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
27.0%
2023
17.8%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-34.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -8.3 pp (-30.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.1% | — |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +1.4 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.7 pp (-8.7%) |