Poverty Rate in Benton County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.9%
Rank #1,729/3,222 · #68 in IN
46th
Benton 13.9%
IN 12.3% +12.7%
US 12.6% +10.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Benton County's poverty rate of 13.9% 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 →| #1,726 | Schley County, GA | 13.9% |
| #1,727 | Greenwood County, KS | 13.9% |
| #1,728 | Morrill County, NE | 13.9% |
| #1,729 | Benton County, IN | 13.9% |
| #1,730 | LaSalle County, IL | 13.9% |
| #1,731 | Stone County, MO | 13.9% |
| #1,732 | Accomack County, VA | 13.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Benton County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 13.9%, ranking #1,729 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #68 of 92. This places it in the 46th 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.