Population By Race and Ethnicity in Russell County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 17,944 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 710 people who identified as Hispanic (3.96%), and 17,234 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,366 (96.78%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 239 (1.33%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 148 (0.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 16,756 (93.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 610 (3.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 223 (1.24%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 148 0.83%
White Alone 17,366 96.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 89 0.5%
Asian Alone 101 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 239 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 610 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,756 93.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 223 1.24%