Lawrence County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,312
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,059
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,130 (it was 2,049 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 587 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.4%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (13.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 15,76195.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2751.7%Two or more races
- 2641.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 1891.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 400.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 250.2%Asian alone
- 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.5 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.8 years |
| Males: 8,227 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 8,423 |  (50.6%) |
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| Lawrence County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $41,131 ($27,139 in 1999)
| This county: | $41,131 |
| Arkansas: | $48,952 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $370 (lower quartile is $282, upper quartile is $456)
| This county: | $370 |
| State: | $576 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $81,848 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
| Lawrence: | $81,848 |
| Arkansas: | $136,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $820
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $311
Institutionalized population: 290
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 26 buildings, average cost: $84,800
- 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $90,800
- 1999: 23 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $121,300
- 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $99,000
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,100
- 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $127,000
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,100
- 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $113,500
- 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2008: 12 buildings, average cost: $92,700
- 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $83,300
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,500
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
- 2015: 12 buildings, average cost: $180,600
- 2016: 12 buildings, average cost: $116,800
- 2017: 10 buildings, average cost: $147,100
- 2018: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,800
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $140,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $481 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $389 (0.5%)
| Lawrence County: | 14.9% |
| Arkansas: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 41.5 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.1 years old, Black residents: 26.6 years old, American Indian residents: 53.3 years old, Asian residents: 41.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.8 years old, Other race residents: 28.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.
Cities in this county include: Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Imboden, Ravenden, Portia, Lynn, Strawberry, College City, Alicia.
Neighboring counties: Mora County, New Mexico 
, Currituck County, North Carolina 
, Dare County, North Carolina , Guilford County, North Carolina , Sevier County, Tennessee , Vance County, North Carolina .
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Arkansas: | 5.7% |
Current college students: 809
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 145 (34.1% naturalized citizens)
| Lawrence County: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 652010 or later
- 182000 to 2009
- 351990 to 1999
- 151980 to 1989
- 171970 to 1979
- 21Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,238
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 232
- 3 or 4: 259
- 5 to 9: 79
- 10 to 19: 50
- 20 to 49: 244
- 50 or more: 11
- Mobile homes: 963
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 1,851 (21 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,541
| Here: | 33.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 53.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lawrence County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,078 | 58 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,038 | 12 |
| Catholic | 85 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 8,213 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| Lawrence County: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
| Lawrence County: | 5.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
| This county: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lawrence County: | 10.5% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lawrence County: | 29.6% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.7% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 482 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98,316
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $216.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87,101
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101,364
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.52
Corn for grain: 1280 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 15910 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 87575 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 62 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 465% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 114.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2014 to April 28, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4174: April 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Arkansas Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,334 (84.1%)
- Carpooled: 492 (9.5%)
- Bus: 4 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 22 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0.1%)
- Walked: 113 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 183 (3.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Transportation occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (25%)
- Canada (21%)
- Germany (12%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Ireland (6%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
- Venezuela (4%)
- American (43%)
- English (8%)
- German (8%)
- Irish (6%)
- Scottish (2%)
- European (2%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 253 people in nursing homes
- 234 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 282 people in college/university student housing
- 258 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 12 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 10 people in group homes intended for adults
7.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,713 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.24% |
| Arkansas average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($24,976 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($8,734 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 1.57% Arkansas average: 2.88%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Craighead County, AR |  1.67% ($33,671 average AGI) |
| from Randolph County, AR | 1.49% ($30,421) |
| from Greene County, AR | 0.67% ($26,500) |
7.37% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,282 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.37% |
| Arkansas average: | 6.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.17% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($26,864 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($5,418 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 1.19% Arkansas average: 2.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Craighead County, AR | 1.80% ($38,033 average AGI) |
| to Randolph County, AR | 1.35% ($29,710) |
| to Greene County, AR | 0.71% ($33,333) |
| to Sharp County, AR | 0.51% ($23,654) |
| to Independence County, AR | 0.43% ($30,455) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,973 (2,931 aged, 1,042 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 254 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lawrence County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (544)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (382)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (247)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (168)
- Congestive heart failure (132)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (120)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (87)
- Unspecified dementia (81)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (46)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,650- Male householders: 3,107 (792 living alone), Female householders: 3,387 (954 living alone)
3,372 spouses (3,363 opposite-sex spouses), 407 unmarried partners, (406 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,280 children (3,841 natural, 119 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 530 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 154 parents, 27 foster children, 297 other relatives, 340 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 546
Size of family households: 2,227 2-persons, 953 3-persons, 790 4-persons, 358 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,742 1-person, 314 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
2,157 married couples with children.
870 single-parent households (256 men, 614 women).
98.3% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $153,758,000 ($8,832 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,113,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,364,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,468,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,234,000
Federal grants: $36,556,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,709,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,428,000 ($380,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,781,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,793,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,558,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,150| Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,199
| Here: | 70 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +49
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -586
| Here: |  -34 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 2512014 or later
- 832010 to 2013
- 6522000 to 2009
- 1,1741990 to 1999
- 1,3261980 to 1989
- 1,7971970 to 1979
- 1,2581960 to 1969
- 6791950 to 1959
- 3351940 to 1949
- 5091939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 191 room
- 112 rooms
- 783 rooms
- 4474 rooms
- 1,2715 rooms
- 1,1366 rooms
- 6777 rooms
- 3138 rooms
- 3949+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 231 room
- 892 rooms
- 2353 rooms
- 5964 rooms
- 5165 rooms
- 3236 rooms
- 2227 rooms
- 918 rooms
- 359+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 18no bedroom
- 441 bedroom
- 1,0172 bedrooms
- 2,5253 bedrooms
- 6344 bedrooms
- 1295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 23no bedroom
- 3111 bedroom
- 8622 bedrooms
- 7323 bedrooms
- 1924 bedrooms
- 145+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 61no vehicle
- 9511 vehicle
- 1,9942 vehicles
- 8463 vehicles
- 3374 vehicles
- 1835+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
- 245no vehicle
- 9301 vehicle
- 7732 vehicles
- 1633 vehicles
- 134 vehicles
- 55+ vehicles
83.9% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.
