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  • FIPS 01079
  • Largest town: Moulton

Lawrence County, Alabama

Lawrence County had 33,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 690.7 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 67 in Alabama by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
33,567
#35 of 67 in Alabama · #1,349 in US
Area
690.7 sq mi
#32 of 67 in Alabama · #1,355 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#34 of 67 in Alabama · #1,497 in US
Median household income
$61,064
#16 of 67 in Alabama · #1,734 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lawrence County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Lawrence County population, land area and income

Lawrence County had 33,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 690.7 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 67 in Alabama by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 48.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, about the same as Lawrence County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,064 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,567

3144th1st

1349th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

691 sq mi

3144th1st

1355th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1497th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,064

3143rd1st

1734th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

33,567

67th1st

35th of 67 (AL)

Land area

691 sq mi

67th1st

32nd of 67 (AL)

Density

48.6 / sq mi

67th1st

34th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$61,064

67th1st

16th of 67 (AL)

How Lawrence County's population changed since 2020

Lawrence County gained 492 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 29th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lawrence County recorded 1,538 births and 2,231 deaths, a natural change of -693. Net international migration added +34 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,134. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,134 people.

33.1k202033.1k202133.2k202233.5k202333.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,538
Deaths
2,231
Net international migration
+34
Net domestic migration
+1,134
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+62

Where Lawrence County is

The Census internal point of Lawrence County is at 34.529800, -87.321900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lawrence County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Lawrence County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.529800, -87.321900
DMS
34°31'47.28"N 87°19'18.84"W
UTM
16N 470459.0E 3820948.7N
Geohash
dn1ukvyns
Plus code
866JGMHH+W6

Towns in Lawrence County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lawrence County, 4,465 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lawrence County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Moulton with 3,408.

  1. 01Moulton3,408
  2. 02Town Creek1,055
  3. 03Trinity (part)2
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lawrence County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lawrence County. The most populous is Morgan County, AL, with 126,084 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 160.0 miles SSE of Lawrence County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 38.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Decatur, AL (population 57,974), 19.1 miles away.

Lawrence County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lawrence County is 01079: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,064.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lawrence County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,567. That is up 492 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,075.

What is the FIPS code of Lawrence County?

01079. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lawrence County?

Moulton, with 3,408 residents inside Lawrence County in 2024.

Which counties border Lawrence County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Morgan County, AL; Limestone County, AL; Lauderdale County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Colbert County, AL; Franklin County, AL; Winston County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.