Buffalo city: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Buffalo city's uninsured 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
4.5%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-51.1%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -3.4 pp (-75.6%) |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.7 pp (-63.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.9 pp (225%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.9 pp (69.2%) |