County profile
Clay County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2434 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$476.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,374
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
278
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,052
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$51.5k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
15.3%±2.8%
Poverty rate
17.2%±3.1%
Business applications
115 · 2025
Retail establishments
41
29.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1QENEX Communications, Inc.Communication Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care41%
Retail trade23%
Wholesale trade14%
Food & accommodation9%
Manufacturing8%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,052
residents · 2025 · -3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $47.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+55
International migration+10
Natural change−537
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$336.4M2019
$358.1M2020
$432.3M2021
$440.2M2022
$486.1M2023
$476.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$94.6k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$707/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
19.6%±2.9%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
9 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 96Earthquake 94Ice storm 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1352015
1562016
1422017
1532018
1612020
1652021
2152022
2162023
2432024
2672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -53% since 2021192021
102022
32023
102024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.0 km
I-155
Nearest freight rail
14.9 km
UP
Nearest port
59.2 km
Pemiscot County Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
121.4 km
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.9k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $476.3M in 2024, contracting 2.0% year over year — slower than 85% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.