Black ethnic group share: highest and lowest London boroughs (2021)

Lewisham had the highest share of residents in the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group of London’s 33 boroughs in 2021, at 26.8%.

Richmond upon Thames had the lowest, at 1.9%. The middle borough, Merton, had 10.6%.

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Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African for every council in London, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Lewisham	26.8%
2	Southwark	25.1%
3	Lambeth	24.0%
4	Croydon	22.6%
5	Barking and Dagenham	21.4%
6	Hackney	21.1%
7	Greenwich	21.0%
8	Enfield	18.3%
9	Haringey	17.6%
=10	Brent	17.5%
=10	Newham	17.5%
12	Waltham Forest	15.0%
13	Islington	13.3%
14	Hammersmith and Fulham	12.3%
15	Bexley	12.2%
16	Ealing	10.8%
17	Merton	10.6%
18	Wandsworth	10.1%
19	Camden	9.0%
20	Redbridge	8.4%
21	Havering	8.2%
22	Westminster	8.1%
=23	Barnet	7.9%
=23	Kensington and Chelsea	7.9%
25	Hillingdon	7.8%
26	Bromley	7.6%
=27	Harrow	7.3%
=27	Tower Hamlets	7.3%
29	Hounslow	7.2%
30	Sutton	5.9%
31	Kingston upon Thames	2.8%
32	City of London	2.7%
33	Richmond upon Thames	1.9%

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