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Lawrence County

15,798Population
-3.0 %Change since 2020
48Net migration
7.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
15,798 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.0 %
Net migration
48 (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,290 (2020)
Births
143 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.1
Deaths
250 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.8
Natural change, 2023
-107
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
49 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.0
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21127

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020257.011.6
PeriodValue
20257.0 %
20247.7 %
20236.5 %
20226.0 %
20216.4 %
20208.2 %
20196.7 %
20186.8 %
20178.4 %
201610.3 %
20159.5 %
20149.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202415.8K16.3K
PeriodValue
202415,798
202315,974
202216,037
202116,273
202016,302