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
6.1%
2023
7.6%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+24.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.4 pp (23%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.8 pp (-9.5%) |