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
6.9%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-30.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.3 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.0 pp (-17.2%) |