Poverty Rate in Benton County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.9%
Rank #2,662/3,222 · #101 in MO
17th
Benton 19.9%
MO 12.6% +58.0%
US 12.6% +57.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Benton County's poverty rate of 19.9% 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 →| #2,659 | Mecosta County, MI | 19.9% |
| #2,660 | Bradley County, AR | 19.9% |
| #2,661 | Riley County, KS | 19.9% |
| #2,662 | Benton County, MO | 19.9% |
| #2,663 | Woods County, OK | 19.9% |
| #2,664 | Rapides Parish, LA | 19.9% |
| #2,665 | Randolph County, AL | 19.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Benton County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 19.9%, ranking #2,662 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #101 of 115. This places it in the 17th 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.