Sumter County, Georgia
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Georgia Department of Human Resources: Two Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta
Population:
- Total Population: 33,200
- Males: 15,639
- Females: 17,561
Ethnicity:
- White: 15,655
- Black/African American: 16,234
- Hispanic: 853
- Native American/Eskimo: 72
- Asian: 188
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 198
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (28,905)
- Spanish (1,120)
- French (150)
- German (115)
- Korean (60)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 675
- Mexico (360)
- Korea (54)
- Japan (33)
- Germany (25)
- Peru (23)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (22)
- Brazil (20)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (7,459)
- United Methodist Church, The (3,458)
- Catholic Church (485)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (369)
- Seventh-day Adventist Church (346)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Summer County Health Department: 208 Rucker Street, Americus - (229) 924-3637
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 12,527
- Sensory: 1,570
- Physical: 2,996
- Mental: 1,377
- Self-care: 898
- Go outside home: 2,929
- Employment: 3,043
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 447
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 12,025
- Utility gas: 2,535
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,280
- Electricity: 6,961
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 28
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 94
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 2
- No fuel used: 125
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 18,543
- No vehicle: 1,887
- 1 or more vehicle: 16,656
Education Attainment:
- No School: 412
- No High School: 1,758
- Some High School: 3,858
- High School: 6,051
- Some College: 3,489
- Associate's Degree: 603
- College Degree: 2,242
- Master's Degree: 1,121
- Professional Degree: 305
- Doctoral Degree: 201
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 12,025
- Owners with phone: 7,526
- Owners without phone: 161
- Renters with phone: 4,059
- Renters without phone: 279
10 closest counties:
- Schley County, Georgia
- Lee County, Georgia
- Macon County, Georgia
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- Webster County, Georgia
- Dooly County, Georgia
- Crisp County, Georgia
- Marion County, Georgia
- Dougherty County, Georgia
- Taylor County, Georgia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
31709, 31710, 31711, 31735, 31743, 31764, 31780
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WDEC-FM (94.7 FM) AMERICUS, GA
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM) AMERICUS, GA
- WISK (1390 AM) AMERICUS, GA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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