Demographics of Lawrence County, Missouri

Lawrence County, Missouri had 39,401 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,411 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

39,401
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,411 people.; 38.8 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,215 ±$4,968
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, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Missouri'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, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Missouri'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	37,990	100.0	100.0
2021	38,274	100.7	100.2
2022	38,671	101.8	100.7
2023	38,902	102.4	101.6
2024	39,209	103.2	102.5
2025	39,401	103.7	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	37,990	−13	+24	0	−40
2021	38,274	+284	−108	+4	+372
2022	38,671	+397	−92	+6	+488
2023	38,902	+231	+26	+6	+207
2024	39,209	+307	+15	+4	+288
2025	39,401	+192	+9	−7	+190

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±0.7: for men 37.6 ±0.8 and for women 40.7 ±0.5. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	2,456 ±137	6.4% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,353 ±460	19.1% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,053 ±294	7.9% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,292 ±425	24.1% ±1.1	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,443 ±474	24.5% ±1.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,996 ±460	18.1% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,215 ±$4,968, and income per person $28,600 ±$1,129, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,815 ±368	19.3% ±2.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,301 ±423	22.6% ±2.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,595 ±335	17.8% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,855 ±274	12.7% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,664 ±403	18.2% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	830 ±184	5.7% ±1.3	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	542 ±180	3.7% ±1.2	8.7% ±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	Missouri	United States
All ages	5,470 ±825	14.5% ±2.2	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,974 ±402	21.1% ±4.0	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,329 ±373	12.2% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,167 ±289	12.7% ±3.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	16,303 ±39	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.6% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.4% ±2.0	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.9% ±2.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.1% ±2.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,100 ±$12,361	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$800 ±$57	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,263 ±0	8.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,261 ±344	86.2% ±0.9	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	107 ±47	0.3% ±0.1	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	187 ±90	0.5% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	159 ±63	0.4% ±0.2	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 577	0% to 1.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,333 ±183	3.5% ±0.5	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	24,987 ±792	64.7% ±2.1	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,915 ±792	30.9% ±2.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	356 ±172	0.9% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,335 ±250	3.5% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	667 ±175	1.7% ±0.5	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	668 ±192	1.7% ±0.5	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lawrence County among the counties of Missouri

30th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pettis County	44,254	+2.9%
Camden County	44,047	+2.9%
Webster County	43,054	+10.4%
Butler County	41,904	−0.4%
Howell County	40,798	+2.5%
Lawrence County	39,401	+3.7%
Warren County	39,016	+9.2%
Scott County	37,975	−0.1%
Laclede County	36,943	+2.5%
Barry County	36,200	+4.8%
Polk County	33,604	+6.3%

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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