Total Population in Russell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18,221
Rank #1,980/3,222 · #65 in KY
39th
Russell 18,221
KY 4,534,824 -99.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's total population of 18,221 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Russell County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Total Population
Russell County, Kentucky has a total population of 18,221, ranking #1,980 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #65 of 120. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.