Lawrence County Demographics

A map of Lawrence County's Population by Race

Lawrence County, Arkansas had a population of 16,216 in 2020. It was 92.0% White, 0.9% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 4.2% 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 48th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Lawrence County's White Population

14,925 residents of Lawrence County identify as White, or 92.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Lawrence County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #6 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more White than neighboring Randolph County (89.1% White), Sharp County (91.1% White), Jackson County (76.1% White), Craighead County (71.1% White), and Independence County (83.1% White).

Lawrence County's Black Population

138 residents of Lawrence County identify as Black, or 0.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lawrence County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #57 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Black than neighboring Randolph County (0.8% Black), and Sharp County (0.7% Black). Lawrence County is less Black than neighboring Jackson County (16.5% Black), Craighead County (16.5% Black), and Independence County (2.2% Black).

Lawrence County's Asian Population

38 residents of Lawrence County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #63 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Asian than neighboring Randolph County (0.4% Asian), Sharp County (0.3% Asian), Jackson County (0.4% Asian), Craighead County (1.5% Asian), and Independence County (0.9% Asian).

Lawrence County's Hispanic Population

357 residents of Lawrence County identify as Hispanic, or 2.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lawrence County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #65 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Hispanic than neighboring Randolph County (2.1% Hispanic), and Sharp County (2.1% Hispanic). Lawrence County is less Hispanic than neighboring Jackson County (2.8% Hispanic), Craighead County (6% Hispanic), and Independence County (8.6% Hispanic).

Lawrence County's Native American/Other Population

84 residents of Lawrence County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. 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 Arkansas (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #58 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Randolph County (3.8% Native American/Other), Sharp County (1% Native American/Other), Jackson County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Independence County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Lawrence County's Multiracial Population

674 residents of Lawrence County identify as Multiracial, or 4.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County is ranked #43 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Multiracial than neighboring Randolph County (3.9% Multiracial), and Jackson County (3.7% Multiracial). Lawrence County is less Multiracial than neighboring Sharp County (4.9% Multiracial), Craighead County (4.3% Multiracial), and Independence County (4.6% Multiracial).

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