2022 population: 27,214 ( 3,117 from 2010 , 1,448 from 2020)
Land area: 800.0 square miles
Population density: 34.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	24,370	89.55%	9.0%
Black:	277	1.02%	218.4%
Indian:	493	1.81%	7.9%
Asian:	412	1.51%	152.8%
2+ races:	596	2.19%	42.2%
Hispanic:	1,066	3.92%	74.2%

Total non-White:	2,844	10.45%	62.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	457	8.9
Deaths:	661	12.8
Net Migration:	1,539	29.9
Net Immigration:	64	1.2

Change in White population:	2,021	8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,096	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
24,097
22,349	92.75%
87	0.36%
457	1.90%
163	0.68%
419	1.74%
612	2.54%
1,748	7.25%

2000
21,802
20,631	94.63%
45	0.21%
454	2.08%
81	0.37%
193	0.89%
396	1.82%
1,171	5.37%

1990
20,655
19,749	95.61%
21	0.10%
534	2.59%
49	0.24%
n/a
302	1.46%
906	4.39%

1980
18,339
17,693	96.48%
28	0.15%
307	1.67%
83	0.45%
n/a
225	1.23%
646	3.52%

1970
17,453
16,873	96.68%
89	0.51%
246	1.41%
14	0.08%
n/a
211	1.21%
580	3.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,404	11.0
1,874	8.6
1,249	5.7
24	0.1

1,718	7.9
577	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,548	12.3
1,883	9.1
-160	-0.8
79	0.4

882	4.3
265	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
3,005	16.4
1,771	9.7
1,047	5.7
n/a

2,056	11.2
260	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-512	-2.9
n/a

820	4.7
66	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.0
4,402	16.2%
22,812	83.8%
6,087	22.4%

11,392
2.19

6,280	55.1%
5,146	81.9%
431	6.9%
5,112	44.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
4,720	19.6%
19,377	80.4%
3,993	16.6%

10,536
2.19

6,181	58.7%
4,909	79.4%
561	9.1%
4,355	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
5,053	23.2%
16,749	76.8%
3,172	14.5%

8,871
2.33

5,587	63.0%
4,584	82.0%
502	9.0%
3,284	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
5,539	26.8%
15,116	73.2%
2,952	14.3%

7,977
2.46

5,366	67.3%
4,571	85.2%
436	8.1%
2,611	32.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
4,986	27.2%
13,353	72.8%
2,394	13.1%

6,723
2.58

4,756	70.7%
4,036	84.9%
375	7.9%
1,967	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	443	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	380	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	643	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	584	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	478	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	655	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	194	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	533	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	631	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	964	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,163	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,667	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	875	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	682	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	848	7.4%
$200,000 or more	652	5.7%

Median Household Income	62,977
Per Capita Income	41,086

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	349	3.1%
Public Assistance	111	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	885	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,426	79.6%
Unemployed	333	2.1%
In Armed Forces	16	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,775	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,844	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,812	4,422	52.1%
Non-Profit	419	770	35.2%
Self-Employed	1,077	625	63.3%

Local Government	325	514	38.7%
State Government	264	390	40.4%
Federal Government	394	280	58.5%

Total Private + Self	5,889	5,047	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,402	1,954	41.8%
Total	7,291	7,001	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,161	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,845	19.9%
Professional, Technical	2,897	20.3%
Service Occupations	3,293	23.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	191	1.3%
All others	3,110	21.7%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	2,132	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,635	11.4%
Retail trade	1,472	10.3%
Educational services	1,280	8.9%
Construction	1,245	8.7%
Other services	853	6.0%
Manufacturing	780	5.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	716	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	675	4.7%
Public administration	629	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	536	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	433	3.0%
Finance and insurance	405	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	375	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	286	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	281	2.0%
Wholesale trade	207	1.4%
Information	193	1.3%
Utilities	152	1.1%
Management	21	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	580	2.23%
Puerto Rican	137	0.53%
Cuban	58	0.22%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	32	0.12%
Costa Rican	2	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	2	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	28	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	174	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	52	0.20%
Filipino	52	0.20%
Korean	31	0.12%
Japanese	6	0.02%
Thai	6	0.02%
Indian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	24,067	96.0%
Spanish	539	2.2%
German, other Germanic	160	0.6%
Other Asian	89	0.4%
Other	67	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	55	0.2%
Tagalog	28	0.1%
Korean	27	0.1%
Chinese	16	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,589	33.0%
Irish	3,621	13.9%
Norwegian	2,793	10.7%
English	2,573	9.9%
American	1,121	4.3%
Swedish	830	3.2%
Dutch	620	2.4%
Scottish	562	2.2%
Czech	539	2.1%
French	534	2.1%
Italian	490	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	455	1.7%
Polish	448	1.7%
Russian	433	1.7%
Danish	421	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	25,695	98.6%
Not a citizen	352	1.4%

Native	25,382	97.4%
Foreign-born	665	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
353	1.9%	569	3.1%	4,861	26.5%	5,836	31.8%	4,574	24.9%	2,162	11.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	353	1.9%
9-12 Years	569	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,861	26.5%
Some College	5,836	31.8%
Bach. Degree	4,574	24.9%
Grad Degree	2,162	11.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,503	11,015	488	4.2%	3.6%
1991	12,193	11,798	395	3.2%	3.5%
1992	12,062	11,683	379	3.1%	3.4%
1993	12,053	11,662	391	3.2%	3.5%
1994	11,968	11,561	407	3.4%	3.3%
1995	11,949	11,527	422	3.5%	3.2%
1996	12,043	11,561	482	4.0%	3.3%
1997	11,859	11,452	407	3.4%	2.9%
1998	11,309	10,836	473	4.2%	2.9%
1999	10,481	10,100	381	3.6%	2.7%

2000	11,535	11,205	330	2.9%	2.5%
2001	11,550	11,188	362	3.1%	3.0%
2002	12,311	11,961	350	2.8%	3.2%
2003	12,463	12,058	405	3.2%	3.5%
2004	12,538	12,111	427	3.4%	3.6%
2005	12,830	12,403	427	3.3%	3.6%
2006	12,886	12,532	354	2.7%	3.0%
2007	13,272	12,933	339	2.6%	2.8%
2008	13,319	12,935	384	2.9%	3.1%
2009	13,452	12,909	543	4.0%	4.6%

2010	13,224	12,607	617	4.7%	4.9%
2011	12,950	12,342	608	4.7%	4.6%
2012	12,773	12,230	543	4.3%	4.1%
2013	12,768	12,274	494	3.9%	3.7%
2014	12,733	12,300	433	3.4%	3.3%
2015	12,816	12,404	412	3.2%	3.0%
2016	13,129	12,692	437	3.3%	3.0%
2017	13,067	12,665	402	3.1%	3.1%
2018	13,055	12,691	364	2.8%	2.9%
2019	13,369	12,981	388	2.9%	3.0%

2020	13,567	12,726	841	6.2%	4.6%
2021	13,839	13,479	360	2.6%	2.6%
2022	14,136	13,866	270	1.9%	2.1%
2023	14,551	14,280	271	1.9%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,289
Median Value	$267,900

Occupied	11,392	79.7%
Vacant	2,897	20.3%

Owned	7,482	65.7%
Rented	3,910	34.3%
Median Rent	$888

Single-Family Units	9,451	66.1%
Detached	8,828	61.8%
Attached	623	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,878	13.1%
Mobile Homes	1,847	12.9%

Lawrence County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawrence County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence County, SD