The 10 Whitest Cities In Pennsylvania For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in Pennsylvania are whiter than wonder bread.

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:

  1. Blakely
  2. Swoyersville
  3. Hollidaysburg
  4. St. Marys
  5. Clearfield
  6. DuBois
  7. Lower Burrell
  8. Punxsutawney
  9. Ellwood City
  10. Warren

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.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Pennsylvania For 2022

1. Blakely

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,234
% White: 99.37%
More on Blakely: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Blakely, PA

Source: Public domain

2. Swoyersville

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,031
% White: 99.01%
More on Swoyersville: Real Estate | Data

3. Hollidaysburg

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,675
% White: 98.19%
More on Hollidaysburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hollidaysburg, PA

4. St. Marys

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 12,333
% White: 97.88%
More on St. Marys: Real Estate | Data | Photos

St. Marys, PA

Source: Public domain

5. Clearfield

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,878
% White: 97.84%
More on Clearfield: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Clearfield, PA

6. Dubois

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 7,413
% White: 97.81%
More on Dubois: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Dubois, PA

7. Lower Burrell

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 11,158
% White: 97.12%
More on Lower Burrell: Real Estate | Data

8. Punxsutawney

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,747
% White: 97.02%
More on Punxsutawney: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Punxsutawney, PA

9. Ellwood City

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 7,436
% White: 96.91%
More on Ellwood City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Ellwood City, PA

10. Warren

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,127
% White: 96.9%
More on Warren: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Warren, PA

Source: Public domain

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

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:

  1. Yeadon
  2. Darby
  3. Chester

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Blakely 99.37% 6,234
2 Swoyersville 99.01% 5,031
3 Hollidaysburg 98.19% 5,675
4 St. Marys 97.88% 12,333
5 Clearfield 97.84% 5,878
6 Dubois 97.81% 7,413
7 Lower Burrell 97.12% 11,158
8 Punxsutawney 97.02% 5,747
9 Ellwood City 96.91% 7,436
10 Warren 96.9% 9,127
11 Palmerton 96.71% 5,317
12 Titusville 96.35% 5,200
13 Tyrone 96.29% 5,182
14 Economy 96.19% 9,133
15 Archbald 95.8% 7,003
16 White Oak 95.62% 7,472
17 Schuylkill Haven 95.58% 5,137
18 Oil City 95.38% 9,750
19 Greenville 95.21% 5,347
20 Mount Carmel 95.05% 5,672
21 Oakmont 94.79% 6,504
22 Exeter 94.58% 5,540
23 Jefferson Hills 94.19% 11,166
24 Nazareth 93.95% 5,705
25 Edinboro 93.53% 5,599
26 West View 93.45% 6,547
27 Connellsville 93.28% 7,414
28 Bradford 93.23% 8,284
29 Plum 93.21% 27,137
30 Grove City 93.17% 7,829
31 Lock Haven 92.95% 8,997
32 Somerset 92.48% 5,888
33 Conshohocken 92.4% 8,039
34 Elizabet 92.07% 11,445
35 Clarion 91.93% 5,650
36 Pottsville 91.59% 13,549
37 Bellefonte 91.56% 6,276
38 Sayre 91.26% 5,403
39 Doyle 91.26% 8,282
40 Dormont 91.23% 8,335
41 Altoona 91.11% 43,669
42 Tamaqua 91.0% 6,699
43 Crafton 90.76% 5,810
44 Lehighton 90.59% 5,305
45 Huntingdon 90.53% 6,950
46 Birdsboro 90.41% 5,141
47 Greensburg 90.39% 14,239
48 Hermitage 90.36% 15,603
49 New Cumberland 90.18% 7,305
50 South Williamsport 89.79% 6,129
51 Franklin 89.69% 6,092
52 Lewi 89.67% 8,157
53 Pleasant Hills 89.53% 8,072
54 Berwick 89.42% 10,003
55 Bangor 89.41% 5,229
56 Prospect Park 89.38% 6,495
57 Sunbury 89.33% 9,446
58 Dickson City 89.24% 5,778
59 Milton 89.23% 6,558
60 Canonsburg 88.88% 8,815
61 Norwood 88.77% 5,957
62 Olyphant 88.72% 5,037
63 Waynesboro 88.67% 10,898
64 Lititz 88.62% 9,503
65 Ridley Park 88.45% 7,042
66 Monaca 88.44% 5,466
67 Taylor 87.89% 5,935
68 Moosic 87.8% 5,777
69 Shamokin 87.73% 7,007
70 Corry 87.56% 6,285
71 Butler 87.48% 13,008
72 Kingston 87.38% 12,859
73 Bloomsburg 87.35% 13,916
74 Old Forge 87.34% 7,909
75 Perkasie 87.0% 8,646
76 Dunmore 86.98% 13,008
77 Meadville 86.64% 12,684
78 Carbondale 86.53% 8,438
79 Castle Shannon 86.45% 8,249
80 Lewisburg 86.4% 5,730
81 Northampton 86.37% 9,869
82 Indiana 86.12% 13,162
83 Red Lion 86.03% 6,334
84 Brookhaven 85.98% 8,045
85 Fox Chapel 85.89% 5,104
86 Mechanicsburg 85.84% 8,977
87 Ephrata 85.67% 13,817
88 West Mifflin 85.36% 19,742
89 Emmaus 85.34% 11,438
90 Helle 85.09% 5,835
91 New Kensington 85.05% 12,378
92 Shippensburg 84.84% 5,621
93 Selinsgrove 84.84% 5,923
94 Camp Hill 84.68% 7,926
95 Plymouth 84.39% 5,780
96 California 83.65% 6,306
97 Wyomissing 83.5% 10,499
98 Catasauqua 83.33% 6,592
99 Hatboro 83.28% 7,458
100 Munhall 83.22% 11,049

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in Pennsylvania.
About Chris Kolmar

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