Russell County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Russell County, Kentucky

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Russell County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.0%

Foreign Born

2.0%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

98.4%

Russell County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Russell County, Kentucky Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Russell County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	18,221	2.0%	98.0%
2023	18,117	1.5%	98.5%
2022	18,021	1.3%	98.7%
2021	17,909	1.9%	98.1%
2020	17,846	2.4%	97.6%
2019	17,778	2.7%	97.3%
2018	17,760	2.8%	97.2%
2017	17,731	2.3%	97.7%
2016	17,684	2.3%	97.7%
2015	17,669	1.5%	98.5%
2014	17,646	1.9%	98.1%
2013	17,636	2.0%	98.0%
2012	17,562	2.1%	97.9%
2011	17,521	2.2%	97.8%
2010	17,445	1.7%	98.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Russell County, Kentucky

Approximately 2.0% of residents in Russell County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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