Poverty Rate in Clay County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.0%
Rank #2,764/3,222 · #110 in GA
14th
Clay 21.0%
GA 13.4% +57.0%
US 12.6% +66.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 21.0% 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 →| #2,761 | Madison County, FL | 21.0% |
| #2,762 | Costilla County, CO | 21.0% |
| #2,763 | Tillman County, OK | 21.0% |
| #2,764 | Clay County, GA | 21.0% |
| #2,765 | Lauderdale County, TN | 21.0% |
| #2,766 | Greene County, NC | 21.0% |
| #2,767 | McIntosh County, OK | 21.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Georgia has a poverty rate of 21.0%, ranking #2,764 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 66.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Georgia, it ranks #110 of 159. This places it in the 14th 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.