Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bay County, MI in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 106,980 population of Bay County, Michigan comprised of 5,273 people who identified as Hispanic (4.93%), and 101,707 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bay County, Michigan with a population of 101,890 (95.24%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,051 (1.92%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,760 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bay County, Michigan in 2012, with a population of 97,241 (90.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,649 (4.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,756 (1.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Bay , MI in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,760 1.65%
White Alone 101,890 95.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 618 0.58%
Asian Alone 646 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.01%
Two Or More Races 2,051 1.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Bay , MI in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 177 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,649 4.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 128 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 295 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,583 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,241 90.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 490 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 623 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,756 1.64%