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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 29,838 population of Sumter County, Georgia comprised of 1,672 people who identified as Hispanic (5.6%), and 28,166 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.4%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Georgia with a population of 15,885 (53.24%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,000 (43.57%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 406 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 15,677 (52.54%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,727 (39.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,273 (4.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Sumter , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,885 53.24%
White Alone 13,000 43.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 155 0.52%
Asian Alone 406 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 57 0.19%
Two Or More Races 335 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 208 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,273 4.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 66 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 48 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 57 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,677 52.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,727 39.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 386 1.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 278 0.93%