Sumter County, Alabama
13 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 11,878
- Median household income
- $33,310
- ±6,329
- Unemployed
- 12.1%
- 536 of 4,425 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.0%
- 3,666 of 4,823 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Sumter | 12,164 (2021) | Po Box 70, Livingston | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Livingston | 3,153 (2021) | Po Box W, Livingston | Website |
| City of York | 2,415 (2021) | Po Box 37, York | — |
| Town of Cuba | 306 (2021) | Po Box 385, Cuba | — |
| Town of Emelle | 33 (2021) | Po Box 97, Emelle | — |
| Town of Epes | 275 (2021) | Po Box 127, Epes | — |
| Town of Gainesville | 174 (2021) | Po Box 73, Gainesville | Website |
| Town of Geiger | 156 (2021) | 201 Broadway St, Emelle | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| York City Health Care Authority | Hospitals | 607 2nd Ave, York | — |
| Livingston Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 397, Livingston | — |
| York Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 9, York | Website |
| Sumter County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Uwa Station 58, Livingston | Website |
| Sumter County Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 994, Livingston | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Sumter County
School district4 schools
Hwy 28 To Country Club Dr, Livingston, AL, 35470
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
University Charter School
Independent charter district2 schools
134 University Drive, Livingston, AL, 35470
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Greene/Sumter County Farmers Market (Eutaw)
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Meridian//Lauderdale County Farmers Market (1901 Front Street - Underpass Meridian) · Earth's Bounty Farmers' Market (Meridian) · Meridian Area Farmers' Market (Meridian)
Pickens County Farmers' Market ()
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.