Clay County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Clay County'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
15.6%
2023
29.8%
Total change
+14.2 pp
% change
+91%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +14.8 pp (94.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.2% | — |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +1.5 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +2.1 pp (7.6%) |