Newton County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Newton County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
15.4%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-57.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -1.6 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -2.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.0 pp (-13.3%) |