Clay city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clay city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
2.6%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+196.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +4.2 pp (161.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +2.0 pp (29.4%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.1 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.2 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |