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
12.8%
2023
14.0%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+9.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -5.1 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +3.2 pp (41.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +5.2 pp (47.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -4.7 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.6 pp (22.8%) |