Ranking of US States By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 25.97%. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (39.87%), followed by Arkansas (36.09%), and Kentucky (35.56%). On the other hand, the following 3 states had low percentages of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: District of Columbia (8.33%), Maryland (17.72%), and New Jersey (18.66%).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

You can also similar information for other races and ethnicities, and for other household income groups.

Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of US States By % of Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Ranking of US States By % of Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	State	Percentage of Households (%)
1	West Virginia	39.87
2	Arkansas	36.09
3	Kentucky	35.56
4	Mississippi	32.84
5	Oklahoma	32.23
6	New Mexico	31.95
7	Montana	31.77
8	Tennessee	31.48
9	Alabama	31.47
10	Louisiana	31.39
11	Maine	31.25
12	Missouri	30.08
13	Indiana	29.19
14	Ohio	28.86
15	Idaho	28.76
16	Florida	28.71
17	North Carolina	28.65
18	Vermont	28.44
19	Michigan	28.37
20	Iowa	28.15
21	South Carolina	28.13
22	Kansas	27.95
23	Wyoming	27.85
24	South Dakota	27.81
25	Oregon	27.31
26	North Dakota	26.94
27	Pennsylvania	26.89
28	Nebraska	26.84
29	Arizona	26.55
30	Nevada	26.38
31	Georgia	25.98
32	Wisconsin	25.87
33	Rhode Island	24.85
34	Illinois	24.23
35	New York	23.74
36	Texas	23.16
37	Delaware	22.65
38	Minnesota	22.17
39	New Hampshire	22.16
40	Washington	21.71
41	Hawaii	21.61
42	Virginia	21.60
43	California	21.12
44	Massachusetts	21.11
45	Colorado	20.94
46	Utah	20.02
47	Connecticut	19.80
48	Alaska	19.67
49	New Jersey	18.66
50	Maryland	17.72
51	District of Columbia	8.33