Newton County Demographics

A map of Newton County's Population by Race

Newton County, Arkansas had a population of 7,225 in 2020. It was 92.2% White, 0.1% Black, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% Hispanic, 1.2% Native American/Other, and 5.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Newton County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Newton County is the 70th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Newton County's White Population

6,658 residents of Newton County identify as White, or 92.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Newton County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is more White than neighboring Boone County (90.3% White), Johnson County (75.3% White), Pope County (78.9% White), Madison County (85.2% White), and Searcy County (90.6% White).

Newton County's Black Population

6 residents of Newton County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Newton County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #74 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is less Black than neighboring Boone County (0.3% Black), Johnson County (1.8% Black), Pope County (3.3% Black), and Madison County (0.2% Black).

Newton County's Asian Population

24 residents of Newton County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Newton County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #56 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is less Asian than neighboring Boone County (0.6% Asian), Johnson County (3.6% Asian), Pope County (1% Asian), and Madison County (0.6% Asian).

Newton County's Hispanic Population

82 residents of Newton County identify as Hispanic, or 1.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Newton County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #75 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is less Hispanic than neighboring Boone County (2.6% Hispanic), Johnson County (13.4% Hispanic), Pope County (10.1% Hispanic), Madison County (5.4% Hispanic), and Searcy County (1.8% Hispanic).

Newton County's Native American/Other Population

86 residents of Newton County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Newton County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Arkansas (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #15 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Boone County (1% Native American/Other), Johnson County (1.1% Native American/Other), Pope County (1% Native American/Other), and Searcy County (1.1% Native American/Other). Newton County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Madison County (3% Native American/Other).

Newton County's Multiracial Population

369 residents of Newton County identify as Multiracial, or 5.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Newton County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Newton County is ranked #20 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Newton County is more Multiracial than neighboring Johnson County (4.9% Multiracial). Newton County is less Multiracial than neighboring Boone County (5.2% Multiracial), Pope County (5.6% Multiracial), Madison County (5.5% Multiracial), and Searcy County (6.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.