Sterling city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sterling city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
18.9%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-15.3 pp
% change
-81%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.4 pp (12.7%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -7.3 pp (-34.3%) |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -0.6 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -8.9 pp (-66.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.9 pp (-20%) |