Poverty Rate in Benton County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.5%
Rank #2,799/3,222 · #45 in MS
13th
Benton 21.5%
MS 18.9% +13.9%
US 12.6% +70.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Benton County's poverty rate of 21.5% 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 →| #2,796 | Haywood County, TN | 21.5% |
| #2,797 | Nome Census Area, AK | 21.5% |
| #2,798 | Adair County, OK | 21.5% |
| #2,799 | Benton County, MS | 21.5% |
| #2,800 | Ware County, GA | 21.5% |
| #2,801 | De Soto Parish, LA | 21.5% |
| #2,802 | Hardin County, TN | 21.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Benton County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 21.5%, ranking #2,799 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 70.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #45 of 82. This places it in the 13th 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.