Poverty Rate in Clay County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.5%
Rank #2,385/3,222 · #92 in IL
26th
Clay 17.5%
IL 11.8% +48.3%
US 12.6% +39.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 17.5% 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 →| #2,382 | Lafayette County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,383 | Houston County, AL | 17.5% |
| #2,384 | Franklin County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,385 | Clay County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,386 | Cass County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,387 | Douglas County, MO | 17.5% |
| #2,388 | White County, AR | 17.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Illinois has a poverty rate of 17.5%, ranking #2,385 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Illinois, it ranks #92 of 102. This places it in the 26th 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.