Montgomery County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Montgomery 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
16.6%
2023
16.0%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-3.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -1.6 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |