Rensselaer County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rensselaer 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
17.9%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+12.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -4.1 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.0% | — |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +3.0 pp (18.8%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +1.1 pp (5.8%) |