Demographics of Sumter County, Alabama

Sumter County, Alabama had 11,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −605 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sumter County, in four figures

11,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.0%
Change since July 2020: −605 people.; 35.7 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $33,310 ±$6,329
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sumter County, Alabama's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sumter County, Alabama's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,193	100.0	100.0
2021	11,961	98.1	100.2
2022	11,884	97.5	100.7
2023	11,757	96.4	101.6
2024	11,629	95.4	102.5
2025	11,588	95.0	103.1

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Population of Sumter County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,193	−154	−31	0	−104
2021	11,961	−232	−42	+6	−184
2022	11,884	−77	−47	+22	−48
2023	11,757	−127	−2	+7	−133
2024	11,629	−128	−44	+12	−96
2025	11,588	−41	−54	+2	+13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.7 ±1.6: for men 36.1 ±3.3 and for women 35.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sumter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	632 ±52	5.3% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,661 ±176	14.0% ±1.5	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,594 ±399	21.8% ±3.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,202 ±254	18.5% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,435 ±249	20.5% ±2.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,354 ±265	19.8% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $33,310 ±$6,329, and income per person $21,267 ±$1,988, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sumter County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,997 ±358	41.4% ±7.1	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,036 ±221	21.5% ±4.4	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	750 ±199	15.6% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	350 ±127	7.3% ±2.6	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	477 ±161	9.9% ±3.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	36 to 154	0.8% to 3.2%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	52 to 184	1.1% to 3.8%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sumter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,573 ±430	26.5% ±4.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	818 ±155	35.7% ±5.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,168 ±269	26.4% ±5.6	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	587 ±161	19.5% ±5.1	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sumter County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sumter County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	6,356 ±99	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.9% ±3.9	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.1% ±3.5	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±3.3	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±5.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,600 ±$9,814	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$775 ±$160	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sumter County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1 to 173	< 0.1% to 1.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,051 ±41	25.7% ±0.3	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,088 ±253	68.1% ±2.1	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	615 ±248	5.2% ±2.1	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sumter County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	8,082 ±470	68.0% ±4.0	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,649 ±472	30.7% ±4.0	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 94	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	37 to 177	0.3% to 1.5%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 71	0.1% to 0.6%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9 to 121	0.1% to 1.0%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sumter County among the counties of Alabama

60th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Sumter County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%
Crenshaw County	13,175	< +0.1%
Choctaw County	11,904	−5.7%
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%
Conecuh County	10,899	−5.7%
Coosa County	10,161	−1.7%
Bullock County	9,780	−4.5%
Wilcox County	9,666	−8.3%
Lowndes County	9,359	−9.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026