Poverty Rate in Clay County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.9%
Rank #2,753/3,222 · #41 in MS
15th
Clay 20.9%
MS 18.9% +10.6%
US 12.6% +65.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 20.9% 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 →| #2,750 | Todd County, KY | 20.9% |
| #2,751 | Prince Edward County, VA | 20.9% |
| #2,752 | Albany County, WY | 20.9% |
| #2,753 | Clay County, MS | 20.9% |
| #2,754 | Dixie County, FL | 20.9% |
| #2,755 | Marion County, GA | 20.9% |
| #2,756 | Forrest County, MS | 21.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 20.9%, ranking #2,753 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #41 of 82. This places it in the 15th 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.