Demographics Summary for Shelby County, Ohio

Named for: General Isaac Shelby, first Governor of Kentucky
Established: April 1, 1819
Land Area: 409.3 Square Miles
County Seat: City of Sidney

Shelby County had a population of 47,910 in 2000, and is expected to increase to 52,666 by 2030. In 2002, the personal income per capita reached $26,801, while the state of Ohio averaged $29,195.

2002 poverty numbers show an overall rate of 7% for the county and 10.2% across Ohio for all persons.

In 2002, more persons were employed in the Manufacturing industry, the largest payroll came from the Manufacturing sector, and the Retail trade industry had the largest number of establishments.* In 2001, Shelby County had a net increase in the number of businesses started.

In 2001, crop cash receipts totaled $42,369,000, while livestock cash receipts totaled $30,934,000. In 1997, an average of 991 acres per farm combined for 204 farms across a total of 201,998 acres in farm use. In 2001, corn generated the largest amount of crop cash receipts while dairy produced the largest amount of livestock cash receipts.

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* This report contains data through 1997 because of the shift from SIC to NAICS. Summary is based on most recently available NAICS data. NAICS tables are available at http://www.osuedc.org/profiles.

Prepared by: Extension Data Center
Dr. Rosemary Gliem, Data Center Director
Richard Hornsby, Systems Developer
Ohio State University Extension
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