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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 29,516 population of Sumter County, Georgia comprised of 1,783 people who identified as Hispanic (6.04%), and 27,733 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.96%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumter County, Georgia with a population of 15,671 (53.09%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,864 (43.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 400 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumter County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 15,450 (52.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,496 (38.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,368 (4.64%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,671 53.09%
White Alone 12,864 43.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 153 0.52%
Asian Alone 400 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 49 0.17%
Two Or More Races 379 1.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumter , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 221 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,368 4.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 73 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 40 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 59 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,450 52.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,496 38.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 378 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 320 1.08%