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Lawrence County, Tennessee

Lawrence County had 46,467 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 617.1 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 9th by land area.

Population
46,467
#35 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,061 in US
Area
617.1 sq mi
#9 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,567 in US
Density
75 / sq mi
#49 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,125 in US
Median household income
$55,845
#60 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,248 in US

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

Lawrence County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Lawrence County population, land area and income

Lawrence County had 46,467 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 617.1 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 75.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents; Lawrence County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,845 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,467

3144th1st

1061st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

617 sq mi

3144th1st

1567th of 3,144 (US)

Density

75.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1125th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,845

3143rd1st

2248th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

46,467

95th1st

35th of 95 (TN)

Land area

617 sq mi

95th1st

9th of 95 (TN)

Density

75.3 / sq mi

95th1st

49th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,845

95th1st

60th of 95 (TN)

How Lawrence County's population changed since 2020

Lawrence County gained 2,288 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.2%. That ranks 37th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lawrence County recorded 2,487 births and 2,955 deaths, a natural change of -468. Net international migration added +18 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,724. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,724 people.

44.2k202044.8k202145.5k202246.0k202346.5k2024
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
2,487
Deaths
2,955
Net international migration
+18
Net domestic migration
+2,724
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+434

Where Lawrence County is

The Census internal point of Lawrence County is at 35.220500, -87.396500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 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.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Lawrence County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.220500, -87.396500
DMS
35°13'13.80"N 87°23'47.40"W
UTM
16N 463915.9E 3897568.1N
Geohash
dn3b75xy3
Plus code
867J6JC3+6C

Towns in Lawrence County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lawrence County, 13,925 people together, or 30% 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 Lawrenceburg with 12,112.

  1. 01Lawrenceburg12,112
  2. 02Loretto1,813
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lawrence County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lawrence County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Maury County, TN, with 113,411 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 73.8 miles NNE of Lawrence County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 54.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lawrenceburg, TN (population 12,112), 4.2 miles away.

Lawrence County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lawrence County is 47099: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,845.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lawrence County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,467. That is up 2,288 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 44,179.

What is the FIPS code of Lawrence County?

47099. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lawrence County?

Lawrenceburg, with 12,112 residents inside Lawrence County in 2024.

Which counties border Lawrence County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Maury County, TN; Lauderdale County, AL; Giles County, TN; Wayne County, TN; Lewis County, TN.

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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