Lawrence County, South Dakota (SD)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,663
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,755
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,764 (it was 3,126 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 800 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 33 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (19.7%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 23,58288.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,1194.2%Two or more races
- 1,0614.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 4881.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1620.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1500.6%Asian alone
- 890.3%Some other race alone
- 430.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 44.1 years |
| South Dakota median age: | 38.5 years |
| Males: 13,146 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 13,470 |  (50.6%) |
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| Lawrence County: | 2.0 people |
| South Dakota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,222 ($31,755 in 1999)
| This county: | $63,222 |
| South Dakota: | $69,728 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $738 (lower quartile is $561, upper quartile is $942)
| This county: | $738 |
| State: | $747 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $299,023 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
| Lawrence: | $299,023 |
| South Dakota: | $245,000 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,587Detached houses: $370,191
Here: $370,191 State: $303,134 Townhouses or other attached units: $372,601
Here: $372,601 State: $292,182 In 2-unit structures: $152,097
Here: $152,097 State: $202,885 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $436,065
Here: $436,065 State: $310,946 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,142,427
Here: $1,142,427 State: $177,195 Mobile homes: $77,843
Here: $77,843 State: $82,732
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $574
Institutionalized population: 152
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 9
- Thefts: 17
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 6
- Burglaries: 28
- Thefts: 24
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Lawrence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.71.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
51.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
57.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 267 buildings, average cost: $505,500
- 2021: 289 buildings, average cost: $429,400
- 2020: 212 buildings, average cost: $345,400
- 2019: 173 buildings, average cost: $365,500
- 2018: 159 buildings, average cost: $354,500
- 2017: 191 buildings, average cost: $350,600
- 2016: 160 buildings, average cost: $308,300
- 2015: 184 buildings, average cost: $309,800
- 2014: 152 buildings, average cost: $237,200
- 2013: 147 buildings, average cost: $216,400
- 2012: 137 buildings, average cost: $203,900
- 2011: 88 buildings, average cost: $195,700
- 2010: 147 buildings, average cost: $199,500
- 2009: 134 buildings, average cost: $198,800
- 2008: 177 buildings, average cost: $206,800
- 2007: 179 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2006: 246 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2005: 254 buildings, average cost: $159,600
- 2004: 269 buildings, average cost: $146,100
- 2003: 209 buildings, average cost: $148,800
- 2002: 189 buildings, average cost: $129,700
- 2001: 133 buildings, average cost: $125,900
- 2000: 110 buildings, average cost: $134,500
- 1999: 83 buildings, average cost: $138,000
- 1998: 71 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 1997: 83 buildings, average cost: $115,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,883 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,243 (0.8%)
| Lawrence County: | 11.3% |
| South Dakota: | 12.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.1 years old
(Males: 43.4 years old, Females: 45.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 23.3 years old, American Indian residents: 24.5 years old, Asian residents: 50.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.5 years old, Other race residents: 43.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.
Cities in this county include: Spearfish, Lead, North Spearfish, Deadwood, Whitewood, St. Onge, Central City.
Local government website: www.lawrence.sd.us
Neighboring counties: Knox County, Maine 
, Crawford County, Michigan , Jackson County, Wisconsin , Miner County , Trempealeau County, Wisconsin .
