Health · Clay

Clay, WV health

Clay differs from West Virginia on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (30.6% vs 19.5%) and more adults facing food insecurity (22.2% vs 16.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Clay

Report card

How Clay compares with West Virginia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clay adults…

46 of every 100 Clay adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.1–50.4%

Bars show Clay; the black tick is West Virginia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clay, betterClay, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 39.6% Clay
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.8% Clay
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Clay
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 24.3% Clay
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clay adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks West Virginia.

Yearly checkup

WV 81%

Dentist visit

WV 56%

Cholesterol check

WV 87%

Colon screening

WV 67%

Mammogram

WV 76%

Taking BP meds

WV 80%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Clay 10.9% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Clay adults are doing

1 in 3Clay adults feel lonely

36.2% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 3Clay adults have been diagnosed with depression

32% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Clay adults lack social or emotional support

24.5% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 4Clay adults are in frequent mental distress

23.3% · West Virginia 21.1% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5

Clay adults worry about having enough food

22.2% · WV 16.2% · worse

1 in 6

Clay adults worry about keeping their housing

15.5% · WV 12.4% · worse

1 in 7

Clay adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.2% · WV 11% · worse

1 in 9

Clay adults lack reliable transportation

11.6% · WV 8.9% · worse

26.1% of Clay adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.4%

of Clay adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs22.7%

Thinking or memory22.5%

Hearing11%

Errands alone14.2%

Vision7.8%

Dressing or bathing6%

Black tick: West Virginia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Clay

Clay and the towns around it

Care nearby

Summersville Regional Medical CenterSummersville · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway · 22.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Montgomery General HospitalMontgomery · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Roane General HospitalSpencer · 28.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Community Care of ClayClay · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Temporary Site - Clay Fitness CenterClay · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careClay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clay County · need score 21 of 25

! Dental careClay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clay County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthClay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clay County · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Clay. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Clay

Measure	Clay	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.7%	41.1–50.4%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.6%	37.9–47.3%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	41.2%	32.7–50.4%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	39.4%	35.6–43.3%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	32%	27.7–36.8%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	30.6%	25.9–35.3%	19.5%	worse
Asthma	12.7%	11.2–14.4%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	9.6%	about the same
Diabetes	17.1%	14.7–19.6%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	13.3%	11–15.6%	10.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	8.7%	worse
Stroke	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	4.2%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	24.3%	20.1–28.5%	19.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.5%	10.9–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	39.6%	33.4–46.2%	32.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	42.8%	35.6–50.2%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	75.9–83.1%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	45.8%	41.8–49.7%	55.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	81.4–86.8%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	60.9%	55.3–66%	66.5%	worse
Mammogram	74.5%	66.1–81.5%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.1–81.5%	79.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.2–13.8%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.2%	30.6–42.4%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.5%	20.4–29%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	23.3%	20.6–26.3%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	31.2%	26.6–35.9%	25.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.2%	17.5–23%	17.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.2%	17.7–27.2%	16.2%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.5%	12.6–18.8%	12.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.2%	11.9–16.6%	11%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.6%	9.6–13.9%	8.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	26.1%	21.3–31.5%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	45.4%	39.9–51%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.7%	19.3–26.2%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	22.5%	19.4–25.9%	18.6%
Hearing	11%	9.6–12.5%	9%
Vision	7.8%	6.6–9.2%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.1–7.1%	4.6%
Errands alone	14.2%	12–16.5%	10.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Clay door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the West Virginia figure falls inside it, we don't call Clay better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Clay directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The West Virginia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.