Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bay County, FL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 174,506 population of Bay County, Florida comprised of 12,163 people who identified as Hispanic (6.97%), and 162,343 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bay County, Florida with a population of 143,083 (81.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,597 (11.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,907 (3.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bay County, Florida in 2020, with a population of 133,013 (76.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,724 (10.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,070 (5.77%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,597 11.23%
White Alone 143,083 81.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,464 0.84%
Asian Alone 4,142 2.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 313 0.18%
Two Or More Races 5,907 3.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Bay , FL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 873 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,070 5.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 357 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 135 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 92 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 636 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,724 10.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 133,013 76.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,107 0.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,007 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 221 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,271 3.02%