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
16.9%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-30.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -2.3 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.4% | — |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -1.8 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.9 pp (-14%) |