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
10.6%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+3.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +4.7 pp (44.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.9 pp (13.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -4.9 pp (-30.8%) |