Elk County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elk County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.4%
2023
14.3%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+25.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +4.5 pp (39.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.1% | — |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +3.7 pp (34.9%) |