Sumter County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1840	29,937	—	—
1850	22,250	-7,687	-25.7%
1860	24,035	+1,785	+8.0%
1870	24,109	+74	+0.3%
1880	28,728	+4,619	+19.2%
1890	29,574	+846	+2.9%
1900	32,710	+3,136	+10.6%
1910	28,699	-4,011	-12.3%
1920	25,569	-3,130	-10.9%
1930	26,929	+1,360	+5.3%
1940	27,321	+392	+1.5%
1950	23,610	-3,711	-13.6%
1960	20,041	-3,569	-15.1%
1970	16,974	-3,067	-15.3%
1980	16,908	-66	-0.4%
1990	16,174	-734	-4.3%
2000	14,798	-1,376	-8.5%
2010	13,763	-1,035	-7.0%
2020	12,345	-1,418	-10.3%
2024	11,607	-738	-6.0%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Livingston	3,138	—
2	York	2,278	—
3	Bellamy	363	-33.2%
4	Cuba	279	-42.6%
5	Epes	266	-33.3%
6	Gainesville	164	-20.8%
7	Geiger	153	-23.5%
8	Panola	71	-50.7%
9	Emelle	28	-36.4%

Year	Sumter County	Alabama	Share
1840	29,937	576,496	5.19%
1850	22,250	752,918	2.96%
1860	24,035	964,201	2.49%
1870	24,109	981,905	2.46%
1880	28,728	1,262,505	2.28%
1890	29,574	1,513,017	1.95%
1900	32,710	1,828,697	1.79%
1910	28,699	2,138,093	1.34%
1920	25,569	2,348,174	1.09%
1930	26,929	2,646,248	1.02%
1940	27,321	2,832,961	0.96%
1950	23,610	3,061,743	0.77%
1960	20,041	3,266,740	0.61%
1970	16,974	3,444,165	0.49%
1980	16,908	3,893,888	0.43%
1990	16,174	4,040,587	0.40%
2000	14,798	4,447,100	0.33%
2010	13,763	4,779,736	0.29%
2020	12,345	5,024,279	0.25%
2024	11,607	5,157,699	0.23%

Year	Population	Source
1840	29,937	Decennial Census
1850	22,250	Decennial Census
1860	24,035	Decennial Census
1870	24,109	Decennial Census
1880	28,728	Decennial Census
1890	29,574	Decennial Census
1900	32,710	Decennial Census
1910	28,699	Decennial Census
1920	25,569	Decennial Census
1930	26,929	Decennial Census
1940	27,321	Decennial Census
1950	23,610	Decennial Census
1960	20,041	Decennial Census
1970	16,974	Decennial Census
1980	16,908	Decennial Census
1990	16,174	Decennial Census
2000	14,798	Decennial Census
2001	14,376	Population Estimates Program
2002	14,329	Population Estimates Program
2003	14,324	Population Estimates Program
2004	14,143	Population Estimates Program
2005	14,059	Population Estimates Program
2006	13,926	Population Estimates Program
2007	13,882	Population Estimates Program
2008	13,746	Population Estimates Program
2009	13,763	Population Estimates Program
2010	13,763	Decennial Census
2011	13,491	Population Estimates Program
2012	13,444	Population Estimates Program
2013	13,398	Population Estimates Program
2014	13,276	Population Estimates Program
2015	13,212	Population Estimates Program
2016	12,973	Population Estimates Program
2017	12,756	Population Estimates Program
2018	12,661	Population Estimates Program
2019	12,358	Population Estimates Program
2020	12,345	Decennial Census
2021	11,960	Population Estimates Program
2022	11,894	Population Estimates Program
2023	11,737	Population Estimates Program
2024	11,607	Population Estimates Program

Population Estimates Program US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (annual estimates)
Decennial Census US Census Bureau Decennial Census (actual count every 10 years)