Poverty Rate in Newton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.3%
Rank #1,348/3,222 · #39 in GA
58th
Newton 12.3%
GA 13.4% -8.2%
US 12.6% -2.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Newton County's poverty rate of 12.3% 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 →| #1,345 | Wallace County, KS | 12.3% |
| #1,346 | McMullen County, TX | 12.3% |
| #1,347 | New Hanover County, NC | 12.3% |
| #1,348 | Newton County, GA | 12.3% |
| #1,349 | Jackson County, IN | 12.3% |
| #1,350 | Treasure County, MT | 12.3% |
| #1,351 | Freestone County, TX | 12.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Newton County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,348 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #39 of 159. This places it in the 58th 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.