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

Manchester had the highest share of residents in another ethnic group of North West’s 35 councils in 2021, at 5.1%.

4 councils had the joint lowest, at 0.3%. The middle council, Hyndburn, had 0.7%.

| Rank | Area | Other ethnic group | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 5.1% | – |
| 2 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 3.3% | – |
| 3 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 2.9% | – |
| 4 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 2.5% | – |
| =5 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 1.9% | – |
| =5 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 1.9% | – |
| =5 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 1.9% | – |
| =8 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 1.6% | – |
| =8 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 1.6% | – |
| =10 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 1.4% | – |
| =10 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 1.4% | – |
| =12 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 0.9% | – |
| =12 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 0.9% | – |
| =12 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 0.9% | – |
| =15 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 0.8% | – |
| =15 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 0.8% | – |
| =15 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 0.8% | – |
| =18 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 0.7% | – |
| =18 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 0.7% | – |
| =18 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 0.7% | – |
| =21 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 0.6% | – |
| =21 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 0.6% | – |
| =21 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 0.6% | – |
| =21 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 0.6% | – |
| =21 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 0.6% | – |
| =21 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 0.6% | – |
| 27 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 0.5% | – |
| =28 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 0.4% | – |
| =28 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 0.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =28 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 0.4% | – |
| =28 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 0.4% | – |
| =32 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 0.3% | – |
| =32 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 0.3% | – |
| =32 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 0.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =32 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 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 East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/north-east)
- [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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