Taliaferro County, GA Population

Overview

1,574

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.57%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

66.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

64

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Taliaferro County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Taliaferro County is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taliaferro County's population under 18 was 12.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taliaferro County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taliaferro County, 11.37% were under the age of 15, 14.23% aged 15 to 29, 45.87% aged 30 to 64, 21.60% aged 65 to 84, and 6.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Taliaferro County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.57% females and 49.43% males in Taliaferro County, GA.
The Taliaferro County, GA gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 96.

Taliaferro County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taliaferro County population: 35.71% are White, 55.72% are Black or African American, 0.32% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.23% are some other race and 2.03% are multiracial.
Taliaferro County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,51 (95.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taliaferro County is Black or African American with a population of 877 (55.72% of the total population).

Taliaferro County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,067 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Taliaferro County's population decreased by 364 (17.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taliaferro County's population decreased by 141 (8.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Taliaferro County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,549.