Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Clay County

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Clay County was 9.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7 pts from 2023. That is the 108th highest of 115 counties in 2024.

20249.6%

Change on 2023+0.7 pts

Rank108th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high13.42010

Series low8.72018

Next release: Wednesday, 27 January 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Clay County, 2006 to 2024

%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-27.

All 19 values

Period	%
2024	9.6
2023	8.9
2022	8.8
2021	10.2
2020	8.9
2019	12.5
2018	8.7
2017	9.6
2016	11.3
2015	9.7
2014	12.1
2013	12.2
2012	12.4
2011	11.7
2010	13.4
2009	10.6
2008	9.4
2007	9.2
2006	9.7

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2024
Clay County	9.6
Missouri	15.3
United States	15.5

Rankings

Definition

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), Clay County, 2006 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

MLA 9

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), Clay County, 2006 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/clay-county-missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), Clay County, 2006 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/clay-county-missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), Clay County, 2006 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/clay-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_child_poverty_rate_under_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), Clay County, 2006 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/clay-county-missouri. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Clay County?

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Clay County?

13.4% in 2010, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

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