Unemployment Rate in Sumter County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,287/3,222 · #48 in FL
29th
Sumter 5.4%
FL 4.8% +13.7%
US 5.3% +2.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sumter County's unemployment rate of 5.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Sumter County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,284 | Ashley County, AR | 5.4% |
| #2,285 | Effingham County, GA | 5.4% |
| #2,286 | Stephens County, TX | 5.4% |
| #2,287 | Sumter County, FL | 5.4% |
| #2,288 | Grady County, OK | 5.4% |
| #2,289 | Fairfield County, SC | 5.5% |
| #2,290 | Cecil County, MD | 5.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sumter County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,287 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #48 of 67. This places it in the 29th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. 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.