Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Pennsylvania was 9.05%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in State College borough (44.12%), followed by Darby borough (34.63%), and Chester city (32.69%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Montgomeryville CDP (1.98%), Jefferson Hills borough (2.25%), and Wyomissing borough (2.76%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Pennsylvania.
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 | State College borough | 44.12 |
2 | Darby borough | 34.63 |
3 | Chester city | 32.69 |
4 | Johnstown city | 29.73 |
5 | Reading city | 28.85 |
6 | Indiana borough | 27.87 |
7 | York city | 27.25 |
8 | Bloomsburg town | 27.03 |
9 | Coatesville city | 24.96 |
10 | New Castle city | 23.19 |
11 | McKeesport city | 21.94 |
12 | Allentown city | 21.37 |
13 | Hazleton city | 21.24 |
14 | Pottsville city | 20.98 |
15 | Butler city | 20.62 |
16 | West Chester borough | 20.20 |
17 | Erie city | 20.17 |
18 | New Kensington city | 19.97 |
19 | Berwick borough | 19.89 |
20 | Lebanon city | 19.75 |
21 | Harrisburg city | 19.16 |
22 | Scranton city | 19.00 |
23 | Williamsport city | 18.92 |
24 | Meadville city | 18.35 |
25 | Norristown borough | 17.94 |
26 | Altoona city | 17.92 |
27 | Washington city | 16.23 |
28 | Sharon city | 16.22 |
29 | Wilkes-Barre city | 15.78 |
30 | Greensburg city | 15.63 |
31 | Nanticoke city | 15.38 |
32 | Wilkinsburg borough | 15.15 |
33 | Waynesboro borough | 14.75 |
34 | Philadelphia city | 14.74 |
35 | Kingston borough | 14.48 |
36 | Pittsburgh city | 13.84 |
37 | Hanover borough | 13.74 |
38 | Bethlehem city | 13.71 |
39 | Lancaster city | 13.53 |
40 | Chambersburg borough | 13.16 |
41 | Easton city | 12.80 |
42 | Columbia borough | 11.86 |
43 | Northampton borough | 11.54 |
44 | Munhall borough | 11.36 |
45 | Hermitage city | 11.08 |
46 | Pottstown borough | 10.14 |
47 | Dunmore borough | 9.40 |
48 | Phoenixville borough | 9.32 |
49 | Carlisle borough | 9.09 |
50 | Elizabethtown borough | 8.98 |
51 | Yeadon borough | 8.61 |
52 | Colonial Park CDP | 8.36 |
53 | St. Marys city | 8.29 |
54 | West Mifflin borough | 8.27 |
55 | Ephrata borough | 7.86 |
56 | Lansdowne borough | 7.79 |
57 | Hershey CDP | 7.16 |
58 | Lansdale borough | 7.00 |
59 | Fullerton CDP | 6.66 |
60 | Weigelstown CDP | 6.49 |
61 | Woodlyn CDP | 6.30 |
62 | Baldwin borough | 6.02 |
63 | Shiloh CDP | 5.87 |
64 | Drexel Hill CDP | 5.85 |
65 | Roslyn CDP | 5.83 |
66 | Levittown CDP | 5.70 |
67 | Monroeville municipality | 5.52 |
68 | Emmaus borough | 5.51 |
69 | Willow Grove CDP | 5.16 |
70 | Progress CDP | 5.11 |
71 | Lower Burrell city | 5.09 |
72 | Whitehall borough | 4.77 |
73 | Ardmore CDP | 4.71 |
74 | Mountain Top CDP | 4.70 |
75 | Horsham CDP | 4.63 |
76 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 4.18 |
77 | Bethel Park municipality | 3.95 |
78 | Allison Park CDP | 3.81 |
79 | Franklin Park borough | 3.60 |
80 | Murrysville municipality | 3.45 |
81 | King of Prussia CDP | 3.30 |
82 | Plum borough | 3.18 |
83 | Broomall CDP | 2.78 |
84 | Wyomissing borough | 2.76 |
85 | Jefferson Hills borough | 2.25 |
86 | Montgomeryville CDP | 1.98 |