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
15.7%
2023
10.5%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-33.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.3 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -2.3 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +2.7 pp (34.6%) |