Jabarkan Penghargaan dari Ben Bernanke

Fellow of the Econometric Society (1997)

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001)

Order of the Palmetto (2006)

Distinguished Leadership in Government Award, Columbia Business School (2008)

Tahun 2009, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission menyetujui resolusi penggantian nama pintu keluar Exit 190 di Interstate Highway 95 di Dillon County menjadi Ben Bernanke Interchange.

Time Person of the Year 2009