Taylor County Demographics

A map of Taylor County's Population by Race

Taylor County, Iowa had a population of 5,896 in 2020. It was 90.0% White, 0.0% Black, 0.3% Asian, 6.8% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 2.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Taylor County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Taylor County is the 96th most populous county of the 99 counties in Iowa.

Taylor County's White Population

5,304 residents of Taylor County identify as White, or 90.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Taylor County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Iowa (82.7% White). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #62 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is less White than neighboring Adams County (95% White), Worth County (95.6% White), Nodaway County (90.8% White), and Ringgold County (95.4% White).

Taylor County's Black Population

1 residents of Taylor County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Iowa (4.1% Black). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #99 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is less Black than neighboring Adams County (0.3% Black), Nodaway County (1.7% Black), and Page County (2.4% Black).

Taylor County's Asian Population

15 residents of Taylor County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Iowa (2.4% Asian). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #82 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Asian than neighboring Worth County (0.2% Asian), and Ringgold County (0.2% Asian). Taylor County is less Asian than neighboring Adams County (0.4% Asian), Nodaway County (1.8% Asian), and Page County (0.8% Asian).

Taylor County's Hispanic Population

399 residents of Taylor County identify as Hispanic, or 6.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Iowa (6.8% Hispanic). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #22 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Hispanic than neighboring Adams County (1.1% Hispanic), Worth County (1.3% Hispanic), Nodaway County (2% Hispanic), Ringgold County (1.5% Hispanic), and Page County (3.1% Hispanic).

Taylor County's Native American/Other Population

35 residents of Taylor County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Iowa (0.7% Native American/Other). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #28 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Worth County (0.5% Native American/Other), Nodaway County (0.4% Native American/Other), Ringgold County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Page County (0.5% Native American/Other). Taylor County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Adams County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Taylor County's Multiracial Population

142 residents of Taylor County identify as Multiracial, or 2.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Iowa (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Taylor County is ranked #58 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is less Multiracial than neighboring Nodaway County (3.3% Multiracial), Ringgold County (2.7% Multiracial), and Page County (3.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.