Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumter County, AL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 11,967 population of Sumter County, Alabama comprised of 167 people who identified as Hispanic (1.4%), and 11,800 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.6%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Alabama with a population of 8,452 (70.63%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,160 (26.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 200 (1.67%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Alabama in 2021, with a population of 8,395 (70.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,064 (25.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 199 (1.66%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,452 70.63%
White Alone 3,160 26.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22 0.18%
Asian Alone 200 1.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races 128 1.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , AL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 57 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 96 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,395 70.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,064 25.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 199 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 120 1%