| Here: | 2.4% |
| South Dakota: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 2,245
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 617 (58.7% naturalized citizens)
| Lawrence County: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1412010 or later
- 1502000 to 2009
- 1271990 to 1999
- 381980 to 1989
- 441970 to 1979
- 81Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,190
- One, attached: 641
- Two: 371
- 3 or 4: 625
- 5 to 9: 295
- 10 to 19: 673
- 20 to 49: 772
- 50 or more: 288
- Mobile homes: 1,677
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 3,536 (322 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 313 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
| Here: | 5.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lawrence County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,900 | 25 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,283 | 12 |
| Catholic | 2,153 | 3 |
| Other | 12 | 2 |
| None | 13,749 | - |
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: 5
| Lawrence County: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Dakota: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| Lawrence County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Dakota: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 32
| This county: | 13.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lawrence County: | 6.6% |
| South Dakota: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lawrence County: | 23.0% |
| State: | 27.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 8.7% |
| State: | 14.9% |
Agriculture in Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 589 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,804
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $55.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39,303
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,251
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.78%
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 402% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 338.4 miles away from Lawrence County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 495.8 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 164.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 105.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 107.8 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 342.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 30, 2019 - July 21, 2019, FEMA Id: 4467, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 03, 2013 to October 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4155: November 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4155, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornado, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 24, 2013 to May 31, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4125: June 28, 2013, FEMA Id: 4125, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2008 to June 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1774: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Dakota Boxelder Fire, Incident Period: July 19, 2007 to July 31, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 21, 2007, FEMA Id: 2716, Natural disaster type: Fire
- South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 06, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3234: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Dakota Camp Five Fire, Incident Period: April 17, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 2557, Natural disaster type: Fire
- South Dakota Grizzly Gulch Fire, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 17, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 29, 2002, FEMA Id: 2434, Natural disaster type: Fire
- South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 03, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1173: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Fires: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 11,386 (78.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,227 (8.5%)
- Bus: 109 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 108 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 62 (0.4%)
- Walked: 407 (2.8%)
- Worked at home: 1,043 (7.2%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- El Salvador (20%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Ethiopia (14%)
- Guatemala (9%)
- Philippines (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- German (30%)
- American (10%)
- Norwegian (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- English (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2010:
- 649 people in college/university student housing
- 239 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 85 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 31 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 30 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 29 people in group homes intended for adults
- 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 2000:
- 607 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 206 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 193 people in nursing homes
- 67 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 6 people in religious group quarters
10.11% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($104,226 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.11% |
| South Dakota average: | 8.18% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($24,805 average AGI)
6.27% relocated from other states ($79,421 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 6.27% South Dakota average: 4.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Pennington County, SD |  1.18% ($84,183 average AGI) |
| from Meade County, SD | 0.79% ($43,943) |
| from Butte County, SD | 0.61% ($62,485) |
| from Campbell County, WY | 0.25% ($67,500) |
| from Minnehaha County, SD | 0.23% ($50,808) |
| from Maricopa County, AZ | 0.22% ($144,000) |
7.87% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,148 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.87% |
| South Dakota average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($27,092 average AGI)
3.88% relocated to other states ($28,056 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 3.88% South Dakota average: 3.31%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Pennington County, SD | 1.23% ($57,955 average AGI) |
| to Butte County, SD | 0.91% ($49,970) |
| to Meade County, SD | 0.89% ($44,625) |
| to Minnehaha County, SD | 0.19% ($48,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,154 (3,579 aged, 575 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 412 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lawrence County, South Dakota in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (327)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (230)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (226)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (123)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (119)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (34)
- Congestive heart failure (25)
- Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (15)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12)
- Ischaemic cardiomyopathy (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,287
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 260
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,807
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,179
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,067
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 27
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 125
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 212.5. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 135.2
- Other - 77.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,616- Male householders: 6,005 (2,029 living alone), Female householders: 5,936 (2,326 living alone)
5,545 spouses (5,499 opposite-sex spouses), 864 unmarried partners, (864 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,635 children (5,096 natural, 253 adopted, 277 stepchildren), 189 grandchildren, 213 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 3 foster children, 99 other relatives, 774 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,097
Size of family households: 3,674 2-persons, 1,124 3-persons, 1,043 4-persons, 466 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,364 1-person, 954 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 84 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
3,101 married couples with children.
937 single-parent households (390 men, 547 women).
95.5% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,950,000 ($5,738 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,657,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,302,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $141,000
Federal grants: $21,523,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,992,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,334,000 ($6,607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,896,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,069,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,347,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,226| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,023
| Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +10
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +5 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +424
| Here: |  +19 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -1 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 7.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 1082020 or later
- 2,0582010 to 2019
- 2,4982000 to 2009
- 1,7911990 to 1999
- 1,6521980 to 1989
- 1,6251970 to 1979
- 7411960 to 1969
- 9961950 to 1959
- 3071940 to 1949
- 2,7691939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 1151 room
- 762 rooms
- 1593 rooms
- 1,0384 rooms
- 8875 rooms
- 1,6156 rooms
- 1,3897 rooms
- 9078 rooms
- 1,8799+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 801 room
- 5492 rooms
- 6333 rooms
- 1,0244 rooms
- 7255 rooms
- 3186 rooms
- 2347 rooms
- 878 rooms
- 2889+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 189no bedroom
- 3191 bedroom
- 1,4872 bedrooms
- 3,3363 bedrooms
- 1,8194 bedrooms
- 9055+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 182no bedroom
- 8531 bedroom
- 1,7682 bedrooms
- 8543 bedrooms
- 1154 bedrooms
- 1815+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 178no vehicle
- 1,7671 vehicle
- 3,3572 vehicles
- 1,6573 vehicles
- 6344 vehicles
- 3895+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
- 359no vehicle
- 1,9061 vehicle
- 1,2252 vehicles
- 3943 vehicles
- 544 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
84.7% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in South Dakota.
