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  • Largest town: Campbellsville

Taylor County, Kentucky

Taylor County had 26,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 266.4 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 120 in Kentucky by population and 76th by land area.

Population
26,809
#41 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,546 in US
Area
266.4 sq mi
#76 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,871 in US
Density
101 / sq mi
#31 of 120 in Kentucky · #901 in US
Median household income
$52,832
#72 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,496 in US

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

Taylor County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Taylor County population, land area and income

Taylor County had 26,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 266.4 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 120 in Kentucky by population and 76th by land area. That works out to 100.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents; Taylor County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,832 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,809

3144th1st

1546th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

266 sq mi

3144th1st

2871st of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

901st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,832

3143rd1st

2496th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

26,809

120th1st

41st of 120 (KY)

Land area

266 sq mi

120th1st

76th of 120 (KY)

Density

100.6 / sq mi

120th1st

31st of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$52,832

120th1st

72nd of 120 (KY)

How Taylor County's population changed since 2020

Taylor County gained 815 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 34th of 120 in Kentucky for growth. The median Kentucky county changed by +1.4%, and the state as a whole by +1.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Taylor County recorded 1,403 births and 1,728 deaths, a natural change of -325. Net international migration added +176 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +930. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 930 people.

26.0k202026.2k202126.4k202226.6k202326.8k2024
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
1,403
Deaths
1,728
Net international migration
+176
Net domestic migration
+930
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+227

Where Taylor County is

The Census internal point of Taylor County is at 37.366200, -85.328100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Kentucky's 120 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.

Adair County: +1.9%Kenton County: +3.3%Owen County: +1.2%Morgan County: +4.1%Bracken County: +1.1%Edmonson County: +4.0%Trigg County: +3.4%Jackson County: +3.0%Spencer County: +6.8%Clark County: +1.7%Jessamine County: +6.6%Green County: +3.8%Henry County: +3.2%Graves County: +0.8%Webster County: -1.3%Washington County: +1.9%Ohio County: +0.8%Knott County: -5.1%Meade County: +1.4%Carroll County: +2.5%Scott County: +7.2%Lincoln County: +2.7%Greenup County: -1.7%Boyle County: +2.1%Hardin County: +1.8%Nelson County: +4.1%Hart County: +3.2%Christian County: -2.4%Carlisle County: -0.6%Crittenden County: -0.2%Elliott County: -1.0%Garrard County: +6.3%Larue County: +1.7%Lee County: -0.7%Leslie County: -7.1%Hancock County: -1.0%Lewis County: -1.6%Lyon County: +4.6%McLean County: -0.1%Magoffin County: -4.2%Martin County: -4.9%Mason County: -1.1%Rockcastle County: +1.0%Menifee County: +3.2%Russell County: +2.6%Whitley County: +1.5%Todd County: +3.9%Union County: -3.5%Wolfe County: -2.9%Bell County: -3.9%Boyd County: -0.9%Butler County: +1.9%Metcalfe County: +2.7%Grant County: +2.8%Simpson County: +3.7%Pike County: -5.2%Gallatin County: +1.5%Harlan County: -6.4%Fayette County: +2.1%Logan County: +3.5%Muhlenberg County: -1.2%Bath County: +1.8%Mercer County: +3.8%Barren County: +2.5%Franklin County: +1.6%Bullitt County: +4.2%Boone County: +5.6%Campbell County: +0.9%Jefferson County: +1.4%Wayne County: +0.4%Ballard County: -1.1%Anderson County: +4.1%Pulaski County: +2.7%Knox County: -1.7%Laurel County: +1.0%Breckinridge County: +3.8%Oldham County: +4.2%Letcher County: -6.2%Lawrence County: -3.1%McCracken County: -0.6%Nicholas County: +3.7%Owsley County: -2.6%Powell County: -1.3%Bourbon County: +0.2%Calloway County: +3.7%Henderson County: -1.1%Clinton County: -0.5%Warren County: +9.6%Montgomery County: +2.4%Floyd County: -3.5%Woodford County: +3.1%Hopkins County: -0.3%Johnson County: -2.4%Marshall County: +0.1%Estill County: -1.1%Cumberland County: +3.2%Fleming County: +3.3%Madison County: +7.1%Carter County: -1.9%Allen County: +7.1%Daviess County: +1.0%Harrison County: +4.3%Perry County: -5.7%Fulton County: -3.5%Clay County: -3.5%Robertson County: +9.1%Trimble County: +1.5%Taylor County: +3.1%Shelby County: +3.9%McCreary County: -0.2%Breathitt County: -6.5%Livingston County: -0.6%Hickman County: -3.0%Rowan County: -0.2%Casey County: +0.2%Monroe County: -1.4%Marion County: +1.3%Grayson County: +2.3%Caldwell County: -0.2%Pendleton County: +1.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.6%
  2. < +0.2%
  3. < +1.9%
  4. < +3.7%
  5. ≥ +3.7%
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Orange pin: Taylor County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.366200, -85.328100
DMS
37°21'58.32"N 85°19'41.16"W
UTM
16N 648048.2E 4136808.5N
Geohash
dnekd63cz
Plus code
869P9M8C+FQ

Towns in Taylor County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Taylor County, 11,820 people together, or 44% 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 Campbellsville with 11,820.

  1. 01Campbellsville11,820
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Taylor County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Taylor County. The most populous is Marion County, KY, with 19,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 61.9 miles NNE of Taylor County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 57.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Campbellsville, KY (population 11,820), 2.1 miles away.

Taylor County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Taylor County is 21217: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 217. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,832.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Taylor County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,809. That is up 815 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,994.

What is the FIPS code of Taylor County?

21217. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (217) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Taylor County?

Campbellsville, with 11,820 residents inside Taylor County in 2024.

Which counties border Taylor County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, KY; Adair County, KY; Casey County, KY; Larue County, KY; Green County, KY.

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.