Sumas city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sumas 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
8.1%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+2.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.7 pp (8.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -2.7 pp (-30.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.5 pp (8.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +2.0 pp (31.7%) |