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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.
But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Pennsylvania?
Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Keystone State.
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Pennsylvania for 2022.
Here are the 10 whites places in Pennsylvania for 2022:
What is the whitest city in Pennsylvania for 2022? According to the most recent census data Blakely ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Yeadon is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
For more Pennsylvania reading, check out:
- Best Places To Live In Pennsylvania
- Worst Places To Live In Pennsylvania
- Cheapest Places To Live In Pennsylvania
The 10 Whitest Cities In Pennsylvania For 2022
1. Blakely
/10
Population: 6,234
% White: 99.37%
More on Blakely: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. Swoyersville
/10
Population: 5,031
% White: 99.01%
More on Swoyersville: Real Estate | Data
3. Hollidaysburg
/10
Population: 5,675
% White: 98.19%
More on Hollidaysburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos
4. St. Marys
/10
Population: 12,333
% White: 97.88%
More on St. Marys: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Clearfield
/10
Population: 5,878
% White: 97.84%
More on Clearfield: Real Estate | Data | Photos
6. Dubois
/10
Population: 7,413
% White: 97.81%
More on Dubois: Real Estate | Data | Photos
7. Lower Burrell
/10
Population: 11,158
% White: 97.12%
More on Lower Burrell: Real Estate | Data
8. Punxsutawney
/10
Population: 5,747
% White: 97.02%
More on Punxsutawney: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Ellwood City
/10
Population: 7,436
% White: 96.91%
More on Ellwood City: Real Estate | Data | Photos
10. Warren
/10
Population: 9,127
% White: 96.9%
More on Warren: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Pennsylvania for 2022
In order to rank the whitest places in Pennsylvania, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.
Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Pennsylvania.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 184 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 99.4% to 9.1%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Blakely took the distinction of being the most White, while Yeadon was the least White city. You can download the data here.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Pennsylvania ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: White Populations Across Pennsylvania
Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Pennsylvania according to the most recent data.
If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Pennsylvania:
- Yeadon
- Darby
- Chester
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| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blakely | 99.37% |
| 2 | Swoyersville | 99.01% |
| 3 | Hollidaysburg | 98.19% |
| 4 | St. Marys | 97.88% |
| 5 | Clearfield | 97.84% |
| 6 | Dubois | 97.81% |
| 7 | Lower Burrell | 97.12% |
| 8 | Punxsutawney | 97.02% |
| 9 | Ellwood City | 96.91% |
| 10 | Warren | 96.9% |
| 11 | Palmerton | 96.71% |
| 12 | Titusville | 96.35% |
| 13 | Tyrone | 96.29% |
| 14 | Economy | 96.19% |
| 15 | Archbald | 95.8% |
| 16 | White Oak | 95.62% |
| 17 | Schuylkill Haven | 95.58% |
| 18 | Oil City | 95.38% |
| 19 | Greenville | 95.21% |
| 20 | Mount Carmel | 95.05% |
| 21 | Oakmont | 94.79% |
| 22 | Exeter | 94.58% |
| 23 | Jefferson Hills | 94.19% |
| 24 | Nazareth | 93.95% |
| 25 | Edinboro | 93.53% |
| 26 | West View | 93.45% |
| 27 | Connellsville | 93.28% |
| 28 | Bradford | 93.23% |
| 29 | Plum | 93.21% |
| 30 | Grove City | 93.17% |
| 31 | Lock Haven | 92.95% |
| 32 | Somerset | 92.48% |
| 33 | Conshohocken | 92.4% |
| 34 | Elizabet | 92.07% |
| 35 | Clarion | 91.93% |
| 36 | Pottsville | 91.59% |
| 37 | Bellefonte | 91.56% |
| 38 | Sayre | 91.26% |
| 39 | Doyle | 91.26% |
| 40 | Dormont | 91.23% |
| 41 | Altoona | 91.11% |
| 42 | Tamaqua | 91.0% |
| 43 | Crafton | 90.76% |
| 44 | Lehighton | 90.59% |
| 45 | Huntingdon | 90.53% |
| 46 | Birdsboro | 90.41% |
| 47 | Greensburg | 90.39% |
| 48 | Hermitage | 90.36% |
| 49 | New Cumberland | 90.18% |
| 50 | South Williamsport | 89.79% |
| 51 | Franklin | 89.69% |
| 52 | Lewi | 89.67% |
| 53 | Pleasant Hills | 89.53% |
| 54 | Berwick | 89.42% |
| 55 | Bangor | 89.41% |
| 56 | Prospect Park | 89.38% |
| 57 | Sunbury | 89.33% |
| 58 | Dickson City | 89.24% |
| 59 | Milton | 89.23% |
| 60 | Canonsburg | 88.88% |
| 61 | Norwood | 88.77% |
| 62 | Olyphant | 88.72% |
| 63 | Waynesboro | 88.67% |
| 64 | Lititz | 88.62% |
| 65 | Ridley Park | 88.45% |
| 66 | Monaca | 88.44% |
| 67 | Taylor | 87.89% |
| 68 | Moosic | 87.8% |
| 69 | Shamokin | 87.73% |
| 70 | Corry | 87.56% |
| 71 | Butler | 87.48% |
| 72 | Kingston | 87.38% |
| 73 | Bloomsburg | 87.35% |
| 74 | Old Forge | 87.34% |
| 75 | Perkasie | 87.0% |
| 76 | Dunmore | 86.98% |
| 77 | Meadville | 86.64% |
| 78 | Carbondale | 86.53% |
| 79 | Castle Shannon | 86.45% |
| 80 | Lewisburg | 86.4% |
| 81 | Northampton | 86.37% |
| 82 | Indiana | 86.12% |
| 83 | Red Lion | 86.03% |
| 84 | Brookhaven | 85.98% |
| 85 | Fox Chapel | 85.89% |
| 86 | Mechanicsburg | 85.84% |
| 87 | Ephrata | 85.67% |
| 88 | West Mifflin | 85.36% |
| 89 | Emmaus | 85.34% |
| 90 | Helle | 85.09% |
| 91 | New Kensington | 85.05% |
| 92 | Shippensburg | 84.84% |
| 93 | Selinsgrove | 84.84% |
| 94 | Camp Hill | 84.68% |
| 95 | Plymouth | 84.39% |
| 96 | California | 83.65% |
| 97 | Wyomissing | 83.5% |
| 98 | Catasauqua | 83.33% |
| 99 | Hatboro | 83.28% |
| 100 | Munhall | 83.22% |
