Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, AL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 12,756 population of Sumter County, Alabama comprised of 135 people who identified as Hispanic (1.06%), and 12,621 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.94%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Alabama with a population of 9,191 (72.05%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,271 (25.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 9,144 (71.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,193 (25.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 184 (1.44%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,191 72.05%
White Alone 3,271 25.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 16 0.13%
Asian Alone 186 1.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 88 0.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , AL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 78 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 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,144 71.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,193 25.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 184 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83 0.65%