Poverty Rate in Clay County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.4%
Rank #3,110/3,222 · #113 in KY
3th
Clay 32.4%
KY 16.1% +101.4%
US 12.6% +156.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 32.4% 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 →| #3,107 | Taylor County, GA | 32.1% |
| #3,108 | Lake County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,109 | Hancock County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,110 | Clay County, KY | 32.4% |
| #3,111 | Mingo County, WV | 32.4% |
| #3,112 | Toa Baja Municipio, PR | 32.4% |
| #3,113 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 32.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 32.4%, ranking #3,110 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 156.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #113 of 120. This places it in the 3th 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.