| Lawrence County: | 83.9% |
| State average: | 84.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12,284
- Other state: 4,108
- Northeast: 118
- Midwest: 1,886
- South: 1,421
- West: 682
- 45.5%Utility gas
- 22.1%Electricity
- 20.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.2%Wood
- 48.2%Utility gas
- 36.0%Electricity
- 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 153
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Arkansas: | 8.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Arkansas: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 276
| Here: | 29.8% |
| Arkansas: | 17.4% |
Lawrence County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,395,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $13,691,000
Other: $273,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $5,122,000
Hospitals: $38,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,711,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $4,116,000
Regular Highways: $1,646,000
Police Protection: $1,629,000
Financial Administration: $672,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Correctional Institutions: $487,000
Libraries: $417,000
General - Other: $325,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $108,000
Parks and Recreation: $83,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Health - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $422,000
Other: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $405,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $820,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,762,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,075,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $364,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $260,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $201,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $384,000
General Revenue - Other: $311,000
Interest Earnings: $133,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $155,000
General - Other: $58,000
Hospitals: $29,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,909,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $285,000
End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,508,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,116,000
Highways: $1,297,000
General Local Government Support: $482,000
Other: $231,000
Health and Hospitals: $190,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,419,000
Property: $1,979,000
Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,394,000
Lawrence County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,395,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $13,691,000
Other: $273,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $5,122,000
Hospitals: $38,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,711,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $4,116,000
Regular Highways: $1,646,000
Police Protection: $1,629,000
Financial Administration: $672,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Correctional Institutions: $487,000
Libraries: $417,000
General - Other: $325,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $108,000
Parks and Recreation: $83,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Health - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $422,000
Other: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $405,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $820,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,762,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,075,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $364,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $260,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $201,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $384,000
General Revenue - Other: $311,000
Interest Earnings: $133,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $155,000
General - Other: $58,000
Hospitals: $29,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,909,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $285,000
End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,508,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,116,000
Highways: $1,297,000
General Local Government Support: $482,000
Other: $231,000
Health and Hospitals: $190,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,419,000
Property: $1,979,000
Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,394,000
Lawrence County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,395,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $13,691,000
Other: $273,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $5,122,000
Hospitals: $38,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,711,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $4,116,000
Regular Highways: $1,646,000
Police Protection: $1,629,000
Financial Administration: $672,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Correctional Institutions: $487,000
Libraries: $417,000
General - Other: $325,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $108,000
Parks and Recreation: $83,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Health - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $422,000
Other: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $405,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $820,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,762,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,075,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $364,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $260,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $201,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $384,000
General Revenue - Other: $311,000
Interest Earnings: $133,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $155,000
General - Other: $58,000
Hospitals: $29,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,909,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $285,000
End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,508,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,116,000
Highways: $1,297,000
General Local Government Support: $482,000
Other: $231,000
Health and Hospitals: $190,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,419,000
Property: $1,979,000
Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,394,000
Lawrence County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,395,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $13,691,000
Other: $273,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $5,122,000
Hospitals: $38,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,711,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $4,116,000
Regular Highways: $1,646,000
Police Protection: $1,629,000
Financial Administration: $672,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Correctional Institutions: $487,000
Libraries: $417,000
General - Other: $325,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $108,000
Parks and Recreation: $83,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Health - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $422,000
Other: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $405,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $820,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,762,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,075,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $364,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $260,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $201,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $384,000
General Revenue - Other: $311,000
Interest Earnings: $133,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $155,000
General - Other: $58,000
Hospitals: $29,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,909,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $285,000
End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,508,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,116,000
Highways: $1,297,000
General Local Government Support: $482,000
Other: $231,000
Health and Hospitals: $190,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,419,000
Property: $1,979,000
Public Utilities Sales: $311,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,394,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 846
- Number of aged recipients: 110
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 736
- Number of recipients under 18: 107
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 508
- Number of recipients older than 64: 231
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 446
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 362
| Most common first names in Lawrence County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 179 | 76.7 years |
| James | 169 | 73.6 years |
| John | 156 | 78.6 years |
| Mary | 132 | 77.9 years |
| Charles | 97 | 69.9 years |
| Robert | 76 | 73.2 years |
| George | 68 | 76.7 years |
| Ruby | 53 | 76.9 years |
| Clarence | 51 | 76.4 years |
| Henry | 44 | 79.0 years |
| Most common last names in Lawrence County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 164 | 76.4 years |
| Davis | 82 | 75.0 years |
| Jones | 81 | 73.3 years |
| Johnson | 76 | 76.9 years |
| Moore | 51 | 73.4 years |
| Williams | 50 | 77.7 years |
| Brown | 49 | 75.4 years |
| Taylor | 39 | 71.7 years |
| Harris | 34 | 76.2 years |
| Holder | 33 | 76.0 years |
| Businesses in Lawrence County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| FedEx | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | |||
Lawrence County on our top lists:
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
