Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 12, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001163389
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	NWPP
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,922,086
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018