Population By Race and Ethnicity in Russell County, AL in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 59,258 population of Russell County, Alabama comprised of 3,254 people who identified as Hispanic (5.49%), and 56,004 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Alabama with a population of 29,253 (49.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,324 (46.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,623 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 26,967 (45.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,797 (45.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,286 (3.86%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Russell, Alabama.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Russell County, AL in 2020

Total Population:59,258

Non Hispanic (94.51%)

Hispanic (5.49%)

Race in Russell County, AL in 2020

Total Population:59,258

White Alone (49.37%)

Black or African American Alone (46.11%)

Two or more races (2.74%)

Asian Alone (0.87%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.66%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.26%)

Ethnicity in Russell County, AL in 2020

Total Population:59,258

Non-Hispanic White Alone (45.51%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (45.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.86%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.21%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.89%)

Population By Race in Russell , AL in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	29,253	49.37%
Black or African American Alone	27,324	46.11%
Two Or More Races	1,623	2.74%
Asian Alone	516	0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	389	0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	153	0.26%

Population By Ethnicity in Russell , AL in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	26,967	45.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	26,797	45.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,286	3.86%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,371	2.31%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	527	0.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	467	0.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	269	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	252	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	133	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	120	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	49	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	20	0.03%