Sumter County, SC Sex Offender Registry
We index about 438 registered sex offenders with a Sumter County address.
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Sumter County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 241 residents is on the registry.
- About 438 registrants we index list a Sumter County address — about 1 in 241 residents.
- That is 41.5 per 10,000 residents, about 17% above the South Carolina average of 35.5.
- Sumter County holds about 2% of the registrants we index in South Carolina.
- It ranks 13th of the 16 South Carolina counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 1st of 16 by rate per resident.
- Sumter is the county seat, and Sumter County borders Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee and Richland counties.
As of October 2026, we index about 438 registrants with a Sumter County, SC address — about 41.5 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with a Sumter County address as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. The figure moves continuously — search for the current picture on any specific person. Rates use 2020 Census population. South Carolina sex offender statistics.
Sumter County sex offender rate: how Sumter County compares. Sumter County against South Carolina and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the South Carolina and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County, SC | 438 | 41.5 | |
| South Carolina average | 18,180 | 35.5 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Sumter County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Sumter County address?
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People move. A check limited to Sumter County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Sumter County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
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How a Sumter County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Sumter County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Sumter County. Start from the street you care about, not the whole county.
A county is a big area; the useful question is usually one street. Start from the address you care about — a home you are buying or renting, a school, a daycare, a relative’s house — or its ZIP code, and set the radius to match: a few blocks for one home, a mile or two for a neighborhood.
Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offenses, the address last reported and the official record link. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so search a name as well when you are checking a particular person.
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Sumter County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Sumter County sex offender records: reading a Sumter County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Sumter County result is one registry record: the registrant’s name and aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offenses that carry a registration duty and their current registration status, usually with a physical description and often a risk level or tier.
Two things it is not. It is not a full criminal history — offenses that never required registration do not appear, which is what a criminal record search covers. And the address is where the person last reported living, not proof of where they are today, so check the record date and confirm the photograph before acting on it.
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How many registered sex offenders are in Sumter County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 438 registrants with a Sumter County, SC address — about 41.5 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 241 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Sumter County compare with the rest of South Carolina?
Sumter County sits at about 41.5 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a South Carolina average of about 35.5 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Sumter County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Sumter County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Sumter County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Sumter County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Sumter County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighborhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is there a Sumter County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Sumter County is a search: we index about 438 registrants with a Sumter County address, and narrowing a search to the county, one of its cities, or a ZIP code returns them with photographs and official record links. To keep an eye on a specific area rather than read a long list, search outward from an address instead.
Which Sumter County city has the most registered sex offenders?
We publish a page for one Sumter County city or none, so there is no city-by-city comparison here — search the county, a city, or a ZIP for the current picture.
Which counties border Sumter County?
Sumter County borders Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee and Richland counties. A search here is not bounded by the county line: it covers every US registry at once, so someone registered just across a border still surfaces. Florence County and Richland County have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Sumter County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Sumter County and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you don't have to re-run the same search.
Is this the official Sumter County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Sumter County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Sumter County result at its source.
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