The official website of Bay County, Michigan. We invite you to discover what Bay County, located along the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron in mid-Michigan, has to offer.
Bay County is made up of 14 townships and 4 cities. It is home to around 106,000 people, making it the 20th most populated county in the state.
Bay County government is divided into more than 50 departments. Find information and contact details for each of the departments within Bay County.
Bay County offers a variety of online services to better serve the community. Find links to employment, taxes, documents, legal info and more.
Five Activity Centers throughout the County provide not only a nutritious meal, but fun and fellowship as well. Menus are located in several area publications or by calling the Department on Aging main office at (989) 895-4100.
Sign up for BAY Alerts, an emergency mass notification system used to contact Bay County residents via phone messages, text messages and/or e-mail messages in case of emergency. Learn More
The Bay County Law Enforcement Center houses the Bay City Public Safety Department, Sheriff's Office and Bay County Jail. It is located at 503 Third Street in Bay City.
The Bay County Civic Arena is a state of the art facility offering two ice surfaces year round. An Olympic sized ice surface (100’ x 200’) and NHL sized ice surface (85’ x 200’) provide opportunities for hockey, figure, speed, and open skating. Learn More
The Dashboard and Citizen's Guide have been designed to allow our citizens to view important information about Bay County quickly and easily.
Information on all the Dashboards and Reports are updated as new information becomes available. If something is listed as N/A then some of the necessary reporting agencies have not finalized their information or it does not exist.
Please note that Bay County offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen for regular business on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 8:00 AM.
On January 2, 2025, Bay County Board of Commission members were sworn in before their yearly organizational meeting to elect officers for 2025. During that meeting Tim Banaszak was elected Chairman of the Board, Vaughn Begick was elected Vice...
Click here to download a copy of this press release For more information on BCATS and 2023 Obligated Projects please visit: https://www.baycounty-mi.gov/Transportation/Default.aspx