Population By Race and Ethnicity in Russell County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 17,694 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 643 people who identified as Hispanic (3.63%), and 17,051 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,237 (97.42%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 180 (1.02%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 119 (0.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 16,672 (94.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 565 (3.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 167 (0.94%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 119 0.67%
White Alone 17,237 97.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 85 0.48%
Asian Alone 72 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 180 1.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 565 3.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 46 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,672 94.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 167 0.94%