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).

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

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