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Population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County

Population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County was 7.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1 pts from 2023. That is the 66th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

20247.1%
Change on 2023+1 pts
Rank66th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked
Series high7.12024
Series low5.42022

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Population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County, 2021 to 2024

55.566.577.520212022202320242021: 6.6 %2022: 5.4 %2023: 6.1 %2024: 7.1 %55.566.577.5202120242021: 6.6 %2022: 5.4 %2023: 6.1 %2024: 7.1 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
20247.1
20236.1
20225.4
20216.6

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2024
Sumter County7.1
Georgia15.5
United States22.3

Sumter County compared with nearby places

Appling County: 10.2 %Atkinson County: 25.7 %Bacon County: 8 %Baker County: 10.8 %Baldwin County: 4.7 %Banks County: 7.8 %Barrow County: 17.2 %Bartow County: 9.6 %Ben Hill County: 7.1 %Berrien County: 4.2 %Bibb County: 5.9 %Bleckley County: 2.6 %Brantley County: 1.6 %Brooks County: 6.1 %Bryan County: 10.6 %Bulloch County: 6.6 %Burke County: 3.1 %Butts County: 3.9 %Calhoun County: 8 %Camden County: 6 %Candler County: 12.2 %Carroll County: 8 %Catoosa County: 5.1 %Charlton County: 3.9 %Chatham County: 11.4 %Chattahoochee County: 16.5 %Chattooga County: 6 %Cherokee County: 13.3 %Clarke County: 15.7 %Clay County: 1.7 %Clayton County: 20.9 %Clinch County: 8.3 %Cobb County: 21.9 %Coffee County: 12.8 %Colquitt County: 19.1 %Columbia County: 11.2 %Cook County: 5.9 %Coweta County: 9.2 %Crawford County: 3.1 %Crisp County: 3.5 %Dade County: 3.1 %Dawson County: 6.5 %Decatur County: 6.8 %DeKalb County: 21.1 %Dodge County: 2.4 %Dooly County: 11.7 %Dougherty County: 4.5 %Douglas County: 14.4 %Early County: 1 %Echols County: 22.4 %Effingham County: 5.6 %Elbert County: 6 %Emanuel County: 4.7 %Evans County: 13 %Fannin County: 3.4 %Fayette County: 13.6 %Floyd County: 11.4 %Forsyth County: 27.7 %Franklin County: 6.3 %Fulton County: 17.7 %Gilmer County: 9.9 %Glascock County: 0.1 %Glynn County: 8.6 %Gordon County: 15.9 %Grady County: 11.8 %Greene County: 7.5 %Gwinnett County: 38.1 %Habersham County: 16.5 %Hall County: 29.1 %Hancock County: 2.8 %Haralson County: 2.3 %Harris County: 4.8 %Hart County: 5.5 %Heard County: 3.7 %Henry County: 11.5 %Houston County: 8.4 %Irwin County: 5.3 %Jackson County: 11.5 %Jasper County: 3.4 %Jeff Davis County: 13.2 %Jefferson County: 3.8 %Jenkins County: 7.1 %Johnson County: 1.5 %Jones County: 2 %Lamar County: 1.8 %Lanier County: 8 %Laurens County: 3.7 %Lee County: 5.4 %Liberty County: 12.9 %Lincoln County: 1.9 %Long County: 10 %Lowndes County: 6.7 %Lumpkin County: 6 %McDuffie County: 3 %McIntosh County: 2.3 %Macon County: 7.5 %Madison County: 6.7 %Marion County: 10.3 %Meriwether County: 1.4 %Miller County: 4.8 %Mitchell County: 6.6 %Monroe County: 3.9 %Montgomery County: 6.7 %Morgan County: 3.7 %Murray County: 13.4 %Muscogee County: 8.3 %Newton County: 7.1 %Oconee County: 8.9 %Oglethorpe County: 6.3 %Paulding County: 10.6 %Peach County: 7.1 %Pickens County: 3.9 %Pierce County: 2.9 %Pike County: 1.8 %Polk County: 12.1 %Pulaski County: 5.7 %Putnam County: 11.2 %Quitman County: 0.3 %Rabun County: 8.7 %Randolph County: 0.5 %Richmond County: 6.7 %Rockdale County: 11.8 %Schley County: 1.3 %Screven County: 2.2 %Seminole County: 2.1 %Spalding County: 6.7 %Stephens County: 5.4 %Stewart County: 5.4 %Sumter County: 7.1 %Talbot County: 1.4 %Taliaferro County: 3.4 %Tattnall County: 10.8 %Taylor County: 2.5 %Telfair County: 12.7 %Terrell County: 3.2 %Thomas County: 5 %Tift County: 12.5 %Toombs County: 10.7 %Towns County: 2.6 %Treutlen County: 1.8 %Troup County: 6.3 %Turner County: 5.1 %Twiggs County: 2.8 %Union County: 3.4 %Upson County: 2.6 %Walker County: 2.4 %Walton County: 7.6 %Ware County: 5.1 %Warren County: 1 %Washington County: 2.7 %Wayne County: 5.9 %Webster County: 4 %Wheeler County: 4 %White County: 4 %Whitfield County: 31.5 %Wilcox County: 3 %Wilkes County: 6.2 %Wilkinson County: 1.7 %Worth County: 3.2 %
  • Under 2.6
  • 2.6 to 4
  • 4 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 12
  • 12 and over
Population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024, %. Sumter County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Population speaking a language other than English at home, Sumter County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking a language other than English at home, Sumter County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/sumter-county-georgia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Population speaking a language other than English at home, Sumter County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/sumter-county-georgia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking a language other than English at home, Sumter County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/sumter-county-georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Population speaking a language other than English at home, Sumter County, 2021 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/sumter-county-georgia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County?

Population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County was 7.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1 pts from 2023. That is the 66th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population speaking a language other than English at home in Sumter County?

7.1% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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