Sumter city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sumter 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
15.4%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-21.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.6 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +2.0 pp (13.5%) |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -1.3 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -2.3 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.1 pp (-8.3%) |