SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE
Duties of the County Clerk:
Serving as clerk, clerk of court, comptroller, and recorder for the county
Acts as Accountant and Auditor to the Board of County Commissioners
Employs skilled personnel and provides customer service, who assists the public with locating and receiving public records
Issues marriage licenses, administered all oaths and affirmations as well as processing and filing divorce records from the court
Files records regarding conveyance of land, foreclosures, and deed records
Files and maintains records regarding military discharges, both honorable and dishonorable
Issues passports and allows eFiling services
Maintains judicial court records and releases them
Files and maintains vital statistics, including birth and death certificates for births and deaths in the county
Ensures records are preserved securely and in an archival manner and easily accessible to the public
Collects fines, fees, and charges due for either current or past obligations and record requests
Carries out elections for the county, including following procedures for registering voters, following procedures relating to the official ballot, and working with the executive committees of political parties in nomination
Provides information for jury service, and is responsible for choosing jury members
RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Public records are made accessible by the Sumter County Clerk’s Office. Official records can be searched online using the state of Florida’s record database. Records can be searched by the name on the document, the type of document, such as a deed or marriage license, the date the record was filed, or by a specific filing number.
Official judicial records can be searched online as well, through a separate database. Judicial records can be searched by the name on the case, the case number, or the date range the case was filed.
For more information, contact the clerk’s office.
If the record needed isn’t filed through the clerk’s office, a record request can be submitted to the Sumter County Government. A record request form is available for download. The request can be submitted in person or by mail to:
Leslie Smith, Records Management Liaison Officer
Public Records Request
Sumter Board of County Commissioners
7375 Powell Road, Suite 200
Wildwood, FL 34785
STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE
Sumter County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 533
Per 1,000 population: 7.3
Deaths (2007): 898
Per 1,000 population: 12.4
Infant Deaths (2007): 2
Per 1,000 population: 3.8
Sumter County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 224
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 2
Forcible rape: 21
Robbery: 29
Aggravated Assault: 172
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,130 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,760 (0.9%)
Never married: 4.6% Now married: 75.2% Separated: 0.0% Widowed: 9.7% Divorced: 10.5%
HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units):83,375 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU: 57,378 (68.8%)
Renter Occupied HU: 5,504 ( 6.6%)
Vacant Housing Units: 20,493 (24.6%)
Median Home Value: $288,415
Average Home Value: $323,469
Housing Affordability Index:113