Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Pennsylvania's cities and places (towns and villages), Philadelphia city had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (582.64K), followed by Pittsburgh city (189.95K), and Erie city (62.79K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Pennsylvania cities and places based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Pennsylvania.

Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Philadelphia
582.64K
Pittsburgh
189.95K
Erie
62.79K
Scranton
53.07K
Allentown
48.18K
Bethlehem
47.21K
Levit
43.19K
Altoona
39.05K
State College
31.92K
Bethel Park municipality
30.58K
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
White Alone Population
1 Philadelphia city 582,636
2 Pittsburgh city 189,948
3 Erie city 62,785
4 Scranton city 53,074
5 Allentown city 48,176
6 Bethlehem city 47,206
7 Levittown CDP 43,187
8 Altoona city 39,049
9 State College borough 31,919
10 Bethel Park municipality 30,582
11 Reading city 28,519
12 Lancaster city 26,476
13 Wilkes-Barre city 26,108
14 Plum borough 24,281
15 Williamsport city 20,150
16 Monroeville municipality 20,084
17 Allison Park CDP 19,737
18 Drexel Hill CDP 18,855
19 Murrysville municipality 18,642
20 York city 16,889
21 Baldwin borough 16,812
22 New Castle city 16,515
23 Easton city 15,652
24 West Mifflin borough 15,632
25 Carlisle borough 15,112
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