Jury Pool Profile
Sumter County, Georgia
- County seat
- Americus
- Judicial district
- Southwestern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,801
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,061.
At a glance
Sumter County is a 28,801-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 50% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,955, $29,957 below the GA state median of $79,912; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.2% of covered employment, average pay $45,336/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,061
- Median household income
- $42,653
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 41%; Black: 50%.
Sumter County has a population of 29,061, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.4%; Black residents 49.9%. Independently, 6.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,955; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 27.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sumter County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.9% in 2024, 52.0% in 2020, 50.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (1,297 individuals).