Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bay County, FL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 183,765 population of Bay County, Florida comprised of 11,694 people who identified as Hispanic (6.36%), and 172,071 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bay County, Florida with a population of 150,519 (81.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,364 (11.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,921 (3.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bay County, Florida in 2016, with a population of 140,824 (76.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,516 (11.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,695 (5.28%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,364 11.63%
White Alone 150,519 81.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,541 0.84%
Asian Alone 4,119 2.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 301 0.16%
Two Or More Races 5,921 3.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Bay , FL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 848 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,695 5.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 378 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 106 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 81 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 586 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,516 11.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,824 76.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,163 0.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,013 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 220 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,335 2.9%