16,305 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.5% since 2020)
588 square miles of land · 28 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
11 active community water systems list Lawrence County in the area they serve, reporting 22,097 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| LAWRENCE CO REG WATER DIST buys surface water · local government · AR0000688 | 7,469 served |
| WALNUT RIDGE WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000309 | 5,823 served |
| HOXIE WATER DEPARTMENT buys surface water · local government · AR0000301 | 2,666 served |
| BLACK ROCK WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000302 | 1,807 served |
| STRAWBERRY WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000307 | 1,093 served |
| IMBODEN WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000300 | 825 served |
| LYNN WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000299 | 773 served |
| PORTIA WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000305 | 625 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 46 people were held in Lawrence County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 454 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 56.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
4 school districts have their office in Lawrence County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $13 million — $11.5 million to run schools, about $11,012 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 million local (mostly property tax), $8.6 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $7 million.
Spent $11.6 million — $10.6 million to run schools, about $12,157 per student, plus $784,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.1 million local (mostly property tax), $7.5 million state, $2.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $6 million.
Spent $9.8 million — $8.7 million to run schools, about $10,846 per student, plus $760,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.3 million local (mostly property tax), $7 million state, $2 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 million.
Spent $8.1 million — $6.5 million to run schools, about $14,991 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $847,000 local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.9 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Lawrence County about $19 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
130 bridges in Lawrence County: 74 in good condition, 47 fair, and 9 poor (6.9%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 62-18- LM 0.35 over Spring River & BNSF RR · built 1937 | 3,400 vehicles a day |
| SH 25-06- LM 14.30 over LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK · built 1971 | 1,800 vehicles a day |
| SH 25-06- LM 10.50 over MORGAN CREEK · built 1949 | 1,500 vehicles a day |
| SH 25-06- LM 4.91 over STEEP BANK CREEK · built 1968 | 1,000 vehicles a day |
| SH 25-06- LM 1.39 over CANEY CREEK · built 1962 | 1,000 vehicles a day |
| SH 25-06- LM 1.45 over CANEY CREEK RELIEF · built 1962 | 1,000 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.2 million of work in Lawrence County in fiscal 2025, about $324 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-02. Absentee application due (by mail, email, or fax): 2026-10-27. Absentee ballot hand-delivered by you: last day: 2026-10-30. Election Day — and mailed absentee ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03. Provisional ballot: show your ID by noon: 2026-11-09. General runoff (only where a race needs one): 2026-12-01.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State, 2026 election calendar · Fayetteville Flyer, Oct. 5, 2026 · sos.arkansas.gov — voting in Arkansas
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Nearby counties: Randolph County (21 mi) · Sharp County (23 mi) · Craighead County (30 mi) · Greene County (30 mi) · Jackson County (31 mi) · Independence County (33 mi).