Buffalo city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Buffalo city's foreign-born population 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
1.9%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-42.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +1.0 pp (52.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -1.5 pp (-51.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.2 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.5 pp (-31.3%) |