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Insurance agencies in Sumter County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Sumter County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #977 of 2,272 scored counties
#41 of 54 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On vehicle insurance · $2,503 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,588
−5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Sumter County spend about $12.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,503 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 insurance agencies, that is $2M per agency, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 6 insurance agencies on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 21% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for insurance agencies and brokerages in Sumter County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Sumter County is 54 (upper middle), #977 of 2,272 scored counties and #41 of 54 scored counties in Alabama.

How Sumter County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Sumter County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.416.215.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,150966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,503$2,568$1,957
Median household income$33,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Sumter County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,588−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,823
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$33,310+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$52,781
Median home value
$82,600
Jobs located here
2,933
Daytime population
10,978Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Sumter County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chilton County, AL92169.0$3.2M+5.9%#33 of 2,272
2St. Clair County, AL914111.7$2.5M+7.1%#51 of 2,272
3Lawrence County, AL90118.1$3.8M+2.3%#54 of 2,272
4Randolph County, AL9077.6$3.7M+4.8%#55 of 2,272
5Elmore County, AL89298.8$3.2M+4.2%#69 of 2,272
6Cherokee County, AL861211.8$2.4M+5.8%#117 of 2,272
7Bibb County, AL8556.5$4.4M+0.4%#122 of 2,272
8Blount County, AL852410.8$2.7M+1.8%#131 of 2,272
9Limestone County, AL855312.9$2.2M+18.0%#135 of 2,272
10Jackson County, AL842411.0$2.5M+3.3%#146 of 2,272
41Sumter County, AL54612.4$2M−5.0%#977 of 2,272

Other business types in Sumter County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Sumter County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 insurance agencies in Sumter County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. No official count is published for insurance agencies and brokerages in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Sumter County, AL spend on vehicle insurance?

About $12.1M a year, or $2,503 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,823 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sumter County, AL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Sumter County has 12.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Sumter County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Sumter County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 11,588 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,823 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $33,310, 59% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Sumter County scores 54 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #977 of 2,272 scored counties.

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