Jury Pool Profile
Lawrence County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Lawrenceburg
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 46,914
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 45,385.
At a glance
Lawrence County is a 46,914-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,295, $10,712 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $45,875/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 45,385
- Median household income
- $54,706
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Lawrence County has a population of 45,385, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,295; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lawrence County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.1% in 2024, 81.9% in 2020, 79.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (1,726 individuals).