Clay County West Virginia in located in the center of the state. Our Coordinates: Latitude 38.46 & Longitude -81.09. We are in the heart of the bible belt with 50 plus churches. We are 342 square miles big with a population of about 10,450 strong. Per capita income is 13,000,Median household income 22,890. 87% of our people were born in West Virginia. We have 84% kids recieving free or reduced meals in the school system. Unemployment rate is 17.4%.
I was born in WV raised in Clay and have never left. I love this county and the people that live and work here. We are a very friendly county and will always say howdy weither we know you or not.