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
3.3%
2023
12.2%
Total change
+8.9 pp
% change
+269.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.6 pp (18.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.2% | — |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.7 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -2.7 pp (-18.1%) |