Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bay County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 184,841 population of Bay County, Florida comprised of 12,230 people who identified as Hispanic (6.62%), and 172,611 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bay County, Florida with a population of 151,002 (81.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,799 (11.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,065 (3.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bay County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 140,889 (76.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,891 (11.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,113 (5.47%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,799 11.79%
White Alone 151,002 81.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,540 0.83%
Asian Alone 4,134 2.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 301 0.16%
Two Or More Races 6,065 3.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Bay , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 908 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,113 5.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 384 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 122 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 84 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 619 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,891 11.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,889 76.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,156 0.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,012 2.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 217 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,446 2.95%