Poverty Rate in Albany County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.0%
Rank #1,531/3,222 · #30 in NY
52th
Albany 13.0%
NY 14.0% -7.0%
US 12.6% +3.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Albany County's poverty rate of 13.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Albany County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,528 | Juneau County, WI | 13.0% |
| #1,529 | Potter County, PA | 13.0% |
| #1,530 | Goliad County, TX | 13.0% |
| #1,531 | Albany County, NY | 13.0% |
| #1,532 | Marion County, OR | 13.0% |
| #1,533 | Clark County, NV | 13.0% |
| #1,534 | Shelby County, IN | 13.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Albany County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.0%, ranking #1,531 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #30 of 62. This places it in the 52th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.