Clay County exports increased 43.6 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
There were three retail trade businesses in Clay County ZIP Codes with between five and nine employees in 2021, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $3,335,031 in grants for economic development projects in Clay County, Missouri.