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  • FIPS 12123
  • Largest town: Perry

Taylor County, Florida

Taylor County had 21,843 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,043.3 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 67 in Florida by population and 11th by land area.

Population
21,843
#54 of 67 in Florida · #1,729 in US
Area
1,043.3 sq mi
#11 of 67 in Florida · #629 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#64 of 67 in Florida · #2,214 in US
Median household income
$50,556
#65 of 67 in Florida · #2,683 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Taylor County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Taylor County population, land area and income

Taylor County had 21,843 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,043.3 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 67 in Florida by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 20.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Taylor County has 14% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,556 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,843

3144th1st

1729th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,043 sq mi

3144th1st

629th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2214th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,556

3143rd1st

2683rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

21,843

67th1st

54th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,043 sq mi

67th1st

11th of 67 (FL)

Density

20.9 / sq mi

67th1st

64th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$50,556

67th1st

65th of 67 (FL)

How Taylor County's population changed since 2020

Taylor County gained 97 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.4%. That ranks 64th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Taylor County recorded 900 births and 1,423 deaths, a natural change of -523. Net international migration added +484 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +104. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 523 people.

21.7k202020.8k202121.3k202221.8k202321.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
900
Deaths
1,423
Net international migration
+484
Net domestic migration
+104
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+77

Where Taylor County is

The Census internal point of Taylor County is at 29.967100, -83.639600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Taylor County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Taylor County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.967100, -83.639600
DMS
29°58'1.56"N 83°38'22.56"W
UTM
17N 245287.3E 3318071.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
76XRX986+R5

Towns in Taylor County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Taylor County, 7,306 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Taylor County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Perry with 7,306.

  1. 01Perry7,306
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Taylor County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Taylor County. The most populous is Madison County, FL, with 18,364 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 50.3 miles NW of Taylor County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 49.6 miles away.

Taylor County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Taylor County is 12123: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,556.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Taylor County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,843. That is up 97 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,746.

What is the FIPS code of Taylor County?

12123. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Taylor County?

Perry, with 7,306 residents inside Taylor County in 2024.

Which counties border Taylor County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, FL; Dixie County, FL; Jefferson County, FL; Lafayette County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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