Lawrence County Demographics

A map of Lawrence County's Population by Race

Lawrence County, Alabama had a population of 33,073 in 2020. It was 74.7% White, 10.0% Black, 0.3% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 4.6% Native American/Other, and 7.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lawrence County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lawrence County is the 35th most populous county of the 67 counties in Alabama.

Lawrence County's White Population

24,714 residents of Lawrence County identify as White, or 74.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Lawrence County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Alabama (63.1% White). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #23 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more White than neighboring Limestone County (73.1% White), and Morgan County (71.5% White). Lawrence County is less White than neighboring Winston County (91.8% White), Lauderdale County (81.8% White), and Colbert County (75.6% White).

Lawrence County's Black Population

3,302 residents of Lawrence County identify as Black, or 10.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lawrence County less than the Black share of the population of Alabama (25.6% Black). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #51 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Black than neighboring Winston County (0.6% Black), and Lauderdale County (9.8% Black). Lawrence County is less Black than neighboring Limestone County (12.7% Black), Morgan County (12.4% Black), and Colbert County (16.1% Black).

Lawrence County's Asian Population

84 residents of Lawrence County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Alabama (1.5% Asian). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #52 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Asian than neighboring Winston County (0.2% Asian). Lawrence County is less Asian than neighboring Limestone County (1.8% Asian), Morgan County (0.7% Asian), Lauderdale County (0.8% Asian), and Colbert County (0.8% Asian).

Lawrence County's Hispanic Population

895 residents of Lawrence County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Alabama (5.3% Hispanic). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #42 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Hispanic than neighboring Winston County (3.5% Hispanic), Limestone County (7% Hispanic), Morgan County (10% Hispanic), Lauderdale County (3.3% Hispanic), and Colbert County (3% Hispanic).

Lawrence County's Native American/Other Population

1,516 residents of Lawrence County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 4.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Alabama (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #2 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Winston County (0.6% Native American/Other), Limestone County (0.8% Native American/Other), Morgan County (0.9% Native American/Other), Lauderdale County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Colbert County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Lawrence County's Multiracial Population

2,562 residents of Lawrence County identify as Multiracial, or 7.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Alabama (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, Lawrence County is ranked #1 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Multiracial than neighboring Winston County (3.4% Multiracial), Limestone County (4.6% Multiracial), Morgan County (4.5% Multiracial), Lauderdale County (3.8% Multiracial), and Colbert County (3.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.