Clay County, AR
Demographic and economic profile of Clay County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Clay County is a small, rural Arkansas county of 14,399 residents with an economy reflected in modest per capita GDP of $25,740 and median worker earnings of $34,186. The workforce is limited in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 57.1%, an unemployment rate of 6.3%, and only 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $88,100 and median gross rent of $696/month—though the county has seen a population decline of 4.4% over five years and carries a poverty rate of 17.2%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.4% since 2018
Clay County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone13,353 (93.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races613 (4.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race214 (1.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone57 (0.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone29 (0.2%)
- Black or African American Alone10 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic48
- 2.Spanish47
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,518
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,053
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)622
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining593
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities419
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,960
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,546
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,155
- 4.Service Occupations837
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations645
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.61×)559
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.64×)1,017
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)341
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,638
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)367
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.