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
11.3%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.7 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -1.1 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.3 pp (17.3%) |