It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties.

23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total population in Estonia (as of 2022).

27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).

Eastern Orthodoxy congregations in the county are under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church[6].

Other Christian congregations such as Baptists, Methodists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others operate in the county.