Albany city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Albany city'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
6.1%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-17.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.7 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.6 pp (-9%) |