Poverty Rate in Sumter County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.7%
Rank #2,936/3,222 · #136 in GA
9th
Sumter 23.7%
GA 13.4% +77.4%
US 12.6% +88.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sumter County's poverty rate of 23.7% 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 →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Sumter County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 23.7%, ranking #2,936 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 88.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #136 of 159. This places it in the 9th 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.