Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, AL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 12,196 population of Sumter County, Alabama comprised of 172 people who identified as Hispanic (1.41%), and 12,024 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.59%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Alabama with a population of 8,599 (70.51%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,242 (26.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 202 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 8,546 (70.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,135 (25.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 200 (1.64%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,599 70.51%
White Alone 3,242 26.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 25 0.21%
Asian Alone 202 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races 123 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 53 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 107 0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,546 70.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,135 25.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 200 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 118 0.97%