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
15.0%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-10.1 pp
% change
-67.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +4.8 pp (32%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +4.3 pp (716.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |