Population By Race and Ethnicity in Russell County, KY in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 17,712 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 605 people who identified as Hispanic (3.42%), and 17,107 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,322 (97.8%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 153 (0.86%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 105 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2011, with a population of 16,768 (94.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 554 (3.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 147 (0.83%).

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

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Population By Race in Russell , KY in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 105 0.59%
White Alone 17,322 97.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.41%
Asian Alone 59 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 153 0.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 554 3.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 34 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,768 94.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 147 0.83%