Benton County, Mississippi

Economy	Benton County	Cluster	MS	National
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.0%	4.3%	3.3%
Median household income	$36,139	$36,139	$38,741	$53,699
Population below the poverty line (%)	20.2%	20.2%	19.8%	13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile	4.5	4.5	5.4	4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop.	3.6	3.6	4.5	3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing	73.3%	73.3%	73.4%	68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5)	%	%	73.7%	83.8%

Education	Benton County	Cluster	MS	National
Preschool enrollment	20.2%	20.2%	52.5%	48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation	77.5%	77.5%	83.1%	84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%)	17.4%	17.4%	32.0%	40.5%

Community Health & Civic Life	Benton County	Cluster	MS	National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24)	39.2%	39.2%	16.4%	11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24)	400	400	64,726	4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older)	%	%	20.8%	27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop.			285.7	382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop.	0.0	0.0	52.8	75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population			1.5	2.1

Health	Benton County	Cluster	MS	National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs)	%	%	11.6%	8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage	17.5%	17.5%	12.0%	8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.)			26.5	34.9

Business	Benton County	Cluster	MS	National
Diversity	61.0%	61.0%	-%	85.9%
Growth	38.4	38.4	-	7.9
Automation	64.4%	64.4%	-%	59.4%

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.

Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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