How Clay County Compares

Clay County

11.7%

West Virginia Average

11.7%

Rank #54 of 55 in state

National

5.3%

120.5% above

National Distribution

Where Clay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Clay County: 11.7%

Ranking Context

Rank	County	Value
#3,144	Ciales Municipio, PR	11.5%
#3,145	Leflore County, MS	11.6%
#3,146	Naranjito Municipio, PR	11.6%
#3,147	Clay County, WV	11.7%
#3,148	Concordia Parish, LA	11.7%
#3,149	Wilcox County, AL	11.8%
#3,150	Pocahontas County, WV	11.8%

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Unemployment Rate in Clay County, West Virginia

Clay County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 11.7%, which ranks #3,147 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 120.5% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Clay County ranks #54 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 2th 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.