Unemployment Rate in Newton County, MS
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: 4.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Unemployment Rate in Newton County, Mississippi
Newton County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,783 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Newton County ranks #23 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 45th 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.