Poverty Rate in Newton County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.0%
Rank #1,766/3,222 · #69 in IN
45th
Newton 14.0%
IN 12.3% +13.8%
US 12.6% +11.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Newton County's poverty rate of 14.0% 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 →| #1,763 | Chilton County, AL | 14.0% |
| #1,764 | Chippewa County, MI | 14.0% |
| #1,765 | Red Willow County, NE | 14.0% |
| #1,766 | Newton County, IN | 14.0% |
| #1,767 | Mariposa County, CA | 14.0% |
| #1,768 | Lexington city, VA | 14.0% |
| #1,769 | Mineral County, WV | 14.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Newton County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 14.0%, ranking #1,766 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #69 of 92. This places it in the 45th 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.