Unemployment Rate in Clay County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Clay County Compares
National Distribution
Where Clay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Clay County: 9.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,050 | Knott County, KY | 9.3% |
| #3,051 | Halifax County, NC | 9.3% |
| #3,052 | Wilbarger County, TX | 9.3% |
| #3,053 | Clay County, KY | 9.3% |
| #3,054 | Tulare County, CA | 9.3% |
| #3,055 | Breathitt County, KY | 9.3% |
| #3,056 | Braxton County, WV | 9.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 9.3%, which ranks #3,053 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 75.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Clay County ranks #115 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.