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Population in Bay City, MI

Population in Bay City, MI was 31,868 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 90 cities in 2025.

2025, persons31,868
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank34th of 90Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high32,6182020
Series low31,8682025

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Population in Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025

31.8K32K32.2K32.4K32.6K32.8K2020202120222023202420252020: 32,618 persons2021: 32,463 persons2022: 32,258 persons2023: 32,161 persons2024: 32,023 persons2025: 31,868 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202531,868
202432,023
202332,161
202232,258
202132,463
202032,618

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place2025
Bay City, MI31,868
Michigan10,127,884
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/bay-city-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/bay-city-mi.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/bay-city-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Population, Bay City, MI, 2020 to 2025}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the population in Bay City, MI?

Population in Bay City, MI was 31,868 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 90 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Bay City, MI?

32,618 in 2020, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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