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
6.9%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -1.3 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.5 pp (-6.8%) |