Pennsylvania Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Pennsylvania was 11.8%.

By Race: The Some Other Race Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Pennsylvania (29.56%), followed by Black Alone (24.62%), and American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (21.23%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was White Alone (9.05%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (25.25%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (8.44%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Some Other Race Alone
Black Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
Pennsylvania Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Pennsylvania Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Some Other Race Alone 29.56
Black Alone 24.62
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 21.23
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 19.99
Two or More Races 17.40
Asian Alone 13.08
White Alone 9.05
Pennsylvania Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 25.25
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8.44