Lawrence County Demographics

A map of Lawrence County's Population by Race

Lawrence County, Kentucky had a population of 16,293 in 2020. It was 96.5% White, 0.2% Black, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 2.0% 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 69th most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Lawrence County's White Population

15,721 residents of Lawrence County identify as White, or 96.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Lawrence County larger than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #6 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more White than neighboring Johnson County (96.4% White), Boyd County (91.2% White), Wayne County (95.4% White), Martin County (88.6% White), and Elliott County (93.5% White).

Lawrence County's Black Population

36 residents of Lawrence County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lawrence County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #115 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Black than neighboring Boyd County (2.7% Black), Wayne County (0.4% Black), Martin County (6.9% Black), and Elliott County (3.3% Black).

Lawrence County's Asian Population

23 residents of Lawrence County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #100 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Asian than neighboring Johnson County (0.4% Asian), Boyd County (0.6% Asian), Wayne County (0.2% Asian), and Martin County (0.2% Asian).

Lawrence County's Hispanic Population

148 residents of Lawrence County identify as Hispanic, or 0.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #107 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Hispanic than neighboring Wayne County (0.8% Hispanic). Lawrence County is less Hispanic than neighboring Boyd County (1.5% Hispanic), Martin County (2.6% Hispanic), and Elliott County (1.2% Hispanic).

Lawrence County's Native American/Other Population

31 residents of Lawrence County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. 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 Kentucky (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #112 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Johnson County (0.3% Native American/Other), Boyd County (0.4% Native American/Other), Wayne County (0.3% Native American/Other), Martin County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Elliott County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Lawrence County's Multiracial Population

334 residents of Lawrence County identify as Multiracial, or 2.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County is ranked #106 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Multiracial than neighboring Johnson County (1.9% Multiracial), Martin County (1.4% Multiracial), and Elliott County (1.4% Multiracial). Lawrence County is less Multiracial than neighboring Boyd County (3.6% Multiracial), and Wayne County (2.8% Multiracial).

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