Poverty Rate in Clay County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.2%
Rank #2,952/3,222 · #93 in TN
8th
Clay 24.2%
TN 13.8% +75.9%
US 12.6% +92.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's poverty rate of 24.2% 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 →| #2,949 | Washington County, NC | 24.1% |
| #2,950 | Franklin Parish, LA | 24.1% |
| #2,951 | Telfair County, GA | 24.1% |
| #2,952 | Clay County, TN | 24.2% |
| #2,953 | Rowan County, KY | 24.2% |
| #2,954 | Throckmorton County, TX | 24.2% |
| #2,955 | Johnson County, GA | 24.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Clay County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 24.2%, ranking #2,952 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 92.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #93 of 95. This places it in the 8th 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.