County profile
Sumter County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#554 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
31,813
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,081
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
157,772
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.8%
Median HH income
$76.5k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
35.3%±1.9%
Poverty rate
9.7%±1.2%
Business applications
1,645 · 2025
Retail establishments
287
18.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1eFUEL EFN, Corp.Industrials$924.9k——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
Health care29%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation21%
Construction16%
Admin & support6%
Manufacturing6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
157,772
residents · 2025 · +21.1% since 2020
Income per capita $76.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+36,929
International migration+594
Natural change−10,649
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.0B2019
$4.2B2020
$5.1B2021
$6.1B2022
$6.9B2023
$7.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$385.4k±$9.1k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$119/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±1.6%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$790.3M
3,516 units · 22.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 96Lightning 93Wildfire 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2032016
2062017
2182018
2292019
2362020
2562021
3142022
3252023
3292024
3192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -24% since 20214,6112021
4,4392022
3,3392023
3,9612024
3,5162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.9 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
66.7 km
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, CRYSTAL RIVER POWER PLANT WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
53.9 km
OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.7k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sumter?
Sumter's economy produced $7.6B in 2024, growing 10.3% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.