Poverty Rate in Clay County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Clay County Compares
National Distribution
Where Clay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Clay County: 8.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Poverty Rate in Clay County, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #455 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Clay County ranks #10 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. 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.