Ranking of US States By Percentage of 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 White Alone households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 26.68%. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest percentage of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (39.87%), followed by Arkansas (36.12%), and Kentucky (35.62%). On the other hand, the following 3 states had low percentages of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: District of Columbia (8.93%), Maryland (17.78%), and Alaska (19.87%).

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 White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Ranking of US States By % of 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	36.12
3	Kentucky	35.62
4	New Mexico	35.42
5	Mississippi	33.04
6	Oklahoma	32.51
7	Montana	31.90
8	Louisiana	31.68
9	Alabama	31.65
9	Tennessee	31.65
10	Maine	31.29
11	Missouri	30.18
12	Florida	29.92
13	Indiana	29.39
14	North Carolina	29.08
15	Ohio	29.06
16	Idaho	28.90
17	Vermont	28.53
18	Michigan	28.49
19	South Carolina	28.42
20	Iowa	28.41
21	Kansas	28.38
22	Wyoming	28.29
23	Arizona	27.92
23	South Dakota	27.92
24	Oregon	27.64
25	Pennsylvania	27.26
26	Nebraska	27.21
27	North Dakota	27.04
28	Nevada	27.01
29	Texas	26.99
30	Georgia	26.31
31	Wisconsin	26.15
32	Rhode Island	25.88
33	Illinois	24.69
34	New York	24.58
35	Delaware	22.99
36	California	22.74
37	Minnesota	22.32
38	New Hampshire	22.23
39	Massachusetts	22.04
40	Washington	21.96
41	Colorado	21.93
42	Hawaii	21.63
43	Virginia	21.58
44	Connecticut	21.04
45	Utah	20.65
46	New Jersey	20.10
47	Alaska	19.87
48	Maryland	17.78
49	District of Columbia	8.93