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
1.3%
2023
0.5%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-61.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.7 pp (-53.8%) |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.2 pp (33.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.8 pp (100%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.7 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.4 pp (-44.4%) |