Ranking of US 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 the United States was 10.29%. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in New Brunswick city, NJ (37.42%), followed by Pharr city, TX (32.81%), and San Marcos city, TX (32.19%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Johns Creek city, GA (1.64%), Collierville town, TN (1.93%), and Eden Prairie city, MN (2.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places with a population of 50K+, where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the top 500 US cities and places.

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

You can also see, for each state, the ranking of counties and cities and places.

Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
New Brunswick city, NJ
Pharr city, TX
San Marcos city, TX
Detroit city, MI
Camden city, NJ
Hartford city, CT
Bloomington city, IN
Gary city, IN
Pontiac city, MI
Flint city, MI
Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 New Brunswick city, NJ 37.42
2 Pharr city, TX 32.81
3 San Marcos city, TX 32.19
4 Detroit city, MI 31.97
5 Camden city, NJ 31.17
6 Hartford city, CT 30.41
7 Bloomington city, IN 29.76
8 Gary city, IN 29.61
9 Pontiac city, MI 29.47
10 Flint city, MI 29.42
11 College Station city, TX 29.14
12 Lakewood CDP, NJ 28.90
13 Reading city, PA 28.85
14 Muncie city, IN 28.36
15 Trenton city, NJ 28.08
16 Brownsville city, TX 28.02
17 Harlingen city, TX 27.55
18 Gainesville city, FL 26.89
19 Paterson city, NJ 26.75
20 Passaic city, NJ 26.64
21 Kissimmee city, FL 26.56
22 Harrisonburg city, VA 26.31
23 Youngstown city, OH 26.03
24 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 25.98
25 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 25.26
26 Dearborn city, MI 24.98
27 Manhattan city, KS 24.95
28 Iowa City city, IA 24.87
29 Terre Haute city, IN 24.86
30 Normal town, IL 24.83
31 Ames city, IA 24.82
32 Logan city, UT 24.55
33 Merced city, CA 24.38
34 Auburn city, AL 24.24
35 Springfield city, MA 23.92
36 Provo city, UT 23.67
37 Laredo city, TX 23.37
38 Kalamazoo city, MI 23.28
39 Lorain city, OH 23.25
40 Edinburg city, TX 23.21
41 Canton city, OH 23.02
42 Bridgeport city, CT 22.84
43 Porterville city, CA 22.82
44 Huntington Park city, CA 22.80
44 Syracuse city, NY 22.80
45 Perth Amboy city, NJ 22.77
45 Greenville city, NC 22.77
46 Corvallis city, OR 22.52
47 East Orange city, NJ 22.39
48 Cleveland city, OH 22.26
49 Rochester city, NY 22.08
50 Dayton city, OH 21.71
51 Madera city, CA 21.69
52 West New York town, NJ 21.61
53 Las Cruces city, NM 21.60
54 Ann Arbor city, MI 21.58
55 San Bernardino city, CA 21.43
56 Allentown city, PA 21.37
57 La Crosse city, WI 21.34
58 Waco city, TX 21.00
59 Johnson City city, TN 20.99
60 Fresno city, CA 20.75
61 Pine Hills CDP, FL 20.74
62 Delano city, CA 20.73
63 Newark city, NJ 20.69
64 Homestead city, FL 20.66
65 Davis city, CA 20.64
66 Bowling Green city, KY 20.59
67 Boulder city, CO 20.52
68 Hialeah city, FL 20.44
69 Port Arthur city, TX 20.39
70 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 20.38
71 Fayetteville city, AR 20.37
72 New Britain city, CT 20.34
73 McAllen city, TX 20.26
