Clay County is located in the northeast corner of Arkansas. The county has two county seats, Corning and Piggott. It is a dry county. Clay County has a total area of 641 square miles, of which 639 square miles is land, and 2 square miles (0.33%) is water. Based on the latest census, there were 17,609 people, 7,417 households, and 5,073 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile. There were 8,498 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile....
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Clay County is located in the northeast corner of Arkansas. The county has two county seats, Corning and Piggott. It is a dry county. Clay County has a total area of 641 square miles, of which 639 square miles is land, and 2 square miles (0.33%) is water. Based on the latest census, there were 17,609 people, 7,417 households, and 5,073 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile. There were 8,498 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile.
The racial makeup of the county was 98.08% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,417 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,345, and the median income for a family was $32,558. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $17,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,512. About 13.40% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.20% of those under age 18 and 22.70% of those age 65 or over.
Agriculture is the cornerstone of Clay County's economy. Farmers throughout the county grow a wide variety of crops. Rice is the dominant crop, but significant amounts of cotton, soybeans, corn, hay, and milo are also grown. Industry is limited to a handful of factories located in the cities of Piggott, Corning, and Rector.
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