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
9.4%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.7 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.2 pp (-62.7%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -0.4 pp (-16%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +1.8 pp (85.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.6 pp (66.7%) |