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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 18,002 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 768 people who identified as Hispanic (4.27%), and 17,234 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,407 (96.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 231 (1.28%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 169 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 16,739 (92.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 668 (3.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 213 (1.18%).

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 169 0.94%
White Alone 17,407 96.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 88 0.49%
Asian Alone 105 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 231 1.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 668 3.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 51 0.28%
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 152 0.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,739 92.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 213 1.18%