Recent News About Newport
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2% of households in Newport received food stamps in 2020
Newport ranked 354th in South Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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47.7 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Newport
47.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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York County exports down 20.8 percent since 2015
York County exports decreased 20.8 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Republicans in York see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants from Mark Zuckerberg given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 40% of the vote in York.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Newport in 2020
Of the 4,432 people living in Newport in 2020, 50.3 percent (2,229) were women and 49.7 percent (2,203) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC South Carolina Times.
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Census Bureau: 2% of people in York County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 265,872 citizens living in York County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 75.6 percent of people in York County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 265,872 citizens living in York County in 2019, 201,077 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.1% of people in Newport identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 4,602 citizens living in Newport in 2019, 97.9 percent said they were only one race, while 2.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78.3 percent of people in Newport were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 4,602 citizens living in Newport in 2019, 3,602 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in York County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in York County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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York County ranked 122nd among counties in highest exporting metros
York County ranked 122nd in trade with $1.1 billion in exports in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Newport in 2019
Of the 4,602 people living in Newport in 2019, 52.3 percent (2,405) were women and 47.7 percent (2,197) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC South Carolina Times.
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45.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport
45.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 3.2% of people in York County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 273,887 citizens living in York County in 2020, 96.8 percent said they were only one race, while 3.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 75.8 percent of people in York County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 273,887 citizens living in York County in 2020, 207,612 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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45.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport
45.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 83.9 percent of people in Newport were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 4,432 citizens living in Newport in 2020, 3,718 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 1.7% of people in Newport identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 4,432 citizens living in Newport in 2020, 98.3 percent said they were only one race, while 1.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Newport population was 4,432 in 2020
Newport had a population of 4,432 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC South Carolina Times.
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10 businesses in York County had more than 500 employees in 2019
There were 10 businesses in York County with more than 500 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.