Poverty Rate in Clay County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #455/3,222 · #10 in MO
86th
Clay 8.5%
MO 12.6% -32.7%
US 12.6% -32.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 →| #452 | Blanco County, TX | 8.4% |
| #453 | Madison County, OH | 8.5% |
| #454 | Napa County, CA | 8.5% |
| #455 | Clay County, MO | 8.5% |
| #456 | Brown County, MN | 8.5% |
| #457 | Union County, IN | 8.5% |
| #458 | Douglas County, IL | 8.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #455 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #10 of 115. This places it in the 86th 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.