Helena, MT Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Helena, MT Metro Area'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
7.4%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-40.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.6 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.0 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.5 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.9 pp (-17%) |