Albany County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Albany County'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
8.2%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+12.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.7 pp (8.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.5 pp (4.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.0 pp (-17.9%) |