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
31.0%
2023
21.4%
Total change
-9.6 pp
% change
-31%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.0% | — |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +3.4 pp (11%) |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -14.0 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +6.9 pp (33.8%) |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -4.3 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -1.6 pp (-7%) |