Monroe County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Monroe 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
26.6%
2023
17.1%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-35.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -3.3 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.3% | — |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -0.9 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.7 pp (4.3%) |