Benton is a city in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), all land.

[4] As of the census of 2020,[6] there were 39 people, 19 households, and 15 families residing in the city.

There were 19 housing units at an average density of 25.1 per square mile (9.7/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.0% of the population.

There were 21 housing units at an average density of 32.8 per square mile (12.7/km2).

There were 20 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.5/km2).

26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.