Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties 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 counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Centre County (15.32%), followed by Clarion County (15.3%), and McKean County (14.83%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Montgomery County (4.8%), Bucks County (4.95%), and Chester County (5.11%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania counties where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Pennsylvania.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre County | 15.32 |
| 2 | Clarion County | 15.30 |
| 3 | McKean County | 14.83 |
| 4 | Mifflin County | 14.75 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County | 14.74 |
| 6 | Fayette County | 14.61 |
| 7 | Columbia County | 14.59 |
| 8 | Cameron County | 14.51 |
| 9 | Clearfield County | 14.42 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 14.34 |
| 11 | Forest County | 14.12 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 13.58 |
| 13 | Indiana County | 13.30 |
| 14 | Potter County | 13.01 |
| 15 | Erie County | 12.95 |
| 16 | Crawford County | 12.86 |
| 17 | Greene County | 12.67 |
| 18 | Bradford County | 12.66 |
| 19 | Blair County | 12.38 |
| 20 | Tioga County | 12.34 |
| 21 | Cambria County | 12.33 |
| 22 | Venango County | 12.22 |
| 23 | Lackawanna County | 12.18 |
| 24 | Carbon County | 11.83 |
| 24 | Schuylkill County | 11.83 |
| 25 | Huntingdon County | 11.56 |
| 26 | Susquehanna County | 11.53 |
| 27 | Luzerne County | 11.51 |
| 28 | Northumberland County | 11.49 |
| 29 | Warren County | 11.21 |
| 30 | Mercer County | 11.17 |
| 31 | Fulton County | 10.95 |
| 32 | Lawrence County | 10.91 |
| 33 | Sullivan County | 10.78 |
| 34 | Somerset County | 10.54 |
| 35 | Lycoming County | 10.47 |
| 36 | Wyoming County | 10.43 |
| 37 | Union County | 10.40 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 10.35 |
| 39 | Bedford County | 10.34 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 10.31 |
| 41 | Armstrong County | 10.14 |
| 42 | Juniata County | 9.29 |
| 43 | Westmoreland County | 9.18 |
| 44 | Berks County | 9.06 |
| 45 | Pike County | 9.03 |
| 46 | Montour County | 8.98 |
| 47 | Franklin County | 8.87 |
| 48 | Elk County | 8.81 |
| 49 | Lehigh County | 8.76 |
| 50 | Snyder County | 8.72 |
| 51 | Beaver County | 8.58 |
| 52 | Perry County | 8.46 |
| 53 | Dauphin County | 8.03 |
| 54 | Lebanon County | 7.93 |
| 55 | Allegheny County | 7.90 |
| 56 | Washington County | 7.75 |
| 57 | Northampton County | 7.49 |
| 58 | York County | 7.40 |
| 59 | Lancaster County | 7.32 |
| 60 | Adams County | 7.29 |
| 60 | Butler County | 7.29 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 5.86 |
| 62 | Delaware County | 5.58 |
| 63 | Chester County | 5.11 |
| 64 | Bucks County | 4.95 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 4.80 |