74 Waterbury city, CT 20.18
75 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 20.17
75 Erie city, PA 20.17
76 Tuscaloosa city, AL 20.16
77 Springfield city, OH 19.92
78 Springfield city, MO 19.84
79 Chico city, CA 19.75
80 Pueblo city, CO 19.65
81 Kingsport city, TN 19.64
82 Tallahassee city, FL 19.41
83 Troy city, NY 19.40
84 Chapel Hill town, NC 19.26
85 New Haven city, CT 19.24
86 Dearborn Heights city, MI 19.17
87 Scranton city, PA 19.00
88 Buffalo city, NY 18.99
89 Worcester city, MA 18.98
90 El Monte city, CA 18.94
91 Champaign city, IL 18.79
92 Florin CDP, CA 18.78
93 Lowell city, MA 18.75
94 El Cajon city, CA 18.74
95 Providence city, RI 18.73
96 Anderson city, IN 18.66
97 Utica city, NY 18.63
98 Lancaster city, CA 18.60
98 Miami city, FL 18.60
99 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 18.59
100 Hawthorne city, CA 18.50
101 Owensboro city, KY 18.45
102 Bellingham city, WA 18.41
103 Knoxville city, TN 18.32
104 Lawrence city, MA 18.30
105 Miami Gardens city, FL 18.25
106 Victoria city, TX 18.24
107 Compton city, CA 18.17
107 Mission city, TX 18.17
108 Tucson city, AZ 18.02
109 Lubbock city, TX 17.95
109 Pasadena city, TX 17.95
110 Akron city, OH 17.93
111 Baytown city, TX 17.92
112 Battle Creek city, MI 17.83
113 Eugene city, OR 17.78
114 Union City city, NJ 17.72
114 Bryan city, TX 17.72
115 Toledo city, OH 17.69
116 Joplin city, MO 17.61
117 Country Club CDP, FL 17.58
118 Cathedral City city, CA 17.54
119 South Gate city, CA 17.15
120 Hesperia city, CA 17.08
121 Fall River city, MA 17.02
122 Hemet city, CA 17.00
123 Yuma city, AZ 16.96
124 Columbia city, MO 16.94
125 San Antonio city, TX 16.93
126 El Paso city, TX 16.80
127 Evansville city, IN 16.76
128 Wichita Falls city, TX 16.70
129 Daytona Beach city, FL 16.59
130 Hempstead village, NY 16.52
131 Lawrence city, KS 16.51
132 Cincinnati city, OH 16.50
133 Lansing city, MI 16.46
133 Columbia city, SC 16.46
134 Colton city, CA 16.45
135 Springfield city, OR 16.44
136 National City city, CA 16.43
137 San Jacinto city, CA 16.41
138 Pomona city, CA 16.40
139 Inglewood city, CA 16.34
140 Rialto city, CA 16.27
141 Grand Forks city, ND 16.26
142 Conway city, AR 16.23
143 Elkhart city, IN 16.17
144 Valdosta city, GA 16.16
145 Flagstaff city, AZ 16.05
146 Santa Cruz city, CA 16.03
147 Paramount city, CA 16.02
148 Birmingham city, AL 15.99
149 Houston city, TX 15.94
150 Rockford city, IL 15.93
151 Schenectady city, NY 15.87
152 Bossier City city, LA 15.75
153 Middletown city, OH 15.72
154 Duluth city, MN 15.71
155 Eau Claire city, WI 15.63
156 St. Cloud city, MN 15.60
157 Albany city, NY 15.57
158 Elyria city, OH 15.55
159 Glendale city, CA 15.51
160 Lawton city, OK 15.42
161 Norman city, OK 15.41
162 Gardena city, CA 15.30
163 Stockton city, CA 15.25
164 Fort Collins city, CO 15.21
165 Tulare city, CA 15.19
166 Milwaukee city, WI 15.18
167 Corpus Christi city, TX 15.17
168 Madison city, WI 15.13
169 Lynwood city, CA 15.05
170 Burlington city, NC 15.01
171 Yakima city, WA 15.00
172 Jersey City city, NJ 14.98
173 Savannah city, GA 14.97
174 Turlock city, CA 14.92
174 Waukegan city, IL 14.92
174 Bozeman city, MT 14.92
175 Oshkosh city, WI 14.90
