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
11.2%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-26.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +1.1 pp (9.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.9 pp (-9.9%) |