Poverty Rate in Benton County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.0%
Rank #999/3,222 · #14 in WA
69th
Benton 11.0%
WA 9.9% +10.9%
US 12.6% -12.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Benton County's poverty rate of 11.0% 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 →| #996 | Maricopa County, AZ | 11.0% |
| #997 | Warren County, IN | 11.0% |
| #998 | Runnels County, TX | 11.0% |
| #999 | Benton County, WA | 11.0% |
| #1,000 | Somerset County, PA | 11.0% |
| #1,001 | Cass County, ND | 11.0% |
| #1,002 | Taylor County, IA | 11.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Benton County, Washington has a poverty rate of 11.0%, ranking #999 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #14 of 39. This places it in the 69th 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.