Sumter County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sumter County'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
13.1%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-18.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +4.2 pp (32.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.5% | — |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -1.7 pp (-11%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -3.1 pp (-22.5%) |