# How did the low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) change in Saskatchewan? > Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) decreased in Saskatchewan. Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) fell from 18.4% to 14.3% between 1976 and 2024—a decrease of 4.1 percentage points. It reached an observed low of 9.6% in 2020 before ending at 14.3% in 2024. ## Answer scope - Geography: Saskatchewan (SK) - Period: 1976 to 2024 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2026-04-29 - Persons in low income: All persons - Low income lines: Low income measure after tax - Measure: Percentage of persons in low income - Low-income threshold: 50% of adjusted median household income after tax - Data status: 28 observations: C · data quality: good; 4 observations: B · data quality: very good. ## Key figures - Start · 1976: 18.4% - Latest · 2024: 14.3% - Overall change: -4.1 percentage points (Decrease) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 1976 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 18.4% | 18.4 | % | | 1977 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.5% | 17.5 | % | | 1978 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.3% | 15.3 | % | | 1979 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.9% | 16.9 | % | | 1980 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13.3% | 13.3 | % | | 1981 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.3% | 16.3 | % | | 1982 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13.3% | 13.3 | % | | 1983 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.8% | 16.8 | % | | 1984 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.6% | 17.6 | % | | 1985 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.6% | 16.6 | % | | 1986 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 18.1% | 18.1 | % | | 1987 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.8% | 15.8 | % | | 1988 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.6% | 17.6 | % | | 1989 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.5% | 17.5 | % | | 1990 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 18.1% | 18.1 | % | | 1991 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.1% | 17.1 | % | | 1992 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.2% | 17.2 | % | | 1993 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.9% | 15.9 | % | | 1994 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.6% | 15.6 | % | | 1995 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.2% | 15.2 | % | | 1996 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.1% | 15.1 | % | | 1997 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13.5% | 13.5 | % | | 1998 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.1% | 15.1 | % | | 1999 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 14.7% | 14.7 | % | | 2000 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.8% | 16.8 | % | | 2001 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.4% | 15.4 | % | | 2002 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.7% | 16.7 | % | | 2003 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 16.2% | 16.2 | % | | 2004 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.3% | 17.3 | % | | 2005 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 17.8% | 17.8 | % | | 2006 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.9% | 15.9 | % | | 2007 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15% | 15 | % | | 2008 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 15.1% | 15.1 | % | | 2009 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13% | 13 | % | | 2010 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13% | 13 | % | | 2011 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12% | 12 | % | | 2012 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12.4% | 12.4 | % | | 2013 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12.5% | 12.5 | % | | 2014 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12% | 12 | % | | 2015 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12.4% | 12.4 | % | | 2016 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 11.4% | 11.4 | % | | 2017 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12.8% | 12.8 | % | | 2018 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13% | 13 | % | | 2019 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13.3% | 13.3 | % | | 2020 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 9.6% | 9.6 | % | | 2021 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 12% | 12 | % | | 2022 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 13.5% | 13.5 | % | | 2023 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 14.6% | 14.6 | % | | 2024 | Low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) | 14.3% | 14.3 | % | ## How to read this measure The after-tax Low Income Measure is a relative income measure, distinct from the Market Basket Measure. Canada estimates exclude the territories before 2018. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 11-10-0135-01]() - Table title: Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type - Dataset identifier: 11100135 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type, 2026-04-29. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did the low-income rate (after-tax Low Income Measure) change in Saskatchewan?” Saskatchewan. Source updated 2026-04-29. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.