Monterey County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Monterey 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
15.4%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-21.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.1 pp (7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |