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
15.7%
2023
11.8%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +14.6 pp (93%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -10.8 pp (-35.6%) |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +4.2 pp (21.5%) |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.3 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -8.6 pp (-42.2%) |