County profile
Sumter County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#2467 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$451.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,597
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
204
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,588
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.9%
Median HH income
$33.3k±$6.3k
Bachelor's degree+
19.0%±3.5%
Poverty rate
26.5%±4.4%
Business applications
152 · 2025
Retail establishments
50
43.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Transportation31%
Health care20%
Construction13%
Retail trade13%
Manufacturing12%
Food & accommodation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,588
residents · 2025 · -5.0% since 2020
Income per capita $43.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−448
International migration+49
Natural change−189
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$329.4M2019
$342.8M2020
$360.7M2021
$389.4M2022
$417.7M2023
$451.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$82.6k±$9.8k
Median gross rent
$775/mo±$160/mo
Vacancy rate
24.1%±3.5%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
4 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$827/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 82Hurricane 76Earthquake 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2023
1322013
1282014
1392015
1342016
1362017
1292018
1352019
1462020
1522021
1872023
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202142021
52022
62023
52024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
NS
Nearest port
13.5 km
MANNINGTON CORP PORT OF EPES DOCK & SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
59.3 km
KEY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.9k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sumter?
Sumter's economy produced $451.4M in 2024, growing 8.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.