| Lawrence County: | 84.7% |
| State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14,607
- Other state: 11,330
- Northeast: 512
- Midwest: 5,411
- South: 1,577
- West: 3,963
- 64.5%Utility gas
- 19.0%Electricity
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.7%Wood
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 47.8%Electricity
- 39.7%Utility gas
- 9.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95
| Here: | 4.8% |
| South Dakota: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78
| Here: | 5.9% |
| South Dakota: | 7.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 106
| Here: | 5.7% |
| South Dakota: | 10.2% |
Lawrence County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $936,000
Other: $769,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,962,000
Regular Highways: $4,947,000
Police Protection: $3,029,000
Police Protection: $2,722,000
Financial Administration: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,379,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,176,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,138,000
General Public Buildings: $916,000
General Public Buildings: $813,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $785,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Central Staff Services: $710,000
Natural Resources - Other: $597,000
Natural Resources - Other: $537,000
Libraries: $492,000
Libraries: $492,000
General - Other: $454,000
General - Other: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $94,000
Health - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $69,000
Health - Other: $66,000
Correctional Institutions: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $29,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $21,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,292,000
Highways: $1,109,000
Highways: $911,000
Other: $128,000
Other: $121,000
General Local Government Support: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $135,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
Highways: $2,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $576,000
Interest Earnings: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Fines and Forfeits: $53,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
General Revenue - Other: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,707,000
Regular Highways: $445,000
Police Protection: $199,000
Police Protection: $121,000
Financial Administration: $97,000
Central Staff Services: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Financial Administration: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,443,000
Cash and Securities: $22,796,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,634,000
Highways: $1,517,000
General Local Government Support: $1,112,000
General Local Government Support: $1,063,000
Other: $78,000
Other: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $10,553,000
Property: $9,817,000
Motor Vehicle License: $341,000
Motor Vehicle License: $324,000
Other License: $313,000
Other License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $251,000
Public Utilities Sales: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $22,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,866,000
: $6,258,000
Lawrence County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $936,000
Other: $769,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,962,000
Regular Highways: $4,947,000
Police Protection: $3,029,000
Police Protection: $2,722,000
Financial Administration: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,379,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,176,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,138,000
General Public Buildings: $916,000
General Public Buildings: $813,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $785,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Central Staff Services: $710,000
Natural Resources - Other: $597,000
Natural Resources - Other: $537,000
Libraries: $492,000
Libraries: $492,000
General - Other: $454,000
General - Other: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $94,000
Health - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $69,000
Health - Other: $66,000
Correctional Institutions: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $29,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $21,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,292,000
Highways: $1,109,000
Highways: $911,000
Other: $128,000
Other: $121,000
General Local Government Support: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $135,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
Highways: $2,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $576,000
Interest Earnings: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Fines and Forfeits: $53,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
General Revenue - Other: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,707,000
Regular Highways: $445,000
Police Protection: $199,000
Police Protection: $121,000
Financial Administration: $97,000
Central Staff Services: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Financial Administration: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,443,000
Cash and Securities: $22,796,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,634,000
Highways: $1,517,000
General Local Government Support: $1,112,000
General Local Government Support: $1,063,000
Other: $78,000
Other: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $10,553,000
Property: $9,817,000
Motor Vehicle License: $341,000
Motor Vehicle License: $324,000
Other License: $313,000
Other License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $251,000
Public Utilities Sales: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $22,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,866,000
: $6,258,000
Lawrence County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $936,000
Other: $769,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,962,000
Regular Highways: $4,947,000
Police Protection: $3,029,000
Police Protection: $2,722,000
Financial Administration: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,379,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,176,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,138,000
General Public Buildings: $916,000
General Public Buildings: $813,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $785,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Central Staff Services: $710,000
