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
5.2%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-55.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +1.2 pp (22.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -4.1 pp (-63.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.1 pp (4.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.2 pp (-8%) |