Albany, GA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Albany, GA Metro Area'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
20.9%
2023
16.5%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-21.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -0.9 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -1.4 pp (-7%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -1.7 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |