# Most and least deprived councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (2025)

Kingston upon Hull was the most deprived of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 37.2).

York was the least deprived (11.8). The middle council, Sheffield, had 27.6.

Deprivation score (England) is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within Yorkshire and The Humber only.

| Rank | Area | Deprivation score (England) | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 37.2 | – |
| 2 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 36.7 | – |
| 3 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 30.5 | – |
| 4 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 30.2 | – |
| 5 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 30.1 | MHCLG publishes this council figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 6 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 29.8 | – |
| =7 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 27.6 | – |
| =7 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 27.6 | MHCLG publishes this council figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 9 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 27.2 | – |
| 10 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 25.8 | – |
| 11 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 24.1 | – |
| 12 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 23.5 | – |
| =13 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 15.8 | – |
| =13 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 15.8 | – |
| 15 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 11.8 | – |

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG. Covers England. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/england)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/north-west)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-score-england)

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