Share of disabled people: highest and lowest councils in England (2021)

Blackpool had the highest disability of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 25.1%.

City of London had the lowest, at 10.7%. The middle council, North Yorkshire, had 17.5%.

Disability for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	25.1%
2	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	25.0%
3	TendringEast of England	East of England	24.1%
4	TorbaySouth West	South West	23.8%
5	SunderlandNorth East	North East	23.5%
6	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	23.3%
7	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	23.0%
=8	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	22.9%
=8	County DurhamNorth East	North East	22.9%
=8	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	22.9%
=8	ThanetSouth East	South East	22.9%
12	WirralNorth West	North West	22.8%
=13	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	22.6%
=13	HastingsSouth East	South East	22.6%
=13	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	22.6%
=13	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	22.6%
=13	South TynesideNorth East	North East	22.6%
=18	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	22.3%
=18	St. HelensNorth West	North West	22.3%
=20	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.1%
=20	HaltonNorth West	North West	22.1%
=20	WyreNorth West	North West	22.1%
=23	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	22.0%
=23	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	22.0%
25	SeftonNorth West	North West	21.9%
=26	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	21.8%
=26	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	21.8%
=28	GatesheadNorth East	North East	21.7%
=28	PlymouthSouth West	South West	21.7%
=30	EastbourneSouth East	South East	21.6%
=30	RotherSouth East	South East	21.6%
32	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.3%
=33	DoverSouth East	South East	21.2%
=33	TorridgeSouth West	South West	21.2%
=35	CornwallSouth West	South West	21.1%
=35	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.1%
=35	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.1%
38	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	21.0%
39	NorwichEast of England	East of England	20.9%
=40	HyndburnNorth West	North West	20.8%
=40	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.8%
=40	West DevonSouth West	South West	20.8%
=43	BurnleyNorth West	North West	20.6%
=43	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	20.6%
=45	FyldeNorth West	North West	20.5%
=45	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.5%
=45	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	20.5%
=45	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.5%
=49	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.4%
=49	GosportSouth East	South East	20.4%
=49	LewesSouth East	South East	20.4%
=49	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
=53	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.3%
=53	FenlandEast of England	East of England	20.3%
=53	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	20.3%
=56	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.2%
=56	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	20.2%
=56	LancasterNorth West	North West	20.2%
=56	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.2%
60	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.1%
=61	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.0%
=61	North TynesideNorth East	North East	20.0%
=61	TamesideNorth West	North West	20.0%
=61	WiganNorth West	North West	20.0%
=65	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.9%
=65	HavantSouth East	South East	19.9%
=65	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.9%
=65	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	19.9%
=69	CumberlandNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	19.8%
=69	DorsetSouth West	South West	19.8%
=69	RossendaleNorth West	North West	19.8%
=72	ArunSouth East	South East	19.7%
=72	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.7%
=72	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.7%
=72	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.7%
=76	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	19.6%
=76	CanterburySouth East	South East	19.6%
=76	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	19.6%
=76	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.6%
=76	North DevonSouth West	South West	19.6%
=76	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.6%
=82	AdurSouth East	South East	19.5%
=82	East DevonSouth West	South West	19.5%
=82	SwaleSouth East	South East	19.5%
85	West LancashireNorth West	North West	19.4%
86	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.3%
87	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	19.2%
=88	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.1%
=88	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.1%
=88	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.1%
=88	WorthingSouth East	South East	19.1%
=92	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	19.0%
=92	RochdaleNorth West	North West	19.0%
=94	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.9%
=94	South HamsSouth West	South West	18.9%
=96	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=96	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=96	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=99	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	18.7%
=99	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.7%
=99	North SomersetSouth West	South West	18.7%
=99	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.7%
=99	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	18.7%
=104	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.6%
=104	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.6%
=104	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.6%
=104	SomersetSouth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	South West	18.6%
=108	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	18.5%
=108	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	18.5%
=108	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	18.5%
=108	BuryNorth West	North West	18.5%
=108	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	18.5%
=108	ChorleyNorth West	North West	18.5%
=108	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	18.5%
=108	New ForestSouth East	South East	18.5%
=108	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.5%
=108	SalfordNorth West	North West	18.5%
=108	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.5%
=108	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.5%
=120	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.4%
=120	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.4%
=122	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.3%
=122	OldhamNorth West	North West	18.3%
=122	South RibbleNorth West	North West	18.3%
=122	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	18.3%
=126	ExeterSouth West	South West	18.2%
=126	PrestonNorth West	North West	18.2%
=126	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.2%
=126	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.2%
=130	BoltonNorth West	North West	18.1%
=130	StockportNorth West	North West	18.1%
132	IpswichEast of England	East of England	18.0%
=133	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.9%
=133	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.9%
=135	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.8%
=135	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.8%
=137	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	17.7%
=137	PendleNorth West	North West	17.7%
=137	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	17.7%
=137	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	17.7%
=137	WarringtonNorth West	North West	17.7%
=142	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	17.6%
=142	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.6%
=144	BaberghEast of England	East of England	17.5%