Natural Resources - Other: $597,000
Natural Resources - Other: $537,000
Libraries: $492,000
Libraries: $492,000
General - Other: $454,000
General - Other: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $94,000
Health - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $69,000
Health - Other: $66,000
Correctional Institutions: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $29,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $21,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,292,000
Highways: $1,109,000
Highways: $911,000
Other: $128,000
Other: $121,000
General Local Government Support: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $135,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
Highways: $2,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $576,000
Interest Earnings: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Fines and Forfeits: $53,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
General Revenue - Other: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,707,000
Regular Highways: $445,000
Police Protection: $199,000
Police Protection: $121,000
Financial Administration: $97,000
Central Staff Services: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Financial Administration: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,443,000
Cash and Securities: $22,796,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,634,000
Highways: $1,517,000
General Local Government Support: $1,112,000
General Local Government Support: $1,063,000
Other: $78,000
Other: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $10,553,000
Property: $9,817,000
Motor Vehicle License: $341,000
Motor Vehicle License: $324,000
Other License: $313,000
Other License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $251,000
Public Utilities Sales: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $22,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,866,000
: $6,258,000
Lawrence County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $936,000
Other: $769,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,962,000
Regular Highways: $4,947,000
Police Protection: $3,029,000
Police Protection: $2,722,000
Financial Administration: $1,506,000
Financial Administration: $1,379,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,176,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,138,000
General Public Buildings: $916,000
General Public Buildings: $813,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $785,000
Central Staff Services: $743,000
Central Staff Services: $710,000
Natural Resources - Other: $597,000
Natural Resources - Other: $537,000
Libraries: $492,000
Libraries: $492,000
General - Other: $454,000
General - Other: $415,000
Correctional Institutions: $98,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $94,000
Health - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $69,000
Health - Other: $66,000
Correctional Institutions: $46,000
Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $29,000
Local Fire Protection: $21,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $21,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,292,000
Highways: $1,109,000
Highways: $911,000
Other: $128,000
Other: $121,000
General Local Government Support: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
Interest on Debt: $1,520,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $135,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
Other - General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
Highways: $2,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $38,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $38,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $576,000
Interest Earnings: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $56,000
Fines and Forfeits: $53,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
General Revenue - Other: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,707,000
Regular Highways: $445,000
Police Protection: $199,000
Police Protection: $121,000
Financial Administration: $97,000
Central Staff Services: $59,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Financial Administration: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,443,000
Cash and Securities: $22,796,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
Cash and Securities: $38,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,634,000
Highways: $1,517,000
General Local Government Support: $1,112,000
General Local Government Support: $1,063,000
Other: $78,000
Other: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $10,553,000
Property: $9,817,000
Motor Vehicle License: $341,000
Motor Vehicle License: $324,000
Other License: $313,000
Other License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $251,000
Public Utilities Sales: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $22,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,866,000
: $6,258,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 281
- Number of aged recipients: 21
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 260
- Number of recipients under 18: 29
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 203
- Number of recipients older than 64: 49
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 136
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 114
| Most common first names in Lawrence County, SD among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 159 | 76.2 years |
| Mary | 131 | 80.3 years |
| William | 122 | 77.5 years |
| Robert | 94 | 72.8 years |
| George | 84 | 77.6 years |
| Charles | 71 | 78.5 years |
| Margaret | 70 | 81.4 years |
| James | 69 | 75.0 years |
| Helen | 62 | 82.6 years |
| Anna | 55 | 85.0 years |
| Most common last names in Lawrence County, SD among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 64 | 79.5 years |
| Nelson | 50 | 73.3 years |
| Anderson | 45 | 80.1 years |
| Smith | 41 | 77.1 years |
| Miller | 33 | 75.1 years |
| Larson | 27 | 78.5 years |
| Williams | 26 | 81.3 years |
| Thompson | 22 | 81.0 years |
| Olson | 20 | 71.4 years |
| Jones | 20 | 74.5 years |
| Businesses in Lawrence County, SD | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Alco Stores | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| AmericInn | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Best Western | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Safeway | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |