Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, AL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 12,661 population of Sumter County, Alabama comprised of 147 people who identified as Hispanic (1.16%), and 12,514 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.84%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Alabama with a population of 9,106 (71.92%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,233 (25.54%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 202 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Alabama in 2018, with a population of 9,060 (71.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,143 (24.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 200 (1.58%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,106 71.92%
White Alone 3,233 25.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18 0.14%
Asian Alone 202 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 98 0.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , AL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 46 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 90 0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
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 9,060 71.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,143 24.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 200 1.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 93 0.74%