=144	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.5%
=144	ManchesterNorth West	North West	17.5%
=144	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.5%
=144	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.5%
=144	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.5%
=150	GloucesterSouth West	South West	17.4%
=150	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.4%
=150	MedwaySouth East	South East	17.4%
=153	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.3%
=153	MaldonEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=153	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=153	StevenageEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=153	WealdenSouth East	South East	17.3%
=153	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.3%
=159	BristolSouth West	South West	17.2%
=159	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=159	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.2%
=159	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=163	AshfordSouth East	South East	17.1%
=163	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.1%
=163	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	17.1%
=163	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.1%
167	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	17.0%
=168	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	16.9%
=168	ChichesterSouth East	South East	16.9%
=168	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	16.9%
=168	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.9%
=168	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.9%
=168	StroudSouth West	South West	16.9%
=168	WiltshireSouth West	South West	16.9%
175	FarehamSouth East	South East	16.8%
=176	BasildonEast of England	East of England	16.7%
=176	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.7%
=178	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
=178	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
=180	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	16.4%
=180	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.4%
=180	GraveshamSouth East	South East	16.4%
=180	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=184	HarlowEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=184	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=184	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	16.3%
=184	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	16.3%
188	IslingtonLondon	London	16.2%
=189	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	16.1%
=189	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.1%
=191	EastleighSouth East	South East	16.0%
=191	RochfordEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=191	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=191	TewkesburySouth West	South West	16.0%
=191	TraffordNorth West	North West	16.0%
=196	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	15.9%
=196	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	15.9%
=196	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.9%
=196	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=196	SwindonSouth West	South West	15.9%
=201	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.8%
=201	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.8%
=203	East HampshireSouth East	South East	15.6%
=203	Test ValleySouth East	South East	15.6%
=205	BedfordEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=205	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.5%
=207	CotswoldSouth West	South West	15.4%
=207	WinchesterSouth East	South East	15.4%
=209	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	15.3%
=209	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	15.3%
=211	CamdenLondon	London	15.2%
=211	DacorumEast of England	East of England	15.2%
=211	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	15.2%
=211	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.2%
=211	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.2%
=216	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.1%
=216	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	15.1%
=218	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	15.0%
=218	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=218	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	15.0%
=218	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	15.0%
=222	CrawleySouth East	South East	14.9%
=222	HorshamSouth East	South East	14.9%
=222	TandridgeSouth East	South East	14.9%
=222	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	14.9%
226	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	14.8%
=227	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	14.7%
=227	HaveringLondon	London	14.7%
=227	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.7%
=227	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	14.7%
=227	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	14.7%
=232	BexleyLondon	London	14.6%
=232	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	14.6%
=234	CherwellSouth East	South East	14.5%
=234	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	14.5%
=234	OxfordSouth East	South East	14.5%
=234	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=238	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	14.4%
=238	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	14.4%
=238	GreenwichLondon	London	14.4%
=238	LewishamLondon	London	14.4%
=242	HackneyLondon	London	14.3%
=242	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	14.3%
=242	RushmoorSouth East	South East	14.3%
=242	WaverleySouth East	South East	14.3%
246	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	14.2%
=247	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	14.1%
=247	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.1%
=247	SuttonLondon	London	14.1%
=250	CroydonLondon	London	14.0%
=250	DartfordSouth East	South East	14.0%
=250	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=250	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	14.0%
=250	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	14.0%
255	BromleyLondon	London	13.9%
=256	ReadingSouth East	South East	13.8%
=256	WestminsterLondon	London	13.8%
=258	HaringeyLondon	London	13.7%
=258	LutonEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=258	SouthwarkLondon	London	13.7%
=261	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.6%
=261	EnfieldLondon	London	13.6%
=261	GuildfordSouth East	South East	13.6%
=261	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	13.6%
=261	WokingSouth East	South East	13.6%
=266	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	13.5%
=266	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	13.5%
=268	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	13.4%
=268	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	13.4%
=270	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	13.2%
=270	LambethLondon	London	13.2%
=270	Waltham ForestLondon	London	13.2%
273	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	13.1%
=274	HartSouth East	South East	12.9%
=274	HillingdonLondon	London	12.9%
=274	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	12.9%
=274	Tower HamletsLondon	London	12.9%
=278	BarnetLondon	London	12.8%
=278	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	12.8%
=278	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	12.8%
281	WatfordEast of England	East of England	12.6%
=282	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	12.5%
=282	WokinghamSouth East	South East	12.5%
284	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	12.3%
=285	EalingLondon	London	12.2%
=285	HounslowLondon	London	12.2%
287	BrentLondon	London	12.1%
=288	HarrowLondon	London	12.0%
=288	MertonLondon	London	12.0%
=288	NewhamLondon	London	12.0%
=288	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	12.0%
=292	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	11.9%
=292	RedbridgeLondon	London	11.9%
294	WandsworthLondon	London	11.4%
295	SloughSouth East	South East	11.3%
296	City of LondonLondon	London	10.7%

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