176 Galveston city, TX 14.89
177 Missoula city, MT 14.85
178 Texas City city, TX 14.83
179 Tempe city, AZ 14.82
180 Greeley city, CO 14.81
181 Glendale city, AZ 14.80
182 Kansas City city, KS 14.79
183 Philadelphia city, PA 14.74
184 South Bend city, IN 14.73
184 Beaumont city, TX 14.73
185 Lafayette city, IN 14.67
185 Ogden city, UT 14.67
186 Fort Smith city, AR 14.63
187 Temple city, TX 14.53
188 Albuquerque city, NM 14.50
189 Victorville city, CA 14.48
190 Medford city, OR 14.42
191 Spokane city, WA 14.40
192 Yuba City city, CA 14.33
192 St. Joseph city, MO 14.33
193 Bakersfield city, CA 14.32
194 Longview city, TX 14.27
195 Lynn city, MA 14.25
196 Racine city, WI 14.22
197 Amarillo city, TX 14.17
198 Redding city, CA 14.16
198 Ocala city, FL 14.16
198 Denton city, TX 14.16
199 Dallas city, TX 14.15
200 Gulfport city, MS 14.13
201 Killeen city, TX 14.04
202 West Palm Beach city, FL 14.00
202 Mishawaka city, IN 14.00
203 Winston-Salem city, NC 13.98
204 Waterloo city, IA 13.96
205 Anaheim city, CA 13.94
205 Decatur city, IL 13.94
206 Baton Rouge city, LA 13.92
207 Grand Rapids city, MI 13.91
208 Bellflower city, CA 13.89
208 Los Angeles city, CA 13.89
209 Wilmington city, NC 13.85
210 Pittsburgh city, PA 13.84
211 Tulsa city, OK 13.82
212 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 13.81
213 Jonesboro city, AR 13.80
214 Roanoke city, VA 13.76
215 Hamilton city, OH 13.75
216 Phoenix city, AZ 13.74
217 East Hartford CDP, CT 13.73
218 Bethlehem city, PA 13.71
219 Apple Valley town, CA 13.56
219 New Bedford city, MA 13.56
220 Lancaster city, PA 13.53
221 Lauderhill city, FL 13.50
222 Warren city, MI 13.45
223 Escondido city, CA 13.40
224 Casa Grande city, AZ 13.35
224 Hanford city, CA 13.35
225 Wilmington city, DE 13.30
226 Hammond city, IN 13.27
227 Lakewood city, WA 13.26
228 Grand Junction city, CO 13.25
228 Olympia city, WA 13.25
229 Pocatello city, ID 13.16
229 North Charleston city, SC 13.16
230 Orlando city, FL 13.15
231 Long Beach city, CA 13.14
231 Columbus city, OH 13.14
232 Spring Hill CDP, FL 13.08
233 Memphis city, TN 13.05
234 Pompano Beach city, FL 13.04
235 Peoria city, IL 13.01
236 Paradise CDP, NV 12.96
237 Gresham city, OR 12.94
237 Jackson city, TN 12.94
238 Fayetteville city, NC 12.92
239 Cicero town, IL 12.89
239 Grand Prairie city, TX 12.89
240 Salt Lake City city, UT 12.84
241 Abilene city, TX 12.82
242 Columbus city, GA 12.80
243 Kokomo city, IN 12.77
244 Gastonia city, NC 12.73
245 Deerfield Beach city, FL 12.67
245 North Miami city, FL 12.67
246 Sacramento city, CA 12.66
246 New York city, NY 12.66
247 Miami Beach city, FL 12.64
247 Tyler city, TX 12.64
248 Indio city, CA 12.63
248 Arlington city, TX 12.63
249 Revere city, MA 12.62
250 Lynchburg city, VA 12.61
251 Pinellas Park city, FL 12.60
252 Margate city, FL 12.59
252 Topeka city, KS 12.59
253 Salem city, OR 12.58
254 Melbourne city, FL 12.50
254 Tampa city, FL 12.50
255 Sioux City city, IA 12.47
256 Taunton city, MA 12.46
257 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 12.45
258 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 12.44
259 Plainfield city, NJ 12.42
259 Kenosha city, WI 12.42
