Montgomery city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Montgomery 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
17.5%
2023
25.9%
Total change
+8.4 pp
% change
+48%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +6.7 pp (38.3%) |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +1.7 pp (7%) |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +4.0 pp (15.4%) |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +4.8 pp (16.1%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -8.8 pp (-25.4%) |