Poverty Rate in Benton County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #290/3,222 · #1 in AR
91th
Benton 7.6%
AR 16.0% -52.8%
US 12.6% -40.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Benton County's poverty rate of 7.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Benton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #287 | Somervell County, TX | 7.5% |
| #288 | Washington County, IL | 7.5% |
| #289 | Pierce County, NE | 7.6% |
| #290 | Benton County, AR | 7.6% |
| #291 | Dickinson County, IA | 7.6% |
| #292 | Kewaunee County, WI | 7.6% |
| #293 | Grand County, CO | 7.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Benton County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 7.6%, ranking #290 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #1 of 75. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.