Poverty Rate in Elk County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #506/3,222 · #11 in PA
84th
Elk 8.7%
PA 11.7% -25.8%
US 12.6% -31.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Elk County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Elk County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #506 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #11 of 67. This places it in the 84th 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.