Lawrence County Demographics

A map of Lawrence County's Population by Race

Lawrence County, Illinois had a population of 15,280 in 2020. It was 83.6% White, 9.1% Black, 0.4% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 3.2% 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 72nd most populous county of the 102 counties in Illinois.

Lawrence County's White Population

12,777 residents of Lawrence County identify as White, or 83.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Lawrence County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #68 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less White than neighboring Crawford County (90.7% White), Wabash County (92.6% White), Knox County (91% White), Richland County (93.7% White), and Gibson County (91.4% White).

Lawrence County's Black Population

1,393 residents of Lawrence County identify as Black, or 9.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #19 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Black than neighboring Crawford County (3.3% Black), Wabash County (0.5% Black), Knox County (1.9% Black), Richland County (0.5% Black), and Gibson County (1.9% Black).

Lawrence County's Asian Population

58 residents of Lawrence County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lawrence County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #70 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Asian than neighboring Wabash County (2.2% Asian), Knox County (0.8% Asian), Richland County (0.8% Asian), and Gibson County (0.6% Asian).

Lawrence County's Hispanic Population

514 residents of Lawrence County identify as Hispanic, or 3.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lawrence County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #48 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Hispanic than neighboring Crawford County (2.4% Hispanic), Wabash County (1.6% Hispanic), Knox County (2.8% Hispanic), Richland County (1.7% Hispanic), and Gibson County (2.1% Hispanic).

Lawrence County's Native American/Other Population

48 residents of Lawrence County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. 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 Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #85 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Crawford County (0.4% Native American/Other), Knox County (0.5% Native American/Other), Richland County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Gibson County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Lawrence County's Multiracial Population

490 residents of Lawrence County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Lawrence County is ranked #59 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Multiracial than neighboring Crawford County (2.9% Multiracial), Wabash County (2.8% Multiracial), Knox County (3% Multiracial), and Richland County (3% Multiracial). Lawrence County is less Multiracial than neighboring Gibson County (3.4% Multiracial).

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