260 Council Bluffs city, IA 12.41
261 Enid city, OK 12.39
262 Kannapolis city, NC 12.38
263 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 12.36
264 Columbus city, IN 12.34
265 West Sacramento city, CA 12.30
266 Watsonville city, CA 12.28
266 Boston city, MA 12.28
267 Poinciana CDP, FL 12.26
268 Southfield city, MI 12.17
269 Baldwin Park city, CA 12.10
269 Kenner city, LA 12.10
270 Modesto city, CA 12.09
271 Montebello city, CA 12.08
272 Doral city, FL 12.07
273 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 12.05
274 Santa Maria city, CA 12.00
275 Baltimore city, MD 11.99
275 Pasco city, WA 11.99
276 Antioch city, CA 11.98
276 Berkeley city, CA 11.98
277 Jacksonville city, NC 11.97
278 Meriden city, CT 11.94
279 Davenport city, IA 11.92
280 Macon-Bibb County, GA 11.90
280 Santa Fe city, NM 11.90
281 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 11.88
281 San Angelo city, TX 11.88
282 Las Vegas city, NV 11.87
283 Dundalk CDP, MD 11.85
284 Great Falls city, MT 11.83
285 Albany city, GA 11.78
285 Caldwell city, ID 11.78
285 North Las Vegas city, NV 11.78
286 Highland city, CA 11.77
286 Sanford city, FL 11.77
286 St. Louis city, MO 11.77
287 Pembroke Pines city, FL 11.74
287 Richmond city, VA 11.74
288 Springdale city, AR 11.73
288 Des Moines city, IA 11.73
289 Malden city, MA 11.72
290 Palmdale city, CA 11.69
291 Garden Grove city, CA 11.68
292 Midwest City city, OK 11.66
293 Bradenton city, FL 11.65
293 Clearwater city, FL 11.65
294 Santa Ana city, CA 11.61
294 Palm Bay city, FL 11.61
295 Moreno Valley city, CA 11.59
295 Reno city, NV 11.59
296 Lake Charles city, LA 11.56
297 Union City city, CA 11.55
297 Twin Falls city, ID 11.55
297 Lafayette city, LA 11.55
297 Lakewood city, OH 11.55
298 Oklahoma City city, OK 11.54
299 Bayonne city, NJ 11.53
300 Idaho Falls city, ID 11.49
300 Vancouver city, WA 11.49
301 Elizabeth city, NJ 11.47
301 Odessa city, TX 11.47
302 Visalia city, CA 11.46
303 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 11.44
304 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 11.43
304 Bloomington city, IL 11.43
305 Burbank city, CA 11.42
305 Lodi city, CA 11.42
305 Westland city, MI 11.42
306 Oxnard city, CA 11.41
307 Lake Elsinore city, CA 11.39
308 Mobile city, AL 11.38
309 Nampa city, ID 11.36
310 Murfreesboro city, TN 11.34
311 Palm Desert city, CA 11.31
311 Wichita city, KS 11.31
312 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 11.30
313 New Orleans city, LA 11.29
313 Shreveport city, LA 11.29
314 Hollywood city, FL 11.27
315 Chicopee city, MA 11.26
315 Chattanooga city, TN 11.26
316 Spring Valley CDP, NV 11.25
317 Tamarac city, FL 11.23
318 Jacksonville city, FL 11.22
319 Springfield city, IL 11.20
320 Port Orange city, FL 11.19
321 Lincoln city, NE 11.15
322 Jackson city, MS 11.13
323 Independence city, MO 11.10
324 Downey city, CA 11.08
325 Westchester CDP, FL 11.07
326 Pittsburg city, CA 11.05
327 Avondale city, AZ 11.03
327 Lakeland city, FL 11.03
328 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.02
329 Fort Myers city, FL 11.01
330 Fort Wayne city, IN 10.99
331 Greensboro city, NC 10.96
332 Mesa city, AZ 10.92
332 Boise City city, ID 10.92
