Demographics of Lawrence County, Kentucky

Lawrence County, Kentucky had 15,765 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −535 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawrence County, in four figures

15,765
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −535 people.; 42.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,772 ±$5,311
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lawrence County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lawrence County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,300	100.0	100.0
2021	16,261	99.8	100.2
2022	16,052	98.5	100.7
2023	15,980	98.0	101.6
2024	15,825	97.1	102.5
2025	15,765	96.7	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,300	+12	−6	0	+14
2021	16,261	−39	−68	0	+16
2022	16,052	−209	−137	+6	−75
2023	15,980	−72	−91	−1	+25
2024	15,825	−155	−102	−1	−52
2025	15,765	−60	−117	−7	+64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.8: for men 41.1 ±1.2 and for women 42.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	931 ±59	5.8% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,832 ±250	17.6% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,091 ±217	6.8% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,672 ±264	22.8% ±1.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,272 ±271	26.6% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,279 ±360	20.4% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,772 ±$5,311, and income per person $25,890 ±$2,370, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lawrence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,659 ±306	26.2% ±4.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,662 ±304	26.2% ±4.7	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,128 ±213	17.8% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	550 ±167	8.7% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	876 ±259	13.8% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	296 ±131	4.7% ±2.1	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	171 ±83	2.7% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	3,472 ±669	21.8% ±4.2	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,039 ±263	28.0% ±6.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,619 ±372	20.5% ±4.5	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	814 ±201	18.7% ±4.4	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,604 ±26	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±3.1	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.8% ±3.6	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.2% ±3.7	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$111,700 ±$6,345	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$760 ±$38	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lawrence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 164	0% to 1.0%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,538 ±20	96.6% ±0.1	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	60 to 368	0.4% to 2.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	111 to 393	0.7% to 2.4%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lawrence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	9,820 ±605	61.1% ±3.8	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,945 ±612	37.0% ±3.8	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 42	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	295 ±128	1.8% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	295 ±128	1.8% ±0.8	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lawrence County among the counties of Kentucky

73rd of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Mason County	16,936	−1.2%
Henry County	16,447	+4.8%
Casey County	16,205	+1.8%
Rockcastle County	16,148	+0.6%
Fleming County	15,787	+4.6%
Lawrence County	15,765	−3.3%
Larue County	15,184	+2.0%
Pendleton County	14,800	+1.1%
Trigg County	14,512	+3.1%
Morgan County	14,415	+5.0%
Estill County	13,962	−1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026