Lawrence County, Illinois
County seat: Lawrenceville · Population 13,790 (2025) · 372 sq mi
Lawrence County is the 74th most populous of Illinois's 102 counties, with 13,790 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lawrenceville. It is part of the Southeast region, one of the 10 Illinois economic development regions (DCEO). The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Lawrence County facts
- County seat
- Lawrenceville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 13,790 −9.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 372 sq mi 80th largest of 102
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 37 per sq mi
- Established
- 1821
- Same name
- One of 11 Lawrence Counties in the US
- Named after
- James Lawrence American naval officer
- Largest city
- Lawrenceville 4,356
- Median household income
- $55,324
- Cities and towns
- 5
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 17101
Cities and towns in Lawrence County
Lawrence County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lawrence County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville (county seat) | City | 4,356 | |
| Sumner | City | 1,656 | |
| Bridgeport | City | 1,652 | |
| St. Francisville | City | 522 | |
| Russellville | Village | 91 |
ZIP codes in Lawrence County
7 ZIP codes reach into Lawrence County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 62417
- 62421 also Richland and Crawford counties
- 62427 also Crawford County
- 62439
- 62460 also Wabash County
- 62466 also Crawford and Richland counties
- 62476 also Edwards, Wabash and Richland counties
Population of Lawrence County, 2020–2025
Lawrence County shrank by 1,511 people (−9.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 368 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1,290 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,277 |
| 2021 | 15,070 |
| 2022 | 13,597 |
| 2023 | 13,659 |
| 2024 | 13,767 |
| 2025 | 13,790 |
Neighboring counties
- Knox County, Indiana east · 35,652 people
- Crawford County north · 18,648 people
- Richland County west · 15,219 people
- Wabash County south · 10,907 people
Printable Lawrence County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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