Poverty Rate in Newton County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,099/3,222 · #23 in AR
35th
Newton 15.9%
AR 16.0% -0.8%
US 12.6% +25.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Newton County's poverty rate of 15.9% 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 Newton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,096 | Randolph County, IN | 15.8% |
| #2,097 | Sullivan County, NY | 15.9% |
| #2,098 | Bates County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,099 | Newton County, AR | 15.9% |
| #2,100 | Rhea County, TN | 15.9% |
| #2,101 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 15.9% |
| #2,102 | Lincoln County, OR | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Newton County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,099 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #23 of 75. This places it in the 35th 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.