Lawrence County, TN
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Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 18:00
Board of Commissioners
240 W Gaines, Lawrenceburg
Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 17:00
Board of Commissioners
200 W. Gaines St., Lawrenceburg
🌐 County-level context (Lawrence County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+563 people (+$15.1M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)8 ({"Severe Storm": 14, "Flood": 3, "Biological": 2, "Winter St · last Fri Feb 6, 2026)
Traffic fatalities14 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments788 (9,681 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$929/mo (385 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy24.7% (low numeracy 38% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$44.6M
Annual budget
$63.9M
Debt outstanding
32
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$44.6M
Spending$74.9M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
Debt load
Outstanding debt$63.9M
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.