Taylor County Demographics

A map of Taylor County's Population by Race

Taylor County, Texas had a population of 143,208 in 2020. It was 61.0% White, 7.7% Black, 2.0% Asian, 24.3% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 4.3% 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 33rd most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Taylor County's White Population

87,316 residents of Taylor County identify as White, or 61.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Taylor County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #115 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more White than neighboring Jones County (58.4% White), and Nolan County (55.2% White). Taylor County is less White than neighboring Runnels County (61.2% White), Callahan County (84.3% White), and Fisher County (68% White).

Taylor County's Black Population

10,980 residents of Taylor County identify as Black, or 7.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #68 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Black than neighboring Runnels County (1.3% Black), Nolan County (4.2% Black), Callahan County (0.9% Black), and Fisher County (2.5% Black). Taylor County is less Black than neighboring Jones County (10.1% Black).

Taylor County's Asian Population

2,815 residents of Taylor County identify as Asian, or 2.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #29 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Asian than neighboring Jones County (0.6% Asian), Runnels County (0.2% Asian), Nolan County (0.7% Asian), Callahan County (0.4% Asian), and Fisher County (0.4% Asian).

Taylor County's Hispanic Population

34,756 residents of Taylor County identify as Hispanic, or 24.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Taylor County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #145 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Hispanic than neighboring Callahan County (9.5% Hispanic). Taylor County is less Hispanic than neighboring Jones County (28% Hispanic), Runnels County (33.9% Hispanic), Nolan County (36.3% Hispanic), and Fisher County (26.5% Hispanic).

Taylor County's Native American/Other Population

1,218 residents of Taylor County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. 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 Texas (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #66 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Jones County (0.6% Native American/Other), Runnels County (0.6% Native American/Other), Nolan County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Fisher County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Taylor County's Multiracial Population

6,123 residents of Taylor County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Taylor County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Taylor County is ranked #29 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Taylor County is more Multiracial than neighboring Jones County (2.4% Multiracial), Runnels County (2.7% Multiracial), Nolan County (2.9% Multiracial), Callahan County (4% Multiracial), and Fisher County (1.9% Multiracial).

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