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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 17,995 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 679 people who identified as Hispanic (3.77%), and 17,316 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,429 (96.86%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 232 (1.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 139 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 16,848 (93.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 581 (3.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 214 (1.19%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 139 0.77%
White Alone 17,429 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 0.48%
Asian Alone 107 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 232 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 581 3.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 49 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,848 93.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 214 1.19%