# Deprivation in East Ayrshire

South west Scotland. 121,350 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,270 square kilometres.

3 layers about deprivation for East Ayrshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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

## Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%

East Ayrshire: **31.3%** (2020, council level, Scotland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles. Published 27 April 2020.

31.3% of the neighbourhoods in East Ayrshire are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in Scotland.
Among councils in Scotland, that is the 7th most deprived of 32.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/most-deprived-20-scotland#place=S12000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/most-deprived-20-scotland) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-20-scotland/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/deprivation#l-simd-2020-most-deprived-20-share

## 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 East Ayrshire. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland#place=S12000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/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 East Ayrshire. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-rank-scotland#place=S12000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-rank-scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/deprivation#l-simd-2020-rank

## More on this place

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

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000008/data?family=deprivation

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/deprivation, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/deprivation#l-simd-2020-most-deprived-20-share.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire/deprivation