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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
67 Liberty County 7,818
66 Lafayette County 8,236
65 Glades County 12,079
64 Franklin County 12,473
63 Calhoun County 13,703
62 Hamilton County 13,733
61 Gulf County 14,270
60 Jefferson County 14,403
59 Union County 15,442
58 Dixie County 16,697
57 Madison County 17,863
56 Gilchrist County 17,890
55 Holmes County 19,591
54 Taylor County 21,756
53 Washington County 25,324
52 Hardee County 25,335
51 Baker County 28,114
50 Bradford County 28,235
49 Wakulla County 33,917
48 DeSoto County 34,093
47 Okeechobee County 39,662
46 Hendry County 39,726
45 Levy County 43,065
44 Gadsden County 43,427
43 Suwannee County 43,518
…
33 Citrus County 155K
32 Martin County 159K
31 Indian River County 160K
30 Bay County 175K
29 Charlotte County 188K
28 Santa Rosa County 189K
27 Hernando County 196K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2020

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.