How many people live in Taney County, MO?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 56,700 people living in Taney County, MO. That makes Taney County the 20th-most populous county in Missouri. It is home to 0.9% of people living in the state.
56.7K
population of Taney County, MO (2024)
0.9%
County share of the Missouri population (2024)
About 56,700 people lived in Taney County, MO in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Taney County, MO’s age demographics?
About 13,300 Taney County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 23.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.8% of Missouri’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 11,700 Taney County residents, or 20.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22% of Missouri’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Taney County, MO's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Taney County, MO’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 86.1% of the Taney County, MO population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Taney County, MO also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.85%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Taney County’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.6% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Taney County, MO has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Missouri as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Taney County, MO is Branson with about 12,900 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Taney County, MO ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Branson (pt.) | 12,869 |
| 2. | Hollister | 4,659 |
| 3. | Forsyth | 2,766 |
| 4. | Merriam Woods | 2,042 |
| 5. | Rockaway Beach | 819 |
| 6. | Bull Creek | 406 |
| 7. | Taneyville | 270 |
| 8. | Kirbyville | 203 |
| 9. | Saddlebrooke (pt.) | 42 |
| 10. | Balance of Taney County | 32,668 |
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