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  • Largest town: Celina

Clay County, Tennessee

Clay County had 7,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 236.5 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 84th by land area.

Population
7,857
#90 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,582 in US
Area
236.5 sq mi
#84 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,936 in US
Density
33 / sq mi
#88 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,835 in US
Median household income
$46,575
#90 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,902 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Clay County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Clay County population, land area and income

Clay County had 7,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 236.5 square miles of land. It ranks 90th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 84th by land area. That works out to 33.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Clay County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,575 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,857

3144th1st

2582nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

237 sq mi

3144th1st

2936th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1835th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,575

3143rd1st

2902nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

7,857

95th1st

90th of 95 (TN)

Land area

237 sq mi

95th1st

84th of 95 (TN)

Density

33.2 / sq mi

95th1st

88th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$46,575

95th1st

90th of 95 (TN)

How Clay County's population changed since 2020

Clay County gained 263 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.5%. That ranks 60th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Clay County recorded 303 births and 616 deaths, a natural change of -313. Net international migration added +52 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +534. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 534 people.

7,59420207,59120217,63520227,67220237,8572024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
303
Deaths
616
Net international migration
+52
Net domestic migration
+534
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+185

Where Clay County is

The Census internal point of Clay County is at 36.545700, -85.545700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Clay County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Clay County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.545700, -85.545700
DMS
36°32'44.52"N 85°32'44.52"W
UTM
16N 630167.7E 4045461.1N
Geohash
dn7pvkgw0
Plus code
868PGFW3+7P

Towns in Clay County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Clay County, 1,424 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clay County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Celina with 1,424.

  1. 01Celina1,424
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clay County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Clay County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Macon County, TN, with 27,189 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 73.7 miles WSW of Clay County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 68.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cookeville, TN (population 37,102), 27.6 miles away.

Clay County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clay County is 47027: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,575.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clay County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,857. That is up 263 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,594.

What is the FIPS code of Clay County?

47027. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clay County?

Celina, with 1,424 residents inside Clay County in 2024.

Which counties border Clay County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Macon County, TN; Overton County, TN; Jackson County, TN; Monroe County, KY; Clinton County, KY; Cumberland County, KY; Pickett County, TN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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