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
13.0%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -0.6 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -1.6 pp (-14.4%) |