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
752.8 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202461.9°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202071.9°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202051.8°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202055.4"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024