11,908 people (2024 Census estimate, −2.1% since 2020)
934 square miles of land · 13 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
8 active community water systems list Newton County in the area they serve, reporting 9,927 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SOUTH NEWTON WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760022 | 3,729 served |
| CITY OF NEWTON groundwater · local government · TX1760001 | 2,724 served |
| TOLEDO VILLAGE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760002 | 1,570 served |
| BURKEVILLE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760003 | 699 served |
| BON WIER WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760008 | 494 served |
| JAMESTOWN WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760023 | 425 served |
| TALL TIMBERS WSC groundwater · local government · TX1760015 | 234 served |
| GOSHEN ERETS groundwater · private · TX1760025 | 52 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 12 people were held in Newton County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 9.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Newton County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $21.8 million — $15.5 million to run schools, about $15,983 per student, plus $6.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.8 million local (mostly property tax), $10.2 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 million.
Spent $9.9 million — $8.6 million to run schools, about $15,650 per student, plus $997,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.8 million local (mostly property tax), $2.1 million state, $2 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.8 million.
Spent $4.3 million — $3.9 million to run schools, about $17,153 per student, plus $276,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $853,000 state, $893,000 federal. Long-term debt: $430,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Newton County about $5.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
156 bridges in Newton County: 63 in good condition, 89 fair, and 4 poor (2.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| CR 2018 over HACKBERRY BRANCH · built 1965 | 41 vehicles a day |
| CR 4095 over SABINE RIVER DRAW · built 2003 | 41 vehicles a day |
| CR 1022 over IRVING BRANCH · built 1940 | 25 vehicles a day |
| CR 1090 over LITTLE COW CREEK · built 2022 | 5 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $2.2 million of work in Newton County in fiscal 2025, about $180 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Jasper County (17 mi) · Beauregard Parish, LA (26 mi) · Tyler County (38 mi) · Sabine County (39 mi) · Vernon Parish, LA (39 mi) · Calcasieu Parish, LA (45 mi).