# Deprivation in Argyll and Bute

West Scotland. 87,310 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 7,005 square kilometres, the 3rd most sparsely populated council in the UK.

2 layers about deprivation for Argyll and Bute, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Neighbourhood level, Scotland only, 2020. Source: Scottish Government.

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Argyll and Bute. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?place=S12000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/deprivation#l-simd-2020-decile

## Deprivation rank (Scotland)

Neighbourhood level, Scotland only, 2020. Source: Scottish Government.

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Argyll and Bute. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-rank-scotland?place=S12000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-rank-scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/deprivation#l-simd-2020-rank

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/housing) (8)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/crime) (6)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/people) (15)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/environment) (5)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/connectivity) (5)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/council-tax) (2)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/services) (1)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/sources) (22)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000035/data?family=deprivation

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/deprivation, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/deprivation#l-simd-2020-decile.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute/deprivation