Poverty Rate in Sumter County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #728/3,222 · #11 in FL
77th
Sumter 9.7%
FL 12.6% -22.8%
US 12.6% -22.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sumter County's poverty rate of 9.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Sumter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Sumter County, Florida has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #728 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #11 of 67. This places it in the 77th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.