# Other ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in North East (2021)

Newcastle upon Tyne had the highest share of residents in another ethnic group of North East’s 12 councils in 2021, at 3.1%.

Northumberland had the lowest, at 0.3%. The middle council, Stockton-on-Tees, had 0.8%.

| Rank | Area | Other ethnic group |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 3.1% |
| 2 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 2.4% |
| 3 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 1.6% |
| 4 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 0.9% |
| =5 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 0.8% |
| =5 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 0.8% |
| =7 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 0.6% |
| =7 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 0.6% |
| 9 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 0.5% |
| =10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 0.4% |
| =10 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 0.4% |
| 12 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 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-other/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/wales)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/south-west)

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

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