Claypool is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.04 km2), all land.

[4] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,794 people, 683 households, and 486 families residing in the CDP.

There were 786 housing units at an average density of 648.0 per square mile (250.2/km2).

24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.