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
17.0%
2023
23.9%
Total change
+6.9 pp
% change
+40.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -1.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.2% | — |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -0.4 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +1.1 pp (4.8%) |