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Population in Bay County

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 30 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Bay County 204K
Florida 23M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bay County · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 204,479 · 2025
First value 169,287 · 2010
Highest 204,479 · 2025
Lowest 169,287 · 2010
Average change +1.3% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 204,479 +2.2% 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 200,142 +3.7% 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 192,941 +3.7% 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 186,079 +3.6% 22M 334M 8B
2021 179,552 +2.9% 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 174,551 −1.3% 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 176,790 −6.5% 21M — 7.8B
2018 189,137 +1.1% 21M — 7.7B
2017 187,110 +0.7% 21M — 7.6B
2016 185,722 +1.3% 21M — 7.5B
2015 183,321 +2.0% 20M — 7.4B
2014 179,765 +2.3% 20M — 7.4B
2013 175,722 +1.9% 20M — 7.3B
2012 172,523 +1.5% 19M — 7.2B
2011 169,977 +0.4% 19M — 7.1B
2010 169,287 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
67 Liberty County 8,254
66 Lafayette County 8,764
65 Franklin County 11,761
64 Glades County 12,093
63 Hamilton County 13,849
62 Jefferson County 14,068
61 Calhoun County 14,259
60 Union County 15,664
59 Dixie County 15,920
58 Gulf County 16,291
57 Gilchrist County 16,598
56 Madison County 18,299
55 Holmes County 19,592
54 Taylor County 22,679
53 Washington County 24,073
52 Bradford County 26,455
51 Baker County 26,582
50 Hardee County 26,614
49 Wakulla County 31,256
48 DeSoto County 33,457
47 Hendry County 37,174
46 Okeechobee County 38,431
45 Levy County 39,670
44 Suwannee County 43,233
43 Gadsden County 45,432
…
30 Santa Rosa County 163K
29 Charlotte County 165K
28 Hernando County 174K
27 Bay County 180K
26 Okaloosa County 195K
25 Clay County 197K
24 St. Johns County 217K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2014

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.