Unemployment Rate in Newton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Newton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Newton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Newton County: 6.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,720 | Walthall County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,721 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 6.6% |
| #2,722 | Webster County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,723 | Newton County, GA | 6.6% |
| #2,724 | Darlington County, SC | 6.6% |
| #2,725 | Sequatchie County, TN | 6.6% |
| #2,726 | Grayson County, KY | 6.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Newton County, Georgia
Newton County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 6.6%, which ranks #2,723 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Newton County ranks #134 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 15th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.