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Russell County, Alabama
26,243 Black residents · 44.3% of the county · ranked 11 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
In Russell County, Alabama, the 2020 Census counted 59,183 people, 26,243 of them Black alone. At 44.3%, Russell County's Black share stands against the state's 25.8% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 59,183 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 26,243 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 44.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 11 of 67 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Russell County counted 22,135 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 26,243. The population grew by 18.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Russell County moved from 41.8% to 44.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Within Alabama, the Census Bureau counts 67 counties and county equivalents, Russell County among them; it stands 11 by Black population, with 26,243 Black residents of the state's 1.3 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Russell County, Alabama, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Russell County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Russell County page is their frame: 59,183 residents, 26,243 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.