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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
67 Liberty County 7,602
66 Lafayette County 7,788
65 Franklin County 12,471
64 Glades County 12,519
63 Hamilton County 13,231
62 Calhoun County 13,427
61 Jefferson County 15,113
60 Gulf County 15,297
59 Union County 15,490
58 Dixie County 17,134
57 Madison County 18,208
56 Gilchrist County 19,024
55 Holmes County 19,632
54 Taylor County 21,317
53 Washington County 25,412
52 Hardee County 25,658
51 Bradford County 27,279
50 Baker County 27,840
49 Wakulla County 35,174
48 DeSoto County 35,442
47 Okeechobee County 40,403
46 Hendry County 41,919
45 Gadsden County 43,396
44 Levy County 45,278
43 Suwannee County 45,441
…
33 Martin County 162K
32 Citrus County 162K
31 Indian River County 168K
30 Bay County 186K
29 Santa Rosa County 198K
28 Charlotte County 203K
27 Hernando County 207K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2022

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.