Monongalia County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Monongalia 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
10.1%
2023
10.6%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.7 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.7 pp (20.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.7 pp (7.1%) |