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
14.9%
2023
12.8%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-14.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -3.4 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.8% | — |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +2.8 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |