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Taylor County

26,809Population
3.1 %Change since 2020
228Net migration
5.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,809 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.1 %
Net migration
228 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
26,012 (2020)
Births
332 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.4
Deaths
398 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.8
Natural change, 2023
-66
International migration
66 (2023)
Domestic migration
162 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.5
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21217

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.04.3
PeriodValue
20255.0 %
20245.1 %
20234.3 %
20224.2 %
20214.1 %
20206.4 %
20194.4 %
20184.4 %
20174.6 %
20165.3 %
20156.0 %
20147.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.8K26K
PeriodValue
202426,809
202326,582
202226,421
202126,179
202025,994