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
11.3%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-12.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +0.4 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +0.6 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.5 pp (5.3%) |