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
13.8%
2023
16.8%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+21.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +2.4 pp (17.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -3.0 pp (-18.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +3.7 pp (28.2%) |