Benton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Benton 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
6.5%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-4.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.8 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +2.4 pp (42.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.0 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp (-12.7%) |