County profile
Russell County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#1808 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,047
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
353
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,608
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$44.7k±$7.6k
Bachelor's degree+
15.4%±2.6%
Poverty rate
23.1%±4.3%
Business applications
199 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
45.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing30%
Health care19%
Wholesale trade18%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,608
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $61.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+733
International migration+292
Natural change−401
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$646.4M2019
$662.9M2020
$712.6M2021
$921.1M2022
$987.9M2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$163.2k±$15.3k
Median gross rent
$681/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
25.6%±2.7%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.4M
5 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
31.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 70Cold wave 66Tornado 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1932016
1932017
2092018
2282019
2312020
2632021
2892022
3322023
3772024
3832025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 67% since 202132021
192022
12023
02024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
76.9 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
40.0 km
NS
Nearest port
56.4 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
121.0 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Russell?
Russell's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 6.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.