Poverty Rate in Elk County, PA
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: 8.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #503 | Eagle County, CO | 8.7% |
| #504 | Putnam County, IN | 8.7% |
| #505 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 8.7% |
| #506 | Elk County, PA | 8.7% |
| #507 | Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 8.7% |
| #508 | Marathon County, WI | 8.7% |
| #509 | LaMoure County, ND | 8.7% |
Poverty Rate in Elk County, Pennsylvania
Elk County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.7%, which ranks #506 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 31.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Elk County ranks #11 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 84th 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.