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
14.2%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-9.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.5 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |