Benton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Benton County'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
6.4%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-57.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +1.9 pp (29.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -3.0 pp (-39.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -1.9 pp (-41.3%) |