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County · Michigan

Bay County

102,651Population
-1.2 %Change since 2020
444Net migration
6.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
102,651 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.2 %
Net migration
444 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
103,856 (2020)
Births
933 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.1
Deaths
1,337 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Natural change, 2023
-404
International migration
59 (2023)
Domestic migration
385 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.3
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26017

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.17.9
PeriodValue
20256.1 %
20245.5 %
20235.0 %
20225.1 %
20216.0 %
20209.7 %
20194.8 %
20184.9 %
20175.5 %
20165.5 %
20155.8 %
20147.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024102.7K103.7K
PeriodValue
2024102,651
2023102,774
2022102,754
2021103,116
2020103,747