County profile
Clay County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#3077 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$74.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-32.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
305
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
50
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,815
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.2%
Median HH income
$49.1k±$7.0k
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%±8.2%
Poverty rate
21.0%±9.7%
Business applications
34 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
60.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Construction41%
Retail trade25%
Health care20%
Education7%
Agriculture5%
Finance & insurance3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,815
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $41.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+74
International migration+9
Natural change−92
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$77.9M2019
$92.7M2020
$93.3M2021
$93.0M2022
$110.1M2023
$74.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$94.4k±$26.0k
Median gross rent
$536/mo±$166/mo
Vacancy rate
37.9%±6.1%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$870.0k
5 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 76Hurricane 72Cold wave 43
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 202142021
92022
12023
62024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
86.9 km
I-185
Nearest freight rail
18.5 km
GSWR
Nearest port
166.3 km
Panama City Port Authority, FL
Nearest commercial airport
55.8 km
DOTHAN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.7k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $74.3M in 2024, contracting 32.5% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.