---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Lawrence County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21127"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 16077
  population_under_18: 3763
  population_18_64: 9035
  population_65_plus: 3279
  median_household_income: 46772
  poverty_rate: 21.78
  homeownership_rate: 77.8
  unemployment_rate: 7.73
  median_home_value: 111700
  gini_index: 0.4749
  vacancy_rate: 16.6
  race_white: 15593
  race_black: 13
  race_asian: 214
  race_native: 5
  hispanic: 59
  bachelors_plus: 2335
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9996
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/31"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9995
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/100"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9991
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Lawrence County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 16077 |
| Under 18 | 3763 |
| 18–64 | 9035 |
| 65+ | 3279 |
| Median household income | 46772 |
| Poverty rate | 21.78 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.8 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.73 |
| Median home value | 111700 |
| Gini index | 0.4749 |
| Vacancy rate | 16.6 |
| White | 15593 |
| Black | 13 |
| Asian | 214 |
| Native | 5 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 59 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2335 |

## Districts

- [KY-05](/us/states/ky/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 31](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/31.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 100](/us/states/ky/districts/house/100.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries