Last official estimated population of Russell County was 28,842 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.009% of total US population and 0.3% of total Virginia state population. Area of Russell County is 476.8 mi² (=1234.8 km²), in this year population density was 60.50 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.05%/yr), Russell County population in 2026 would be 28,678 [0].
Historical population of Russell County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1790-1800] +3.72 %/yr
[1800-1810] +2.77 %/yr
[1810-1820] -1.31 %/yr
[1820-1830] +1.95 %/yr
[1830-1840] +1.61 %/yr
[1840-1850] +4.23 %/yr
[1850-1860] -1.47 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.77 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.28 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.49 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.12 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.67 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.33 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.31 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.26 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.07 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.2 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.69 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.62 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1.02 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.2 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.51 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.27 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.05 %/yr
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Population of Russell County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 729 | 733 | 1,462 |
| 5 to 9 | 765 | 753 | 1,518 |
| 10 to 14 | 759 | 797 | 1,556 |
| 15 to 19 | 743 | 747 | 1,490 |
| 20 to 24 | 854 | 759 | 1,613 |
| 25 to 29 | 761 | 775 | 1,536 |
| 30 to 34 | 818 | 759 | 1,577 |
| 35 to 39 | 819 | 808 | 1,627 |
| 40 to 44 | 913 | 939 | 1,852 |
| 45 to 49 | 936 | 980 | 1,916 |
| 50 to 54 | 1069 | 1111 | 2,180 |
| 55 to 59 | 1114 | 1188 | 2,302 |
| 60 to 64 | 1051 | 1069 | 2,120 |
| 65 to 69 | 891 | 918 | 1,809 |
| 70 to 74 | 596 | 730 | 1,326 |
| 75 to 79 | 412 | 555 | 967 |
| 80 to 84 | 251 | 393 | 644 |
| 85+ | 198 | 330 | 528 |
Russell County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 13512 | 14197 | 27,709 |
| WAC | 13453 | 14135 | 27,588 |
| WA | 13369 | 14031 | 27,400 |
| NHWAC | 13301 | 14002 | 27,303 |
| NHWA | 13228 | 13914 | 27,142 |
| BAC | 189 | 189 | 378 |
| NHBAC | 177 | 173 | 350 |
| H | 167 | 147 | 314 |
| BA | 153 | 133 | 286 |
| HWAC | 152 | 133 | 285 |
| NHBA | 147 | 128 | 275 |
| HWA | 141 | 117 | 258 |
| TOM | 90 | 118 | 208 |
| NHTOM | 79 | 102 | 181 |
| IAC | 77 | 90 | 167 |
| NHIAC | 62 | 79 | 141 |
| AAC | 49 | 44 | 93 |
| NHAAC | 49 | 44 | 93 |
| IA | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| AA | 35 | 25 | 60 |
| NHAA | 35 | 25 | 60 |
| NHIA | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| HBAC | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| HTOM | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| HIAC | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| HIA | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| NAC | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| HBA | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| HNAC | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HNA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NHNA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HAAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HAA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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