Buffalo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Buffalo city's poverty 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
5.6%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-16.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.9 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +1.2 pp (25.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.6 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.7 pp (-13%) |