Last official estimated population of Lawrence County was 15,879 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.4% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Lawrence County is 420.1 mi² (=1088 km²), in this year population density was 37.80 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Lawrence County population in 2026 would be 15,936 [0].
Historical population of Lawrence County for period 1830-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1830-1840] +1.95 %/yr
[1840-1850] +2.88 %/yr
[1850-1860] +1.93 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.12 %/yr
[1870-1880] +4.55 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.93 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.03 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.23 %/yr
[1910-1920] -1.28 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.54 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.33 %/yr
[1940-1950] -1.79 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.71 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.23 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.79 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.09 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.06 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.25 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.13 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/yr
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Population of Lawrence County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 573 | 457 | 1,030 |
| 5 to 9 | 539 | 544 | 1,083 |
| 10 to 14 | 536 | 475 | 1,011 |
| 15 to 19 | 452 | 376 | 828 |
| 20 to 24 | 499 | 466 | 965 |
| 25 to 29 | 417 | 438 | 855 |
| 30 to 34 | 441 | 497 | 938 |
| 35 to 39 | 499 | 509 | 1,008 |
| 40 to 44 | 497 | 489 | 986 |
| 45 to 49 | 542 | 524 | 1,066 |
| 50 to 54 | 597 | 630 | 1,227 |
| 55 to 59 | 557 | 620 | 1,177 |
| 60 to 64 | 558 | 563 | 1,121 |
| 65 to 69 | 439 | 473 | 912 |
| 70 to 74 | 327 | 335 | 662 |
| 75 to 79 | 212 | 235 | 447 |
| 80 to 84 | 123 | 139 | 262 |
| 85+ | 83 | 143 | 226 |
Lawrence County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 7828 | 7862 | 15,690 |
| WAC | 7828 | 7856 | 15,684 |
| NHWAC | 7767 | 7810 | 15,577 |
| WA | 7750 | 7785 | 15,535 |
| NHWA | 7695 | 7747 | 15,442 |
| TOM | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| NHTOM | 73 | 64 | 137 |
| BAC | 79 | 48 | 127 |
| NHBAC | 74 | 43 | 117 |
| H | 63 | 51 | 114 |
| HWAC | 61 | 46 | 107 |
| IAC | 50 | 57 | 107 |
| NHIAC | 46 | 52 | 98 |
| HWA | 55 | 38 | 93 |
| BA | 41 | 22 | 63 |
| NHBA | 40 | 22 | 62 |
| AAC | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| NHAAC | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| NHAA | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| AA | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| IA | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| NHIA | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| HTOM | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| HBAC | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| HIAC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| NAC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| HNAC | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| NA | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| NHNAC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| HNA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| HAAC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HIA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NHNA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HBA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HAA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note 37 Kentucky Notes
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