Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, AL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 12,973 population of Sumter County, Alabama comprised of 131 people who identified as Hispanic (1.01%), and 12,842 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.99%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Alabama with a population of 9,394 (72.41%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,310 (25.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 179 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Alabama in 2016, with a population of 9,351 (72.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,231 (24.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 177 (1.36%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Sumter, Alabama.

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Population By Race in Sumter , AL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,394 72.41%
White Alone 3,310 25.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14 0.11%
Asian Alone 179 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 72 0.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , AL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 79 0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,351 72.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,231 24.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 177 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 68 0.52%