Sumter County, Georgia
County seat: Americus · Population 28,801 (2025) · 483 sq mi
Sumter County is the 68th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 28,801 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Americus. It is part of the River Valley region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Sumter County facts
- County seat
- Americus
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 28,801 −2.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 483 sq mi 29th largest of 159
- Water area
- 10 sq mi
- Population density
- 60 per sq mi
- Established
- 1831
- Named after
- Thomas Sumter American general during the American Revolution (1734–1832)
- Largest city
- Americus 15,617
- Median household income
- $42,653
- Cities and towns
- 5
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13261
Cities and towns in Sumter County
Sumter County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Sumter County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americus (county seat) | City | 15,617 | |
| Plains | City | 531 | |
| Leslie | City | 336 | |
| Andersonville | City | 235 | |
| De Soto | City | 120 |
ZIP codes in Sumter County
8 ZIP codes reach into Sumter County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31709
- 31711 also Macon and Schley counties
- 31719 also Schley County
- 31735
- 31743 also Lee County
- 31764 also Lee County
- 31780 also Webster County
- 31787 also Lee County
Population of Sumter County, 2020–2025
Sumter County shrank by 813 people (−2.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 227 more deaths than births and a net loss of 543 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 29,518 |
| 2021 | 29,004 |
| 2022 | 28,893 |
| 2023 | 29,015 |
| 2024 | 29,105 |
| 2025 | 28,801 |
Neighboring counties
- Lee County south · 34,179 people
- Schley County northwest · 4,593 people
- Dooly County east · 11,156 people
- Macon County north · 11,756 people
- Webster County west · 2,369 people
- Terrell County southwest · 8,656 people
- Crisp County east · 19,237 people
- Marion County northwest · 7,676 people
Printable Sumter County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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