Total Population in Russell County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
18,221
Rank #1,980 of 3,222
39th percentile

How Russell County Compares

Russell County
18,221
Kentucky Average
18,221
Rank #65 of 120 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where Russell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Russell County: 18,221

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,977 Hampton County, SC 18,254
#1,978 Grant County, AR 18,242
#1,979 Kalkaska County, MI 18,239
#1,980 Russell County, KY 18,221
#1,981 Johnson County, TN 18,196
#1,982 Concordia Parish, LA 18,174
#1,983 Covington County, MS 18,148
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Total Population in Russell County, Kentucky

Russell County, Kentucky has a total population of 18,221, which ranks #1,980 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Kentucky, Russell County ranks #65 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.