What share of people in Albany are on low incomes?

51.8% of residents of Albany had incomes below twice the poverty line in 2020-2024, 18th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 28.2%; Georgia: 30.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Albany, Georgia: official figures

27.5% of residents of Albany (17,603 people) had incomes below the federal poverty line in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 20th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 12.5%; Georgia: 13.4%).

Poverty rate

27.5%

2020-2024

Child poverty rate (under 18)

38.8%

2020-2024

Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent

49.4%

2020-2024

How many children live in poverty in Albany?

38.8% of children under 18 in Albany lived below the poverty line in 2020-2024 (6,409 children), 19th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 16.1%; Georgia: 18.3%).

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What is the poverty rate for older people in Albany?

By age, the poverty rate in Albany was 41.3% for children under 6 and 19.5% for residents aged 60 and over in 2020-2024 (US: 17.2% and 11.0%).

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How many people in Albany live in deep poverty?

8,921 people in Albany, 13.9% of residents, had incomes below half the poverty line in 2020-2024, 34th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 6.0%).

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How many renters in Albany are cost-burdened?

49.4% of renting households in Albany spent 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities in 2020-2024 (7,976 households), 257th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 51.1%; Georgia: 52.4%).

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How many households in Albany spend half their income on rent?

29.1% of renting households in Albany spent half or more of their income on rent and utilities, 263rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 25.9%).

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How many people in Albany are food insecure?

An estimated 36.1% of adults in Albany experienced food insecurity in the past year, 15th highest of 592 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.9% housing insecurity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Albany compares with other cities in the United States

Residents below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 20 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents below the poverty line
17	Jackson	27.9%
18	Rochester	27.8%
19	Pharr	27.6%
20	Albany	27.5%
21	Utica	27.5%
22	Stillwater	27.4%
23	Canton	27.4%

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Children under 18 below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 19 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Children under 18 below the poverty line
16	Reading	39.0%
17	Camden	38.9%
18	Canton	38.9%
19	Albany	38.8%
20	Daytona Beach	38.8%
21	Lorain	38.7%
22	Port Arthur	38.4%

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Residents with incomes below half the poverty line (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 34 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with incomes below half the poverty line
31	Normal	14.3%
32	Columbia	14.3%
33	Ames	14.1%
34	Albany	13.9%
35	Kalamazoo	13.9%
36	Port Arthur	13.7%
37	Chapel Hill	13.7%

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Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 567 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent
564	Cleveland	49.5%
565	Smyrna	49.5%
566	West Valley City	49.4%
567	Albany	49.4%
568	Kenosha	49.3%
569	Edina	49.3%
570	Taylorsville	49.2%

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Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Albany ranks 15 of 592, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate)
12	Lynwood	36.3%
13	Youngstown	36.3%
14	Delano	36.3%
15	Albany	36.1%
16	Compton	35.7%
17	New Brunswick	35.0%
18	Pontiac	34.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B17020: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 e79a292f34605560506b7f4b5c8ea242c9d6e203c8e95ba675565ddb7758571e), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 41bab025d213…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C17002: Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 dc3dc675113683ec3ff2a0e29a840f43e03268151d7f14b922658d7306da5187), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 31aa364bfddf…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25070: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4f8d499d9e95…)

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