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  • FIPS 13269
  • Largest town: Butler

Taylor County, Georgia

Taylor County had 7,783 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 376.7 square miles of land. It ranks 140th of 159 in Georgia by population and 65th by land area.

Population
7,783
#140 of 159 in Georgia · #2,592 in US
Area
376.7 sq mi
#65 of 159 in Georgia · #2,613 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#141 of 159 in Georgia · #2,222 in US
Median household income
$44,708
#142 of 159 in Georgia · #2,982 in US

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

Taylor County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Taylor County population, land area and income

Taylor County had 7,783 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 376.7 square miles of land. It ranks 140th of 159 in Georgia by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 20.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Taylor County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,708 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,783

3144th1st

2592nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

377 sq mi

3144th1st

2613th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2222nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,708

3143rd1st

2982nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

7,783

159th1st

140th of 159 (GA)

Land area

377 sq mi

159th1st

65th of 159 (GA)

Density

20.7 / sq mi

159th1st

141st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$44,708

159th1st

142nd of 159 (GA)

How Taylor County's population changed since 2020

Taylor County lost 36 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 126th of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Taylor County recorded 341 births and 510 deaths, a natural change of -169. Net international migration added +33 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +101. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 169 people.

7,81920207,77020217,76720227,79320237,7832024
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
341
Deaths
510
Net international migration
+33
Net domestic migration
+101
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-10

Where Taylor County is

The Census internal point of Taylor County is at 32.554700, -84.251400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 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.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Taylor County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.554700, -84.251400
DMS
32°33'16.92"N 84°15'5.04"W
UTM
16N 758086.8E 3605255.4N
Geohash
dju14y6hb
Plus code
864QHP3X+VC

Towns in Taylor County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Taylor County, 1,827 people together, or 23% 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 Butler with 1,827.

  1. 01Butler1,827
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Taylor County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Taylor County. The most populous is Peach County, GA, with 29,213 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 82.9 miles N of Taylor County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 36.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Perry, GA (population 24,792), 31.0 miles away.

Taylor County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Taylor County is 13269: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 269. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,708.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Taylor County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,783. That is down 36 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,819.

What is the FIPS code of Taylor County?

13269. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (269) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Taylor County?

Butler, with 1,827 residents inside Taylor County in 2024.

Which counties border Taylor County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Peach County, GA; Upson County, GA; Crawford County, GA; Macon County, GA; Marion County, GA; Talbot County, GA; Schley County, GA.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.