County profile
Lawrence County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2371 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 13% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$526.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,018
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
182
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,819
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$43.5k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
13.2%±2.8%
Poverty rate
23.7%±4.6%
Business applications
166 · 2025
Retail establishments
32
27.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing47%
Health care18%
Retail trade17%
Other services7%
Food & accommodation6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,819
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $51.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+44
International migration+3
Natural change−206
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$355.7M2019
$336.4M2020
$386.8M2021
$456.3M2022
$475.9M2023
$526.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$100.0k±$12.7k
Median gross rent
$753/mo±$318/mo
Vacancy rate
23.8%±4.4%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$863/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 78Hail 66Tornado 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1372014
1312015
1402016
1472017
1382018
1532019
1512020
1642021
1782022
1822024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.6 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
CN
Nearest port
109.6 km
MARTIN MARIETTA (BANK UNLOADING)
Nearest commercial airport
73.5 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lawrence?
Lawrence's economy produced $526.5M in 2024, growing 10.6% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.