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
14.5%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.3% | — |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -1.3 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -1.3 pp (-10.8%) |