Russell County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1840	13,513	—	—
1850	19,548	+6,035	+44.7%
1860	26,592	+7,044	+36.0%
1870	21,636	-4,956	-18.6%
1880	24,837	+3,201	+14.8%
1890	24,093	-744	-3.0%
1900	27,083	+2,990	+12.4%
1910	25,937	-1,146	-4.2%
1920	27,448	+1,511	+5.8%
1930	27,377	-71	-0.3%
1940	35,775	+8,398	+30.7%
1950	40,364	+4,589	+12.8%
1960	46,351	+5,987	+14.8%
1970	45,394	-957	-2.1%
1980	47,356	+1,962	+4.3%
1990	46,860	-496	-1.0%
2000	49,756	+2,896	+6.2%
2010	52,947	+3,191	+6.4%
2020	59,183	+6,236	+11.8%
2024	58,837	-346	-0.6%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Phenix City	38,509	—
2	Ladonia	3,074	+5.8%
3	Hurtsboro	342	-54.5%

Year	Russell County	Alabama	Share
1840	13,513	576,496	2.34%
1850	19,548	752,918	2.60%
1860	26,592	964,201	2.76%
1870	21,636	981,905	2.20%
1880	24,837	1,262,505	1.97%
1890	24,093	1,513,017	1.59%
1900	27,083	1,828,697	1.48%
1910	25,937	2,138,093	1.21%
1920	27,448	2,348,174	1.17%
1930	27,377	2,646,248	1.03%
1940	35,775	2,832,961	1.26%
1950	40,364	3,061,743	1.32%
1960	46,351	3,266,740	1.42%
1970	45,394	3,444,165	1.32%
1980	47,356	3,893,888	1.22%
1990	46,860	4,040,587	1.16%
2000	49,756	4,447,100	1.12%
2010	52,947	4,779,736	1.11%
2020	59,183	5,024,279	1.18%
2024	58,837	5,157,699	1.14%

Year	Population	Source
1840	13,513	Decennial Census
1850	19,548	Decennial Census
1860	26,592	Decennial Census
1870	21,636	Decennial Census
1880	24,837	Decennial Census
1890	24,093	Decennial Census
1900	27,083	Decennial Census
1910	25,937	Decennial Census
1920	27,448	Decennial Census
1930	27,377	Decennial Census
1940	35,775	Decennial Census
1950	40,364	Decennial Census
1960	46,351	Decennial Census
1970	45,394	Decennial Census
1980	47,356	Decennial Census
1990	46,860	Decennial Census
2000	49,756	Decennial Census
2001	49,489	Population Estimates Program
2002	49,065	Population Estimates Program
2003	49,498	Population Estimates Program
2004	49,731	Population Estimates Program
2005	50,459	Population Estimates Program
2006	51,074	Population Estimates Program
2007	51,434	Population Estimates Program
2008	52,162	Population Estimates Program
2009	52,947	Population Estimates Program
2010	52,947	Decennial Census
2011	54,884	Population Estimates Program
2012	57,549	Population Estimates Program
2013	59,219	Population Estimates Program
2014	59,310	Population Estimates Program
2015	58,946	Population Estimates Program
2016	58,290	Population Estimates Program
2017	57,134	Population Estimates Program
2018	57,933	Population Estimates Program
2019	58,098	Population Estimates Program
2020	59,183	Decennial Census
2021	58,651	Population Estimates Program
2022	58,522	Population Estimates Program
2023	58,792	Population Estimates Program
2024	58,837	Population Estimates Program

Population Estimates Program US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (annual estimates)
Decennial Census US Census Bureau Decennial Census (actual count every 10 years)