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
13.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-56.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -4.9 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.2 pp (25.5%) |