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  • FIPS 18093
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Lawrence County, Indiana

Lawrence County had 45,192 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 449.2 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 92 in Indiana by population and 20th by land area.

Population
45,192
#34 of 92 in Indiana · #1,091 in US
Area
449.2 sq mi
#20 of 92 in Indiana · #2,274 in US
Density
101 / sq mi
#41 of 92 in Indiana · #902 in US
Median household income
$64,958
#54 of 92 in Indiana · #1,377 in US

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

Lawrence County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Lawrence County population, land area and income

Lawrence County had 45,192 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 449.2 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 92 in Indiana by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 100.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Lawrence County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,958 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,192

3144th1st

1091st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

449 sq mi

3144th1st

2274th of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

902nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,958

3143rd1st

1377th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

45,192

92nd1st

34th of 92 (IN)

Land area

449 sq mi

92nd1st

20th of 92 (IN)

Density

100.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

41st of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$64,958

92nd1st

54th of 92 (IN)

How Lawrence County's population changed since 2020

Lawrence County gained 183 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.4%. That ranks 55th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lawrence County recorded 1,955 births and 2,865 deaths, a natural change of -910. Net international migration added +57 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,030. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,030 people.

45.0k202045.1k202145.2k202245.0k202345.2k2024
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
1,955
Deaths
2,865
Net international migration
+57
Net domestic migration
+1,030
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+158

Where Lawrence County is

The Census internal point of Lawrence County is at 38.839800, -86.487800. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 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.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Lawrence County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.839800, -86.487800
DMS
38°50'23.28"N 86°29'16.08"W
UTM
16N 544452.3E 4299123.9N
Geohash
dnfkzytd0
Plus code
86CMRGQ6+WV

Towns in Lawrence County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lawrence County, 18,953 people together, or 42% 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 Bedford with 13,853.

  1. 01Bedford13,853
  2. 02Mitchell3,964
  3. 03Oolitic1,136
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lawrence County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lawrence County. The most populous is Monroe County, IN, with 140,702 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 66.6 miles NNE of Lawrence County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 65.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bedford, IN (population 13,853), 1.4 miles away.

Lawrence County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lawrence County is 18093: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,958.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lawrence County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,192. That is up 183 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,009.

What is the FIPS code of Lawrence County?

18093. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lawrence County?

Bedford, with 13,853 residents inside Lawrence County in 2024.

Which counties border Lawrence County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, IN; Jackson County, IN; Greene County, IN; Washington County, IN; Orange County, IN; Martin County, IN.

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)

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