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
9.5%
2023
10.5%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+10.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +0.9 pp (9.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.3 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |