Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Pennsylvania White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 7.11%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Reading city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (23.18%), followed by Hazleton city (19.81%), and York city (19.45%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading city | 23.18 |
| 2 | Hazleton city | 19.81 |
| 3 | York city | 19.45 |
| 4 | Coatesville city | 18.59 |
| 5 | Chester city | 15.83 |
| 6 | Allentown city | 15.33 |
| 7 | Johnstown city | 15.00 |
| 8 | Easton city | 14.78 |
| 9 | Columbia borough | 14.61 |
| 10 | Berwick borough | 14.43 |
| 11 | Nanticoke city | 13.63 |
| 12 | Lebanon city | 13.32 |
| 13 | Lancaster city | 13.25 |
| 14 | Norristown borough | 13.18 |
| 15 | Hanover borough | 13.13 |
| 16 | Darby borough | 13.05 |
| 17 | Sharon city | 13.03 |
| 18 | Harrisburg city | 12.62 |
| 19 | McKeesport city | 12.50 |
| 20 | Pottsville city | 12.07 |
| 21 | Ephrata borough | 11.97 |
| 22 | Williamsport city | 11.52 |
| 23 | New Castle city | 10.50 |
| 24 | Wilkes-Barre city | 10.36 |
| 25 | Woodlyn CDP | 10.27 |
| 26 | Horsham CDP | 10.15 |
| 27 | Erie city | 10.03 |
| 28 | Washington city | 9.56 |
| 29 | Scranton city | 9.46 |
| 30 | Waynesboro borough | 9.19 |
| 31 | Hermitage city | 8.80 |
| 32 | Altoona city | 8.65 |
| 33 | Chambersburg borough | 8.64 |
| 34 | Bethlehem city | 8.48 |
| 35 | Pottstown borough | 8.46 |
| 36 | Butler city | 8.36 |
| 37 | Philadelphia city | 8.23 |
| 38 | Carlisle borough | 7.99 |
| 39 | Elizabethtown borough | 7.92 |
| 39 | Lansdale borough | 7.92 |
| 40 | Weigelstown CDP | 7.90 |
| 41 | Meadville city | 7.77 |
| 42 | Fullerton CDP | 7.16 |
| 43 | Emmaus borough | 7.05 |
| 44 | St. Marys city | 6.72 |
| 45 | Colonial Park CDP | 6.63 |
| 46 | Yeadon borough | 6.40 |
| 47 | Shiloh CDP | 6.21 |
| 48 | Northampton borough | 6.20 |
| 49 | Phoenixville borough | 5.95 |
| 50 | Levittown CDP | 5.90 |
| 51 | Jefferson Hills borough | 5.73 |
| 52 | Indiana borough | 5.62 |
| 53 | Bloomsburg town | 5.36 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh city | 5.01 |
| 55 | Broomall CDP | 4.80 |
| 56 | Drexel Hill CDP | 4.79 |
| 57 | Greensburg city | 4.68 |
| 58 | Kingston borough | 4.67 |
| 59 | Dunmore borough | 4.66 |
| 60 | Roslyn CDP | 4.44 |
| 61 | Whitehall borough | 4.42 |
| 62 | Lower Burrell city | 4.41 |
| 63 | West Mifflin borough | 4.27 |
| 64 | Willow Grove CDP | 4.06 |
| 65 | Munhall borough | 3.91 |
| 66 | New Kensington city | 3.65 |
| 67 | Hershey CDP | 3.19 |
| 68 | Montgomeryville CDP | 3.12 |
| 69 | Plum borough | 2.99 |
| 70 | King of Prussia CDP | 2.98 |
| 71 | Baldwin borough | 2.89 |
| 72 | Bethel Park municipality | 2.74 |
| 73 | Wilkinsburg borough | 2.70 |
| 74 | Monroeville municipality | 2.53 |
| 74 | West Chester borough | 2.53 |
| 75 | Mountain Top CDP | 2.44 |
| 75 | Wyomissing borough | 2.44 |
| 76 | Progress CDP | 2.30 |
| 77 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 2.08 |
| 78 | Murrysville municipality | 1.90 |
| 79 | Allison Park CDP | 1.66 |
| 80 | State College borough | 1.44 |
| 81 | Ardmore CDP | 1.39 |
| 82 | Franklin Park borough | 1.26 |
| 83 | Lansdowne borough | 0.46 |