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
28.0%
2023
24.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-13.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.0% | — |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -1.5 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -1.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -1.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.7 pp (3%) |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |