Unemployment Rate in Newton County, TX
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: 8.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,974 | Crosby County, TX | 8.2% |
| #2,975 | Dallas County, AR | 8.2% |
| #2,976 | Throckmorton County, TX | 8.3% |
| #2,977 | Newton County, TX | 8.3% |
| #2,978 | Aleutians East Borough, AK | 8.3% |
| #2,979 | Madison County, ID | 8.3% |
| #2,980 | Macon County, AL | 8.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Newton County, Texas
Newton County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 8.3%, which ranks #2,977 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 55.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Newton County ranks #235 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 8th 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.