Population By Race and Ethnicity in Russell County, KY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 18,178 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 714 people who identified as Hispanic (3.93%), and 17,464 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,566 (96.63%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 243 (1.34%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 157 (0.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 16,975 (93.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 591 (3.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 223 (1.23%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 157 0.86%
White Alone 17,566 96.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 90 0.5%
Asian Alone 113 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races 243 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 591 3.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 52 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,975 93.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 223 1.23%