The population of Lawrence county is estimated at 12,803. In 2017 there were 166 births and 149 deaths in Lawrence county. Lawrence county has 2,089 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,080 that are owned free and clear and 909 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Lawrence County filed 4,850 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.4% of all Mississippi filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Lawrence had a combined total federal tax liability of $30,305,000 on earned income of $215,683,000. Other notable statistics from Lawrence County were 170 unemployment claims which collected a total of $764,000 and 850 charitable contributions valued at $5,518,000. 730 filings from Lawrence County paid a combined total of $985,000 in property taxes and 580 filings paid $2,903,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Lawrence county had 44 religious congregations with an estimated 9,015 members.
13.8% of the Lawrence population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 18.6% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 49% of Lawrence County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 255 votes.
At $38,446 the median income is 88.2% of the Mississippi average. An estimated 304 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Lawrence, the equivalant of around 6.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.1%.

Top 15 Industries in Lawrence County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
646	Manufacturing
342	Retail trade
192	Health care and social assistance
144	Food and beverage stores
144	Grocery stores
102	Accommodation and food services
77	Ambulatory health care services
58	Gasoline stations with convenience stores
58	Gasoline stations
52	Transportation and warehousing
45	Finance and insurance
37	Credit intermediation and related activities
27	Other services (except public administration)
25	Offices of other health practitioners
25	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

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