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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 18,185 population of Russell County, Kentucky comprised of 790 people who identified as Hispanic (4.34%), and 17,395 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Russell County, Kentucky with a population of 17,544 (96.48%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 249 (1.37%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 184 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Russell County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 16,875 (92.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 669 (3.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 229 (1.26%).

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 184 1.01%
White Alone 17,544 96.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.51%
Asian Alone 107 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races 249 1.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Russell , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 669 3.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 54 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,875 92.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 229 1.26%