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Bay County

199,718Population
14.0 %Change since 2020
6,586Net migration
4.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
199,718 (2024)
Change since 2020
14.0 %
Net migration
6,586 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.0 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
175,210 (2020)
Births
2,097 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.5
Deaths
2,102 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.5
Natural change, 2023
-5
International migration
1,831 (2023)
Domestic migration
4,755 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
33.0
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12005

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.09.2
PeriodValue
20254.0 %
20243.3 %
20232.9 %
20222.9 %
20214.1 %
20206.3 %
20193.8 %
20184.1 %
20174.2 %
20164.8 %
20155.5 %
20146.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024199.7K174.5K
PeriodValue
2024199,718
2023192,422
2022185,732
2021179,548
2020174,543