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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 125,298 population of Sumter County, Florida comprised of 7,137 people who identified as Hispanic (5.7%), and 118,161 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Florida with a population of 113,083 (90.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,316 (7.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,177 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 106,834 (85.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,804 (7.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,249 (4.99%).

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

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Population By Race in Sumter , FL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,316 7.44%
White Alone 113,083 90.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 507 0.41%
Asian Alone 1,111 0.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 104 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,177 0.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , FL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 512 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,249 4.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 160 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 33 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 162 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,804 7.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 106,834 85.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 347 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,078 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,015 0.81%