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
21.6%
2023
19.2%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-11.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +5.1 pp (23.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 27.3% | — |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +12.7 pp (46.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -20.8 pp (-52%) |