Demographics of Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County, South Dakota had 29,459 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,612 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

29,459
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +14.0%
Change since July 2020: +3,612 people.; 44.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,384 ±$4,448
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, South Dakota's population grew 14.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, South Dakota'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, South Dakota's population grew 14.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, South Dakota'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	25,847	100.0	100.0
2021	26,164	101.2	100.2
2022	27,221	105.3	100.7
2023	28,037	108.5	101.6
2024	28,709	111.1	102.5
2025	29,459	114.0	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,847	+76	−1	+2	+77
2021	26,164	+317	−90	+19	+396
2022	27,221	+1,057	−86	+33	+1,036
2023	28,037	+816	−69	+45	+813
2024	28,709	+672	−85	+77	+669
2025	29,459	+750	−82	+55	+786

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±0.5: for men 44.4 ±1.0 and for women 45.1 ±1.0. 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	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	1,055 ±94	3.9% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,380 ±280	12.4% ±1.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,960 ±402	10.9% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,279 ±401	23.1% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,746 ±373	24.8% ±1.4	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,813 ±469	25.0% ±1.7	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,384 ±$4,448, and income per person $44,386 ±$3,489, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota 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	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,820 ±338	15.1% ±2.8	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,623 ±430	21.8% ±3.5	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,763 ±281	14.6% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,004 ±334	16.6% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,115 ±329	17.5% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	810 ±224	6.7% ±1.8	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	919 ±233	7.6% ±1.9	8.1% ±0.4	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	South Dakota	United States
All ages	3,052 ±685	11.6% ±2.6	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	564 ±192	12.9% ±4.3	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,560 ±440	12.2% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	928 ±240	10.1% ±2.6	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	14,840 ±40	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.2% ±2.5	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.8% ±2.5	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.1% ±2.4	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.9% ±3.4	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$346,500 ±$16,964	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$938 ±$79	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1980 ±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	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,057 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,182 ±166	88.8% ±0.6	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19 to 119	0.1% to 0.4%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24 to 220	0.1% to 0.8%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	675 ±140	2.5% ±0.5	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 136	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,040 ±200	3.8% ±0.7	4.4% ±0.2	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	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	14,619 ±765	53.7% ±2.8	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,859 ±789	43.5% ±2.9	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	90 to 310	0.3% to 1.1%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	555 ±193	2.0% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	378 ±174	1.4% ±0.6	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	177 ±70	0.6% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.2	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 South Dakota

8th of 66 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Counties of South Dakota near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lincoln County	77,145	+17.5%
Brookings County	37,635	+9.6%
Brown County	37,561	−1.7%
Meade County	30,711	+2.7%
Codington County	29,562	+4.3%
Lawrence County	29,459	+14.0%
Yankton County	23,635	+1.5%
Davison County	20,069	+0.5%
Beadle County	19,624	+2.4%
Hughes County	17,570	−0.9%
Union County	17,402	+3.2%

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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