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
12.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-54.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.4 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -6.3 pp (-59.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.3 pp (30.2%) |