Albert Lea city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Albert Lea 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
11.5%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-45.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.7 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -2.7 pp (-25%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.7 pp (8.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -2.6 pp (-29.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |