Poverty Rate in Sumter County, FL
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: 9.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #725 | DeSoto County, MS | 9.7% |
| #726 | Lapeer County, MI | 9.7% |
| #727 | Osage County, KS | 9.7% |
| #728 | Sumter County, FL | 9.7% |
| #729 | Clarke County, IA | 9.7% |
| #730 | Johnson County, NE | 9.7% |
| #731 | Randall County, TX | 9.7% |
Poverty Rate in Sumter County, Florida
Sumter County, Florida has a poverty rate of 9.7%, which ranks #728 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.9% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Florida, Sumter County ranks #11 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 77th 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.