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  • FIPS 13217
  • Largest town: Covington

Newton County, Georgia

Newton County had 124,010 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 273.8 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 111th by land area.

Population
124,010
#22 of 159 in Georgia · #524 in US
Area
273.8 sq mi
#111 of 159 in Georgia · #2,859 in US
Density
453 / sq mi
#22 of 159 in Georgia · #311 in US
Median household income
$76,151
#27 of 159 in Georgia · #621 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Newton County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Newton County population, land area and income

Newton County had 124,010 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 273.8 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 111th by land area. That works out to 452.9 people per square mile, 4.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Newton County is 5.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,151 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

124,010

3144th1st

524th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

274 sq mi

3144th1st

2859th of 3,144 (US)

Density

452.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

311th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,151

3143rd1st

621st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

124,010

159th1st

22nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

274 sq mi

159th1st

111th of 159 (GA)

Density

452.9 / sq mi

159th1st

22nd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$76,151

159th1st

27th of 159 (GA)

How Newton County's population changed since 2020

Newton County gained 11,113 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.8%. That ranks 16th of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Newton County recorded 5,580 births and 4,829 deaths, a natural change of +751. Net international migration added +1,397 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +9,335. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 9,335 people.

112.9k2020115.4k2021118.0k2022120.5k2023124.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
5,580
Deaths
4,829
Net international migration
+1,397
Net domestic migration
+9,335
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,481

Where Newton County is

The Census internal point of Newton County is at 33.552800, -83.851400. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Newton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Newton County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.552800, -83.851400
DMS
33°33'10.08"N 83°51'5.04"W
UTM
17N 235264.7E 3716215.9N
Geohash
djuqguj70
Plus code
865RH43X+4C

Towns in Newton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Newton County, 19,558 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Newton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Covington with 15,302.

  1. 01Covington15,302
  2. 02Oxford2,310
  3. 03Porterdale1,941
  4. 04Social Circle (part)5
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Newton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Newton County. The most populous is Henry County, GA, with 259,315 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 33.7 miles WNW of Newton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Atlanta, GA (population 520,070), 35.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Covington, GA (population 15,302), 3.7 miles away.

Newton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Newton County is 13217: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 217. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,151.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Newton County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 124,010. That is up 11,113 people (9.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 112,897.

What is the FIPS code of Newton County?

13217. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (217) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Newton County?

Covington, with 15,302 residents inside Newton County in 2024.

Which counties border Newton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Henry County, GA; Walton County, GA; Rockdale County, GA; Butts County, GA; Morgan County, GA; Jasper County, GA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.