Sumter County, GA Population

Overview

29,690

Total Population

37.0

Median age

52.92%

Female population %

89:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

56.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

1,777

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sumter County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sumter County is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sumter County's population under 18 was 22.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sumter County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sumter County, 18.92% were under the age of 15, 24.34% aged 15 to 29, 39.75% aged 30 to 64, 15.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,734 more females than males in Sumter County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.92% females and 47.08% males in Sumter County, GA.
The Sumter County, GA gender ratio is 89:100 i.e. 89 men to 100 women (0.890).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,360.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,585.

Sumter County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sumter County population: 43.31% are White, 51.41% are Black or African American, 1.37% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.02% are some other race and 2.79% are multiracial.
Sumter County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,777 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,913 (94.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sumter County is Black or African American with a population of 15,263 (51.41% of the total population).

Sumter County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 33,442 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sumter County's population decreased by 834 (2.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sumter County's population decreased by 3,092 (9.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sumter County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 28,877.