# White ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

North Norfolk had the highest share of residents in White ethnic groups of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 98.1%.

Luton had the lowest, at 45.2%. The middle council, Brentwood, had 88.5%.

| Rank | Area | White ethnic groups |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 98.1% |
| 2 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 96.9% |
| 3 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 96.8% |
| 4 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 96.7% |
| 5 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 96.5% |
| 6 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 96.3% |
| =7 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 96.2% |
| =7 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 96.2% |
| =9 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 95.9% |
| =9 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 95.9% |
| 11 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 95.6% |
| 12 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 95.4% |
| 13 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 94.9% |
| 14 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 94.7% |
| 15 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 94.6% |
| =16 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 94.5% |
| =16 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 94.5% |
| 18 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 92.4% |
| 19 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 92.3% |
| 20 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 91.8% |
| 21 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 90.2% |
| 22 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 89.0% |
| =23 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 88.5% |
| =23 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 88.5% |
| =25 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 87.5% |
| =25 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 87.5% |
| =25 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 87.5% |
| 28 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 87.1% |
| 29 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 87.0% |
| 30 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 86.8% |
| 31 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 84.3% |
| 32 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 84.1% |
| 33 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 83.6% |
| 34 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 82.8% |
| 35 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 82.7% |
| 36 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 81.1% |
| 37 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 78.7% |
| =38 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 77.1% |
| =38 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 77.1% |
| 40 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 76.7% |
| 41 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 75.7% |
| 42 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 75.4% |
| 43 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 74.5% |
| 44 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 60.9% |
| 45 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 45.2% |

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

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

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