# Mixed ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in East Midlands (2021)

Nottingham had the highest share of residents in Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2021, at 5.9%.

Bolsover had the lowest, at 0.9%. The middle council, Ashfield, had 1.6%.

| Rank | Area | Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 5.9% |
| 2 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 3.8% |
| 3 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 3.7% |
| 4 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 3.5% |
| 5 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 3.2% |
| =6 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 2.8% |
| =6 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 2.8% |
| 8 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 2.7% |
| =9 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 2.5% |
| =9 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 2.5% |
| 11 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 2.3% |
| 12 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 2.1% |
| 13 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 2.0% |
| =14 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 1.8% |
| =14 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 1.8% |
| =14 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 1.8% |
| =14 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 1.8% |
| 18 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 1.6% |
| =19 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 1.5% |
| =19 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 1.5% |
| =21 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 1.4% |
| =21 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 1.4% |
| =21 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 1.4% |
| =21 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 1.4% |
| =25 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 1.3% |
| =25 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 1.3% |
| =25 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 1.3% |
| =28 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 1.2% |
| =28 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 1.2% |
| =28 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 1.2% |
| =31 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 1.1% |
| =31 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 1.1% |
| =33 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 1.0% |
| =33 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 1.0% |
| 35 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 0.9% |

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

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

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