Sumter, SC Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sumter, SC Metro Area'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
16.2%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-21.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.7 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -1.1 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -0.5 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -0.7 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.5 pp (-3.8%) |