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
10.7%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-17.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.7 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |