Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bay County, FL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 181,678 population of Bay County, Florida comprised of 10,994 people who identified as Hispanic (6.05%), and 170,684 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bay County, Florida with a population of 149,283 (82.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,809 (11.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,794 (3.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bay County, Florida in 2015, with a population of 140,133 (77.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,047 (11.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,150 (5.04%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Bay, Florida.

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Population By Race in Bay , FL in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,809 11.45%
White Alone 149,283 82.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,476 0.81%
Asian Alone 4,038 2.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 278 0.15%
Two Or More Races 5,794 3.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Bay , FL in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 762 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,150 5.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 342 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 100 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 62 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 578 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,047 11.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,133 77.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,134 0.62%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,938 2.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 216 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,216 2.87%