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Albany County

319,964Population
1.6 %Change since 2020
1,999Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
319,964 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.6 %
Net migration
1,999 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
314,838 (2020)
Births
2,719 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.5
Deaths
2,940 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Natural change, 2023
-221
International migration
2,560 (2023)
Domestic migration
-561 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.2
Postal code
NY
FIPS code
36001

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.43.0
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.3 %
20233.1 %
20223.1 %
20214.4 %
20206.9 %
20193.5 %
20183.6 %
20174.2 %
20164.1 %
20154.4 %
20144.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024320K314K
PeriodValue
2024319,964
2023318,000
2022316,287
2021316,817
2020314,024