Poverty Rate in Sumter County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sumter County Compares
National Distribution
Where Sumter County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Sumter County: 26.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,030 | Stewart County, GA | 26.4% |
| #3,031 | Clay County, WV | 26.4% |
| #3,032 | Washington County, MS | 26.4% |
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
Poverty Rate in Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 26.5%, which ranks #3,033 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 110.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Alabama, Sumter County ranks #60 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 6th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.