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

Thurrock had the highest share of residents in the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 11.9%.

North Norfolk had the lowest, at 0.2%. The middle council, Brentwood, had 2.3%.

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Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Thurrock11.9%
2Luton10.1%
3Broxbourne6.7%
4Watford6.3%
5Harlow6.2%
6Welwyn Hatfield6.1%
7Bedford5.3%
=8Basildon4.8%
=8Hertsmere4.8%
=8Stevenage4.8%
11Peterborough4.1%
=12Colchester3.5%
=12Ipswich3.5%
=14Epping Forest2.9%
=14Southend-on-Sea2.9%
16Dacorum2.8%
17Chelmsford2.6%
18Norwich2.5%
=19Cambridge2.4%
=19Central Bedfordshire2.4%
=19North Hertfordshire2.4%
=19Three Rivers2.4%
23Brentwood2.3%
24St Albans2.1%
25West Suffolk1.6%
26Huntingdonshire1.5%
=27Castle Point1.3%
=27East Hertfordshire1.3%
=29Braintree1.2%
=29South Cambridgeshire1.2%
31Great Yarmouth1.1%
=32East Cambridgeshire0.8%
=32Fenland0.8%
=32South Norfolk0.8%
=32Uttlesford0.8%
36Rochford0.7%
=37Breckland0.6%
=37East Suffolk0.6%
=37Tendring0.6%
=40Babergh0.5%
=40Broadland0.5%
=40King's Lynn and West Norfolk0.5%
=40Mid Suffolk0.5%
44Maldon0.4%
45North Norfolk0.2%

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