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
8.3%
2023
8.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+4.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -0.8 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.6 pp (7.4%) |