Poverty Rate in Elk County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Elk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Elk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Elk County: 10.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #876 | Ransom County, ND | 10.4% |
| #877 | Robertson County, TN | 10.4% |
| #878 | Faribault County, MN | 10.4% |
| #879 | Elk County, KS | 10.4% |
| #880 | Ellsworth County, KS | 10.4% |
| #881 | Keith County, NE | 10.4% |
| #882 | Mille Lacs County, MN | 10.4% |
Poverty Rate in Elk County, Kansas
Elk County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 10.4%, which ranks #879 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.7% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kansas, Elk County ranks #46 of 105 out of 105 counties. This places it in the 73th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.