Lawrence County, KY

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2021 Population

16,274

4.29% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

41.8

0.476% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

26.1%

1.49% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$37,014

12.7% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$91,900

0.109% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Lawrence County, KY had a population of 16.3k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $37,014. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lawrence County, KY grew from 15,604 to 16,274, a 4.29% increase and its median household income grew from $32,856 to $37,014, a 12.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lawrence County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (96.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.41%), White (Hispanic) (1.06%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.627%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.135%).

None of the households in Lawrence County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Lawrence County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Lawrence County, KY was $91,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Lawrence County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lawrence County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Lawrence County, KY borders Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY, Morgan County, KY, and Wayne County, WV.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Lawrence County, KY is home to a population of 16.3k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.66% of Lawrence County, KY residents were born outside of the country (270 people).

In 2021, there were 68.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.7k people) in Lawrence County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 229 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 172 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

99.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.7% of Lawrence County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Lawrence County, KY was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lawrence County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawrence County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.7k ± 19
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
229 ± 164
White (Hispanic)
172 ± 135

1.14%

Hispanic Population

185 people

1.14% of the people in Lawrence County, KY are hispanic (185 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lawrence County, KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.66%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

270 people

0.955%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

As of 2021, 1.66% of Lawrence County, KY residents (270 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lawrence County, KY was 0.955%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lawrence County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
211 ± 93
Korea
126 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
66 ± 66

Lawrence County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lawrence County, KY employs 4.5k people. The largest industries in Lawrence County, KY are Educational Services (768 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (701 people), and Retail Trade (547 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,568), Construction ($63,897), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,932).

Employment

Occupations

4.5k

2021 Value

± 495

−2.3%

1 Year decline

± 15.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lawrence County, KY declined at a rate of −2.3%, from 4.6k employees to 4.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrence County, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (534 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (532 people), and Production Occupations (447 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrence County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.5k

2021 Value

± 495

−2.3%

1 Year decline

± 15.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lawrence County, KY declined at a rate of −2.3%, from 4.6k employees to 4.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrence County, KY, are Educational Services (768 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (701 people), and Retail Trade (547 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrence County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Lawrence County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,750

Median earning men ± $2,727

$25,879

Median earning women ± $3,060

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,705), Construction ($63,897), and Public Administration ($52,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($43,977), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,917), and Manufacturing ($35,720).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

84
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
65
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
57
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $57.5B, followed by Electronics ($36.5B) and Machinery ($28.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kentucky products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$330B

2020 Value in Kentucky

$644B

Projected 2050 Value in Kentucky

95% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kentucky trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.

Most Common Trade Partners

Tennessee
$27.7B
California
$19B
Ohio
$17.7B

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Tennessee with $27.7B, followed by California with $19B and Ohio and $17.7B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lawrence County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 81% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.719%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.719%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lawrence County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.789% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.712% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (777k), and Secondary Education (561k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrence County, KY was $91,900 in 2021, which is 0.375 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $91,800 to $91,900, a 0.109% increase. The homeownership rate in Lawrence County, KY is 74.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Lawrence County, KY have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawrence County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lawrence County, KY is $37,014. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lawrence County, KY was Census Tract 9302 with a value of $39,783, followed by Census Tract 9304 and Census Tract 9305, with respective values of $38,583 and $31,944.

Property

$91,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$6,464

$4,094

Median Property Taxes

±$468

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lawrence County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lawrence County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2021

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 74.1% of the housing units in Lawrence County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawrence County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9302
Census Tract 9304
Census Tract 9305

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lawrence County, KY was Census Tract 9302 with a value of $39,783, followed by Census Tract 9304 and Census Tract 9305, with respective values of $38,583 and $31,944.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lawrence County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$37,014

Median Household Income

± $6,504

5.52k

Number of Households

± 535

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.52k households in Lawrence County, KY grew to $37,014 from the previous year's value of $32,856.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrence County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.454

2020 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2021, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (84.6%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2021, 84.6% of workers in Lawrence County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrence County, KY have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.36% of the workforce in Lawrence County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lawrence County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lawrence County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrence County, KY (4.22k out of 16.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrence County, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.3% of the population of Lawrence County, KY has health coverage, with 30.2% on employee plans, 36.7% on Medicaid, 16.8% on Medicare, 7.82% on non-group plans, and 1.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lawrence County, KY see 3063 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.64% decrease from the previous year (3114 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3859 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 271 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,063 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lawrence County, KY

Primary care physicians in Lawrence County, KY see an average of 3,063 patients per year. This represents a 1.64% decrease from the previous year (3,114 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lawrence County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.72%

Uninsured

30.2%

Employer Coverage

36.7%

Medicaid

16.8%

Medicare

7.82%

Non-Group

1.69%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawrence County, KY declined by 16.2% from 8.02% to 6.72%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lawrence County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Lawrence County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lawrence County, KY.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.5% in Lawrence County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lawrence County, KY.

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