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Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County had 11,672 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.6 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 64th by land area.

Population
11,672
#63 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,305 in US
Area
430.6 sq mi
#64 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,364 in US
Density
27 / sq mi
#52 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,008 in US
Median household income
$49,431
#38 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,749 in US

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

Lawrence County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Lawrence County population, land area and income

Lawrence County had 11,672 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.6 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 27.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents; Lawrence County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,431 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,672

3144th1st

2305th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

431 sq mi

3144th1st

2364th of 3,144 (US)

Density

27.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2008th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,431

3143rd1st

2749th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

11,672

82nd1st

63rd of 82 (MS)

Land area

431 sq mi

82nd1st

64th of 82 (MS)

Density

27.1 / sq mi

82nd1st

52nd of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$49,431

82nd1st

38th of 82 (MS)

How Lawrence County's population changed since 2020

Lawrence County lost 312 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 54th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lawrence County recorded 600 births and 852 deaths, a natural change of -252. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -85. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 252 people.

12.0k202011.8k202111.8k202211.7k202311.7k2024
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
600
Deaths
852
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
-85
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-46

Where Lawrence County is

The Census internal point of Lawrence County is at 31.550000, -90.107500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 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.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Lawrence County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
31.550000, -90.107500
DMS
31°33'0.00"N 90°06'27.00"W
UTM
15N 774591.2E 3494187.0N
Geohash
9vxgmx98p
Plus code
863FHV2R+2X

Towns in Lawrence County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lawrence County, 1,369 people together, or 12% 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 Monticello with 1,369.

  1. 01Monticello1,369
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 Lincoln County, MS, with 34,956 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 52.0 miles N of Lawrence County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 53.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brookhaven, MS (population 11,654), 19.9 miles away.

Lawrence County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lawrence County is 28077: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,431.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lawrence County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,672. That is down 312 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,984.

What is the FIPS code of Lawrence County?

28077. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lawrence County?

Monticello, with 1,369 residents inside Lawrence County in 2024.

Which counties border Lawrence County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lincoln County, MS; Copiah County, MS; Simpson County, MS; Marion County, MS; Walthall County, MS; Jefferson Davis County, MS.

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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