Poverty Rate in Clay County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.2%
Rank #2,329/3,222 · #30 in AR
28th
Clay 17.2%
AR 16.0% +7.5%
US 12.6% +36.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 17.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Clay County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,326 | Washington County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,327 | Screven County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,328 | Carroll County, AR | 17.2% |
| #2,329 | Clay County, AR | 17.2% |
| #2,330 | Richland County, SC | 17.2% |
| #2,331 | Calloway County, KY | 17.2% |
| #2,332 | McDonough County, IL | 17.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 17.2%, ranking #2,329 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #30 of 75. This places it in the 28th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.