Summerville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Summerville 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
26.5%
2023
21.7%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-18.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.5% | — |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -1.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -2.0 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.6 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -1.5 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -0.4 pp (-1.8%) |