# Asian ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Luton had the highest share of residents in the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 37.0%.

North Norfolk had the lowest, at 0.5%. The middle council, Basildon, had 4.3%.

| Rank | Area | Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 37.0% |
| 2 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 24.5% |
| 3 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 15.2% |
| 4 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 14.8% |
| 5 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 14.3% |
| 6 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 12.6% |
| 7 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 10.5% |
| 8 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 8.8% |
| 9 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 8.2% |
| 10 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 7.5% |
| 11 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 7.2% |
| 12 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 6.9% |
| 13 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 6.0% |
| =14 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 5.8% |
| =14 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 5.8% |
| =16 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 5.5% |
| =16 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 5.5% |
| =16 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 5.5% |
| 19 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 5.3% |
| 20 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 5.2% |
| =21 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 5.1% |
| =21 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 5.1% |
| 23 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 4.3% |
| 24 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 3.7% |
| 25 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 3.5% |
| 26 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 3.2% |
| 27 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 2.7% |
| 28 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 2.6% |
| =29 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 1.9% |
| =29 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 1.9% |
| =29 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 1.9% |
| =29 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 1.9% |
| 33 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 1.8% |
| =34 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 1.7% |
| =34 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 1.7% |
| =36 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 1.4% |
| =36 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 1.4% |
| =36 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 1.4% |
| =39 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 1.2% |
| =39 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 1.2% |
| 41 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 1.1% |
| =42 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 0.9% |
| =42 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 0.9% |
| 44 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 0.8% |
| 45 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 0.5% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales, ONS Census 2021. Covers England and Wales. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England and Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian)

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