Monroe city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Monroe 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
23.5%
2023
30.1%
Total change
+6.6 pp
% change
+28.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.2 pp (5.1%) |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.3 pp (9.3%) |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +2.1 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +4.8 pp (16.5%) |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -3.8 pp (-11.2%) |