Benton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Benton town'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
20.4%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-45.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -8.5 pp (-42.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +5.0 pp (43.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -5.4 pp (-32.5%) |