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Newton County, Mississippi

Newton County had 21,063 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.8 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 39th by land area.

Population
21,063
#43 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,767 in US
Area
577.8 sq mi
#39 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,708 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#44 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,758 in US
Median household income
$49,338
#39 of 82 in Mississippi · #2,753 in US

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

Newton County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Newton County population, land area and income

Newton County had 21,063 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.8 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 82 in Mississippi by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 36.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, about the same as Newton County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,338 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,063

3144th1st

1767th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

578 sq mi

3144th1st

1708th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1758th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,338

3143rd1st

2753rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

21,063

82nd1st

43rd of 82 (MS)

Land area

578 sq mi

82nd1st

39th of 82 (MS)

Density

36.5 / sq mi

82nd1st

44th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$49,338

82nd1st

39th of 82 (MS)

How Newton County's population changed since 2020

Newton County lost 191 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 30th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Newton County recorded 1,294 births and 1,287 deaths, a natural change of +7. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -254. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 254 people.

21.3k202021.1k202121.0k202221.0k202321.1k2024
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
1,294
Deaths
1,287
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
-254
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+22

Where Newton County is

The Census internal point of Newton County is at 32.402000, -89.118400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 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.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Newton County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
32.402000, -89.118400
DMS
32°24'7.20"N 89°07'6.24"W
UTM
16N 300764.3E 3586970.0N
Geohash
djb8k49gq
Plus code
864GCV2J+RJ

Towns in Newton County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Newton County, 6,413 people together, or 30% 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 Newton with 3,079.

  1. 01Newton3,079
  2. 02Decatur1,886
  3. 03Union (part)1,448
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Newton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Newton County. The most populous is Lauderdale County, MS, with 70,588 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 62.7 miles W of Newton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 64.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Meridian, MS (population 33,549), 25.0 miles away.

Newton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Newton County is 28101: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,338.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Newton County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,063. That is down 191 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,254.

What is the FIPS code of Newton County?

28101. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Newton County?

Newton, with 3,079 residents inside Newton County in 2024.

Which counties border Newton County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, MS; Neshoba County, MS; Scott County, MS; Leake County, MS; Jasper County, MS; Clarke County, MS; Smith County, MS; Kemper County, MS.

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)

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