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Russell County

18,458Population
2.6 %Change since 2020
189Net migration
5.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,458 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.6 %
Net migration
189 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,991 (2020)
Births
207 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.2
Deaths
262 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.2
Natural change, 2023
-55
International migration
52 (2023)
Domestic migration
137 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
10.2
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21207

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.06.5
PeriodValue
20255.0 %
20245.1 %
20234.5 %
20224.1 %
20214.3 %
20206.7 %
20194.5 %
20184.6 %
20175.7 %
20166.9 %
201511.7 %
201410.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.5K18K
PeriodValue
202418,458
202318,308
202218,177
202118,166
202017,997