Unemployment Rate in Newton County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.7%
Rank #1,783/3,222 · #23 in MS
45th
Newton 4.7%
MS 5.7% -18.0%
US 5.3% -11.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Newton County's unemployment rate of 4.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Newton County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,780 | Brazoria County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,781 | Beltrami County, MN | 4.7% |
| #1,782 | Grainger County, TN | 4.7% |
| #1,783 | Newton County, MS | 4.7% |
| #1,784 | Sequoyah County, OK | 4.7% |
| #1,785 | Garfield County, OK | 4.7% |
| #1,786 | Dyer County, TN | 4.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Newton County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, ranking #1,783 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #23 of 82. This places it in the 45th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. 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.