Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Massachusetts was 6.83%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Amherst Town city (26.24%), followed by Chelsea city (18.78%), and Worcester city (16.85%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Needham CDP (1.96%), Wilmington CDP (1.98%), and Lexington CDP (2.11%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Massachusetts.
You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Amherst Town city | 26.24 |
2 | Chelsea city | 18.78 |
3 | Worcester city | 16.85 |
4 | Fall River city | 16.05 |
5 | Lowell city | 15.29 |
6 | Southbridge Town city | 14.53 |
7 | Revere city | 13.80 |
8 | Lynn city | 13.29 |
9 | Gardner city | 13.17 |
10 | North Adams city | 13.09 |
11 | Springfield city | 12.88 |
12 | New Bedford city | 12.70 |
13 | Webster CDP | 11.33 |
14 | Greenfield city | 11.24 |
15 | Taunton city | 11.04 |
16 | Lawrence city | 10.71 |
17 | Pittsfield city | 10.70 |
18 | Randolph Town city | 10.62 |
19 | Northampton city | 10.53 |
20 | Everett city | 10.51 |
21 | Boston city | 10.39 |
22 | Malden city | 10.30 |
23 | Palmer Town city | 9.95 |
24 | Brockton city | 9.70 |
25 | Fitchburg city | 9.63 |
26 | Chicopee city | 9.34 |
27 | Brookline CDP | 9.28 |
28 | Salem city | 9.21 |
29 | Milford CDP | 9.07 |
30 | Holyoke city | 8.68 |
31 | Holbrook CDP | 8.40 |
32 | Winthrop Town city | 8.32 |
33 | Gloucester city | 8.04 |
34 | West Springfield Town city | 8.03 |
35 | Quincy city | 7.99 |
36 | Leominster city | 7.80 |
37 | Cambridge city | 7.77 |
38 | Attleboro city | 7.69 |
39 | Somerville city | 7.65 |
40 | Beverly city | 7.62 |
41 | Haverhill city | 7.04 |
42 | Barnstable Town city | 6.84 |
43 | Peabody city | 6.68 |
44 | Saugus CDP | 6.57 |
45 | Marlborough city | 6.56 |
46 | Westfield city | 6.34 |
47 | Waltham city | 6.33 |
48 | Medford city | 6.32 |
49 | Framingham city | 6.16 |
50 | Easthampton Town city | 6.00 |
51 | Norwood CDP | 5.93 |
52 | Hudson CDP | 5.69 |
53 | South Yarmouth CDP | 5.64 |
54 | Woburn city | 5.55 |
55 | Weymouth Town city | 5.45 |
56 | Maynard CDP | 5.41 |
57 | Bridgewater Town city | 5.39 |
58 | Agawam Town city | 5.37 |
59 | Stoneham CDP | 5.21 |
60 | Nantucket CDP | 5.14 |
61 | Newburyport city | 5.08 |
62 | Abington CDP | 5.05 |
63 | Watertown Town city | 5.04 |
64 | Amesbury Town city | 4.89 |
65 | Methuen Town city | 4.82 |
66 | Somerset CDP | 4.78 |
67 | Wakefield CDP | 4.77 |
68 | Danvers CDP | 4.74 |
69 | Dedham CDP | 4.66 |
70 | Burlington CDP | 4.61 |
71 | Swampscott CDP | 4.58 |
72 | Franklin Town city | 4.39 |
73 | Wellesley CDP | 4.33 |
74 | Hull CDP | 4.31 |
75 | North Attleborough Town city | 4.10 |
76 | Arlington CDP | 3.74 |
77 | Lynnfield CDP | 3.70 |
78 | Belmont CDP | 3.52 |
79 | Braintree Town city | 3.51 |
80 | Milton CDP | 3.41 |
81 | Newton city | 3.37 |
82 | Melrose city | 3.09 |
83 | Longmeadow CDP | 3.03 |
84 | Winchester CDP | 2.99 |
85 | Marblehead CDP | 2.79 |
86 | Reading CDP | 2.73 |
87 | Lexington CDP | 2.11 |
88 | Wilmington CDP | 1.98 |
89 | Needham CDP | 1.96 |