Poverty Rate in Clay County, WV
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: 26.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,028 | Noxubee County, MS | 26.3% |
| #3,029 | Whitley County, KY | 26.3% |
| #3,030 | Stewart County, GA | 26.4% |
| #3,031 | Clay County, WV | 26.4% |
| #3,032 | Washington County, MS | 26.4% |
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
Poverty Rate in Clay County, West Virginia
Clay County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 26.4%, which ranks #3,031 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 109.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within West Virginia, Clay County ranks #52 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 6th 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.