Poverty Rate in Sumter County, GA
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: 23.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,933 | Lawrence County, MS | 23.7% |
| #2,934 | King County, TX | 23.7% |
| #2,935 | Sabine Parish, LA | 23.7% |
| #2,936 | Sumter County, GA | 23.7% |
| #2,937 | Miller County, GA | 23.8% |
| #2,938 | Bath County, VA | 23.8% |
| #2,939 | Summers County, WV | 23.8% |
Poverty Rate in Sumter County, Georgia
Sumter County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 23.7%, which ranks #2,936 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 88.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Georgia, Sumter County ranks #136 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.