Demographics of Lawrence County, Tennessee

Lawrence County, Tennessee had 46,914 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,729 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

46,914
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,729 people.; 39.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,706 ±$2,672
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, Tennessee's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Tennessee'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, Tennessee's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Tennessee'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	44,185	100.0	100.0
2021	44,783	101.4	100.2
2022	45,480	102.9	100.7
2023	46,091	104.3	101.6
2024	46,644	105.6	102.5
2025	46,914	106.2	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	44,185	+27	−58	0	+78
2021	44,783	+598	−92	0	+692
2022	45,480	+697	−141	+6	+812
2023	46,091	+611	−31	+7	+625
2024	46,644	+553	−3	+49	+502
2025	46,914	+270	+4	−1	+264

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±0.5: for men 38.3 ±0.7 and for women 40.3 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	2,842 ±89	6.3% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,517 ±411	18.8% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,473 ±319	7.7% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,017 ±400	24.3% ±0.9	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,475 ±442	25.3% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,061 ±480	17.8% ±1.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,706 ±$2,672, and income per person $28,990 ±$1,661, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	3,821 ±506	22.5% ±3.0	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,792 ±449	22.3% ±2.6	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,961 ±354	17.4% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,219 ±365	13.1% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,658 ±349	15.6% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	960 ±205	5.7% ±1.2	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	580 ±146	3.4% ±0.9	9.0% ±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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	6,700 ±968	15.0% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,862 ±370	16.7% ±3.2	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,210 ±594	14.0% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,628 ±310	15.3% ±2.8	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	18,730 ±31	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±1.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±1.4	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±2.5	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±2.5	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$194,400 ±$8,477	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$763 ±$63	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1987 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,272 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,779 ±175	92.1% ±0.4	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	625 ±197	1.4% ±0.4	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	160 ±54	0.4% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,494 ±263	3.3% ±0.6	3.7% ±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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	32,008 ±825	70.5% ±1.8	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,452 ±807	27.4% ±1.8	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	108 to 448	0.2% to 1.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	647 ±184	1.4% ±0.4	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	360 ±149	0.8% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	287 ±134	0.6% ±0.3	3.7% ±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 Tennessee

35th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Roane County	57,395	+6.9%
Carter County	57,361	+1.7%
Bedford County	55,273	+9.7%
Gibson County	51,779	+2.6%
Monroe County	49,730	+7.2%
Lawrence County	46,914	+6.2%
Franklin County	45,579	+6.4%
Fayette County	45,071	+7.7%
Warren County	43,717	+6.5%
Cheatham County	42,778	+4.1%
Campbell County	40,290	+2.5%

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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