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
25.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-19.8 pp
% change
-79.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -12.5 pp (-50%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.7 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.1 pp (-17.5%) |