South Dakota ยท 15,219 residents

Crime Map and Safety Score for Clay County, South Dakota

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Clay County. Severity-weighted and rate-normalized, built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

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Clay County, South Dakota local context

Clay County, South Dakota is a smaller county market, with an estimated 15,219 residents across 5,547 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

The housing profile is more mixed than many county pages, with renter-occupied homes at 49.2% and owner-occupied homes at 50.8%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 19.8% poverty rate, a 7% unemployment rate, 45.4% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 6.1% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Clay County without relying on one broad county-level view.

County profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Population 15,219
Households 5,547
Block Groups 12
Bachelor's+ 45.4%
Owner occupied 50.8%
Renter occupied 49.2%
Poverty rate 19.8%
Unemployment 7%
60+ min commute 6.1%

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate higher modeled risk. Click any block group to see its score and grade. A free account unlocks component breakdowns and API access for production use.

About the model

Scores in Clay County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.