Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Arizona was 11.47%. Among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Nogales city (31.14%), followed by San Luis city (27.87%), and Douglas city (27.82%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: New River CDP (1.68%), Tanque Verde CDP (2.61%), and Paradise Valley town (2.77%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Arizona.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Nogales city
San Luis city
Douglas city
Somerton city
New Kingman-Butler CDP
Camp Verde town
Drexel Heights CDP
Cottonwood city
Flowing Wells CDP
Bullhead City city
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Nogales city 31.14
2 San Luis city 27.87
3 Douglas city 27.82
4 Somerton city 24.73
5 New Kingman-Butler CDP 24.26
6 Camp Verde town 20.86
7 Drexel Heights CDP 20.44
8 Cottonwood city 20.03
9 Flowing Wells CDP 19.82
10 Bullhead City city 18.89
11 Tucson city 18.02
12 Rio Rico CDP 17.31
13 Yuma city 16.96
14 Eloy city 16.95
15 Flagstaff city 16.05
16 Coolidge city 14.96
17 Tempe city 14.82
18 Glendale city 14.80
19 Phoenix city 13.74
20 Casa Grande city 13.35
21 Show Low city 12.93
22 Apache Junction city 12.48
23 Fort Mohave CDP 12.44
24 El Mirage city 12.40
25 Verde Village CDP 12.33
26 Florence town 12.16
27 Sierra Vista Southeast CDP 11.18
28 Tucson Estates CDP 11.06
29 Avondale city 11.03
30 Mesa city 10.92
31 Kingman city 10.62
32 Lake Havasu City city 10.61
33 Prescott city 10.22
34 Sierra Vista city 10.08
35 Prescott Valley town 9.91
36 Fortuna Foothills CDP 9.90
37 Valencia West CDP 9.86
38 Gold Canyon CDP 9.43
39 Sun City CDP 9.42
40 Payson town 9.15
41 Sahuarita town 9.09
42 Tucson Mountains CDP 8.64
43 Peoria city 7.53
44 Sun Lakes CDP 7.46
45 Goodyear city 7.23
46 San Tan Valley CDP 7.19
47 Buckeye city 7.09
48 Green Valley CDP 7.04
49 Maricopa city 6.76
50 Chandler city 6.65
51 Casas Adobes CDP 6.53
52 Surprise city 6.52
53 Oro Valley town 6.29
54 Sun City West CDP 6.27
55 Scottsdale city 6.13
56 Chino Valley town 5.39
57 Fountain Hills town 5.22
58 Marana town 5.20
59 Gilbert town 5.07
60 Saddlebrooke CDP 4.59
61 Queen Creek town 4.22
62 Catalina Foothills CDP 3.84
63 Vail CDP 3.57
64 Anthem CDP 3.53
65 Paradise Valley town 2.77
66 Tanque Verde CDP 2.61
67 New River CDP 1.68