Count data arise in inference, modeling, prediction, anomaly detection, monitoring, resource allocation, evaluation, and performance measurement. This paper focuses on a one-parameter discrete distribution obtained by compounding the Poisson and new X-Lindley distributions. The probability-generating function, moments, skewness, kurtosis, and other properties are derived in the closed form. The maximum likelihood method, method of moments, least squares method, and weighted least squares method are used for parameter estimation. A simulation study is carried out. The proposed distribution is applied as the innovation in an INAR(1) process. The importance of the proposed model is confirmed through the analysis of two real datasets.