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
63.0%
2023
69.0%
Total change
+6.0 pp
% change
+9.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 63.0% | — |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +8.7 pp (13.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 80.6% | — |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -11.8 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +0.2 pp (0.3%) |