Demographics of Sumter County, Georgia

Sumter County, Georgia had 28,801 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −717 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

28,801
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −717 people.; 37.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,653 ±$3,404
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, Georgia's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Georgia'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	29,518	100.0	100.0
2021	29,004	98.3	100.2
2022	28,893	97.9	100.7
2023	29,015	98.3	101.6
2024	29,105	98.6	102.5
2025	28,801	97.6	103.1

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Population of Sumter County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,518	−96	−27	0	−70
2021	29,004	−514	−88	+12	−427
2022	28,893	−111	−84	+24	−29
2023	29,015	+122	+7	+71	+49
2024	29,105	+90	−15	+83	+24
2025	28,801	−304	−20	+16	−296

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±1.1: for men 37.9 ±2.3 and for women 37.9 ±1.0. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,686 ±46	5.8% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,825 ±541	16.6% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,021 ±649	13.8% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,536 ±407	22.5% ±1.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,841 ±440	23.5% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,152 ±444	17.7% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,653 ±$3,404, and income per person $27,246 ±$3,207, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,404 ±405	21.9% ±3.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,937 ±589	35.8% ±5.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,473 ±305	13.4% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,056 ±274	9.6% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,302 ±286	11.9% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	400 ±141	3.6% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	414 ±142	3.8% ±1.3	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Georgia	United States
All ages	6,504 ±984	23.7% ±3.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,321 ±520	36.0% ±6.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,104 ±629	22.3% ±4.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,079 ±276	15.3% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sumter County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sumter County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	13,514 ±33	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.3% ±3.1	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.7% ±3.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.6% ±3.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.4% ±3.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,200 ±$14,678	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$857 ±$58	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,812 ±0	6.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,185 ±32	38.5% ±0.1	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,485 ±431	49.8% ±1.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	378 ±69	1.3% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 95	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,118 ±441	3.8% ±1.5	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	23,529 ±496	81.0% ±1.7	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,180 ±521	14.4% ±1.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	33 to 183	0.1% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,244 ±190	4.3% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	506 ±134	1.7% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	738 ±207	2.5% ±0.7	5.8% ±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 Georgia

68th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Sumter County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Monroe County	32,023	+14.1%
Peach County	29,877	+6.5%
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%
Sumter County	28,801	−2.4%
Hart County	28,639	+10.7%
Upson County	28,500	+2.7%
Union County	27,859	+12.3%
Stephens County	27,854	+3.8%
Toombs County	27,545	+1.7%

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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