333 Pawtucket city, RI 10.86
334 Smyrna town, TN 10.85
335 Riverside city, CA 10.82
336 La Habra city, CA 10.80
337 Dubuque city, IA 10.78
338 Ontario city, CA 10.77
339 Irving city, TX 10.76
340 Austin city, TX 10.74
341 Vallejo city, CA 10.73
342 Asheville city, NC 10.71
343 Clarksville city, TN 10.70
343 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.70
344 Pasadena city, CA 10.69
345 San Diego city, CA 10.68
345 Manchester city, NH 10.68
346 Warner Robins city, GA 10.67
346 Evanston city, IL 10.67
347 Buena Park city, CA 10.65
347 Chicago city, IL 10.65
348 Minneapolis city, MN 10.63
349 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 10.61
350 Casper city, WY 10.60
351 Irvine city, CA 10.59
351 Taylor city, MI 10.59
352 Rock Hill city, SC 10.58
352 Conroe city, TX 10.58
353 Santa Barbara city, CA 10.57
354 Kennewick city, WA 10.56
355 Alafaya CDP, FL 10.54
355 Portland city, OR 10.54
356 Orange city, CA 10.52
357 Tracy city, CA 10.47
358 San Leandro city, CA 10.45
358 Towson CDP, MD 10.45
358 Newport News city, VA 10.45
359 Billings city, MT 10.43
360 Salinas city, CA 10.41
361 Vineland city, NJ 10.40
361 Waukesha city, WI 10.40
362 West Haven city, CT 10.38
363 Sarasota city, FL 10.37
364 Norfolk city, VA 10.34
365 Albany city, OR 10.32
365 Mesquite city, TX 10.32
366 Fort Worth city, TX 10.29
367 South Whittier CDP, CA 10.27
367 Brockton city, MA 10.27
368 Davie town, FL 10.25
368 St. Cloud city, FL 10.25
369 Montgomery city, AL 10.23
370 North Little Rock city, AR 10.21
370 Green Bay city, WI 10.21
371 Santa Monica city, CA 10.19
372 St. Paul city, MN 10.12
372 Garland city, TX 10.12
373 Everett city, WA 10.09
374 Fullerton city, CA 10.07
374 Sterling Heights city, MI 10.07
375 Rosemead city, CA 10.06
375 Portsmouth city, VA 10.06
376 Marietta city, GA 10.05
377 Largo city, FL 10.04
378 Grand Island city, NE 10.02
378 Fargo city, ND 10.02
379 Bend city, OR 10.00
380 Yucaipa city, CA 9.99
381 Skokie village, IL 9.98
382 Rocky Mount city, NC 9.97
383 Kansas City city, MO 9.93
383 Orem city, UT 9.93
384 Spokane Valley city, WA 9.92
384 Tacoma city, WA 9.92
385 High Point city, NC 9.90
386 Rancho Cordova city, CA 9.89
387 Metairie CDP, LA 9.86
388 Apopka city, FL 9.84
388 Delray Beach city, FL 9.84
389 Yonkers city, NY 9.82
390 Vista city, CA 9.81
391 Covina city, CA 9.79
392 Portland city, ME 9.74
393 Tamiami CDP, FL 9.71
394 Colorado Springs city, CO 9.68
394 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 9.68
395 St. George city, UT 9.67
396 Chula Vista city, CA 9.65
396 Durham city, NC 9.65
397 Jurupa Valley city, CA 9.63
398 Beaverton city, OR 9.61
399 Coconut Creek city, FL 9.57
400 Carmichael CDP, CA 9.56
400 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 9.56
401 Charleston city, SC 9.54
402 La Mesa city, CA 9.53
403 Brandon CDP, FL 9.52
404 Perris city, CA 9.50
405 Woodland city, CA 9.47
406 Cape Coral city, FL 9.46
407 Manteca city, CA 9.45
407 Frederick city, MD 9.45
408 Dothan city, AL 9.41
408 Monterey Park city, CA 9.41
409 Fontana city, CA 9.37
410 Oak Lawn village, IL 9.36
411 Aurora city, IL 9.35
412 Fountain Valley city, CA 9.30
412 West Covina city, CA 9.30