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
16.3%
2023
30.8%
Total change
+14.5 pp
% change
+89%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -4.4 pp (-27%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.0% | — |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +22.2 pp (222%) |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -1.4 pp (-4.3%) |