# Black ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in South East (2021)

Dartford had the highest share of residents in the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group of South East’s 64 councils in 2021, at 10.5%.

Isle of Wight had the lowest, at 0.3%. The middle council, Windsor and Maidenhead, had 1.5%.

| Rank | Area | Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 10.5% |
| 2 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 9.7% |
| 3 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 7.6% |
| 4 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 7.2% |
| 5 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 6.5% |
| 6 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 5.6% |
| 7 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 4.7% |
| 8 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 4.5% |
| 9 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 3.4% |
| 10 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 3.0% |
| 11 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 2.9% |
| =12 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 2.6% |
| =12 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 2.6% |
| =14 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 2.5% |
| =14 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 2.5% |
| =14 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 2.5% |
| =17 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 2.4% |
| =17 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 2.4% |
| 19 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 2.3% |
| 20 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 2.2% |
| 21 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 2.1% |
| =22 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 2.0% |
| =22 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 2.0% |
| 24 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 1.9% |
| =25 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 1.8% |
| =25 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 1.8% |
| =25 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 1.8% |
| 28 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 1.7% |
| =29 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 1.6% |
| =29 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 1.6% |
| =31 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 1.5% |
| =31 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 1.5% |
| 33 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 1.4% |
| =34 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 1.3% |
| =34 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 1.3% |
| =36 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 1.2% |
| =36 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 1.2% |
| =36 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 1.2% |
| =39 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 1.1% |
| =39 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 1.1% |
| =41 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 1.0% |
| =41 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 1.0% |
| =41 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 1.0% |
| =41 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 1.0% |
| =45 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 0.9% |
| =45 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 0.9% |
| =47 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 0.8% |
| =47 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 0.8% |
| =47 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 0.8% |
| =50 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 0.7% |
| =50 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 0.7% |
| =50 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 0.7% |
| =53 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 0.6% |
| =53 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 0.6% |
| =60 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 0.5% |
| =60 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 0.5% |
| =62 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 0.4% |
| =62 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 0.4% |
| 64 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 0.3% |

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

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

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