Poverty Rate in Elk County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.4%
Rank #879/3,222 · #46 in KS
73th
Elk 10.4%
KS 11.3% -8.1%
US 12.6% -17.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Elk County's poverty rate of 10.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Elk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Elk County, Kansas has a poverty rate of 10.4%, ranking #879 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kansas, it ranks #46 of 105. This places it in the 73th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.